Letter to AOS

[Blondie]

Hello, folks! I am curious. How many "young people" do you know in orchiding? Are we all young here? I know a lot of people don't like to disclose their ages, but I'll go ahead and tell you I'm 30. I was reading the last issue of Orchids, and I saw the article about attracting young people to the orchid hobby. I decided to write an open letter to AOS on my blog. I'd like to know what you think about attracting younger folks to the hobby. I spelled out some ideas in my letter. If you care the join that particular conversation, see here:

Tales From Clark Street: An Open Letter to the American Orchid Society

But otherwise, we can just talk about it right here on my favorite orchid board. What kind of outreach is in your local areas for young orchid lovers? Cause there's not much around here. Even when I was living in Chicago, I found it difficult to find groups that met in person.