In 2023,Northern Gardener ® shifts to four print issue plus one unforesightful electronic mail add-on . This is based on all-embracing psychoanalysis , feedback from member survey and research of other publishing . Here is the new schedule and the central ways this is a healthy evolution for our dear , 150 - class - running flagship product .
The main factor in the decision to move from six diminished issue to four larger , season - focus ledger each year ?
Money : The initial impetus was financial . We have not elevate subscription and membership costs in over a 10 , even as the cost of printing and postage has steadily increase ( and actually rocket in the past year ) . Reducing the issue of print editions allows us to cover these monetary value while keepingNorthern Gardener ® low-cost and accessible to our encompassing community .
Environment : A saltation 2022 survey showed that society members portion out our concern about the environmental impact of our mailings . Less editions meansless paperandless shipping . We are also reinvesting some of the price rescue to start usinghigh quality recycled paper . Gardening is the epitome of care for the earth , and this shift is in alignment with our heart values as a gardening community .
Seasonality : While saving moneyandthe major planet are extremely motivative , the big welfare is that our publication can now of course follow the seasonal flow of gardening . The spring edition can manoeuver us through the frenzy of new homework and planting , and the winter variant can console and console us in the placid time of reflectivity , planning and celebrating . Each issue will be longerto allow for more seasonal - focused feature . The popularThis Season in the Gardencolumn will be expanded to really meditate the time of year , not an arbitrary 2 - calendar month block .
Quality : What is NOT change is our commitment to high timbre writing , picture taking and design , and the laser nidus on growing here in the north . In our spring survey , phallus rated the magazine cognitive content an incredibly high 4.62 on a scurf of 1 to 5 . We are build on that excellence with more features and seasonal focussing .
While our spring survey respondents were overall remarkably open to this switching , we respect that some of you have reservations about this modification . To be honest , our stave and circuit board also needed time to correct and explore the abstract thought we shared above . Thanks for your ongoing support and your reliable communication through this transition .
Please stay to share your thoughts . We love hear from you — call us at 651 - 643 - 3601 oremail usanytime . And we cherish the honor of preserve to serve the community through publishingNorthern Gardener ® .
