My republican father gardened organically. He subscribed to "Organic Gardening." He used their methods and got good results. You could always hear him grumbling about the Dxxm socialist Rodale who published the magazine. Neither of us wore/wears birkenstocks (Red Wing, Sorels, or Johnston Murphy depending on whether you were gardening, working shoveling, or attending your funeral.
(My sister in Wisconsin is named Diane, but I know that its not you...She wouldn't have a freezer full of venison...too bad!)
No, it's not me, Pete...but nice to meet you, anyway, LOL!
I agree that the Rodale folks are pretty leftist. They've totally destroyed OG magazine...a few years back they split it into a real glossy piece of cr@p, and added a yuppified "Organic Home" magazine, too. I don't think either survived the transition by Maria Rodale. Mike McGrath always cracked me up; not sure where he landed.
I have my OG Composting Pin. I wear it proudly as I turn my four compost bins. ;)