New Euro BX/SX

Tim Eck via pbs pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net
Tue, 28 Jul 2020 16:54:59 PDT
I am in favor of pbs facilitating importing and import permits in any way
possible.

On Tue, Jul 28, 2020 at 6:59 PM Robert Lauf via pbs <
pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:

>  Good suggestion, Bruce.  Are you volunteering to be the BX manager for
> Oz, NZ, Oceania, and Antarctica?
> I'm not trying to be facetious or sarcastic here.  I recently got a USDA
> import permit, a far less painful process than it was forty years ago when
> I wanted to import orchids.  My first trial was a bulb order from SA Bulbs,
> and the results were fantastic.  So I have been thinking about how/if we
> could deputize a few members to get import permits and then offer to help
> other members who maybe want one or two rare things from abroad but don't
> want to get an import permit just for that.
> Of course, such volunteers are setting themselves up for a lot of totally
> uncompensated work!  (Yes, I'm nominating Luminita for sainthood here.)
> But on a case-by-case basis, I see an opportunity for some of us to help
> other members avoid having to grub their way up the learning curve w/r/t
> bureaucratic matters so they can concentrate on finding better ways to grow
> odd bulbs.
> Perhaps another idea would be for the society to prepare a short tutorial
> on how to get a permit, import bulbs, etc.  It's sure easier if someone
> explains it to you up front!  In my case, it would've been even more
> painless if someone had told me a few things rather than my having to
> discover them and respond in real time to generate a UPS shipping label and
> email it to the inspection station in GA, for example.
> If others think this activity would be useful, I encourage them to speak
> up and I'll be glad to help organize something.
> Bob LaufOak RIdge, TN  where we are finally getting some rain
>     On Tuesday, July 28, 2020, 06:36:57 PM EDT, Bruce Schroder via pbs <
> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:
>
>  With the introduction of the second PBS bulb & seed exchange providing for
> European members, that still leaves southern Pacific countries out in the
> cold.  What consideration has the executive given for their reinclusion?
> Bruce Schroder
> Melbourne
> Australia
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