Hi Steph,
The Yard & Garden briefs are all on the web, I think. There may be
one or two that aren't but you can tell by looking at the briefs lists
and seeing which are in hypertext. The web is certainly your source
for the most recent version of the briefs and new briefs as they are
completed.
As for the rest, Karen Lilley, who is in charge of maintaining the Ext.
website is very conscientious about keeping everything up to date.
Were I reaching for the recycling bin to divest myself of paper, I'd
toss the one pagers (fact sheets) for sure. Some of the multipagers
are on line. For some that are particularly long, there is a sampler,
not the entire pub.
The caveat against tossing all those nicely punched and tabbed
sheets in ring binders if if you do farmers' markets, fairs, arb, garden
centers, or home shows where you wouldn't have access to a
computer.
I don't think I'm speaking out of turn by saying that Extension is
viewing the web as a great way of reaching the public and my sense
is that the greater emphasis will be on web delivery of information.
That's my 2 cents.
FWIW,
Beth Jarvis
Yard & Garden Line
> As I prepare to bring in another person into my household, I am in the
> process of purging papers (endless!).
>
> My question is,
> With the extensiveness of the Extension website, how necessary is it to
> keep a hardcopy of all the various bulletins in my home office? When
> faced with researching, I generally head for the PC anyhow. Some items
> distributed I would keep, like class outline, and info from other
> offices--would I be remiss to recycle the rest?
>
> Steph Hankerson
> Ramsey Co
