Re: [CH] Bad Seeds Turn Worse (Was: Bad seeds)
Akiva Kotler (akiva@barak-online.net)
Sun, 29 Aug 1999 21:22:31 +0300
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From: Rockin' Randy <ledbelly99@yahoo.com>
To: Byron <Byron.Bromley@Gsd-Co.Com>; <chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 28, 1999 6:29 PM
Subject: [CH] Bad Seeds Turn Worse (Was: Bad seeds)
> Byron,
>
> In case you haven't already, check out the September 1999 issue of
> Consumer Reports.
>
> On page seven a commentary by the editor explains some heart warming
> things that are going on, such as Monsanto and Dupont buying out major
> seed suppliers. Their plans (which are in progress now) are to
> genetically alter seeds to produce their own pesticides and to resist the
> herbicides that the companies themselves make and sell. My favorite was
> the terminator seed. It genetically terminates the plant, in that it's
> seeds will not produce again. The pollen from these plants can pass the
> terminator gene along to regular plants. This does away with seed saving
> and forces growers to purchase seeds year after year.
>
> The article on page 41 documents all of this and goes more in-depth into
> the subject. The article was quite shocking.
I believe that a boycott is in order. I used to use only hybrid seeds
because of the grand claims. It is true that there have been some
improvements, but I can tell you that my strongest Hab plants have their
origin with pods that I bought from a fruit stand in a poor neighborhood in
Brooklyn N.Y. Monsanto and Dupont do not own the world. It is a very
dangerous game that they are playing and much more is at stake than profit.
Akiva Kotler
Ashdod Israel