Re: [CH] Bad Seeds Turn Worse (Was: Bad seeds)
Byron (Byron.Bromley@Gsd-Co.Com)
Sun, 29 Aug 1999 15:51:13 -0400
Akiva
I agree there is a lot at stake, but consider this, 1 farmer that plants
1,000 acres of crops buy's more seeds than all the home growers
put together. He get's some financial help thru the USDA, It has been
reported that Monsanto and Dupont are dumping a lot of money into the
pockets of the folks that run the USDA
In poorer nations, the farmers have to take the seeds that the Gvt
controls.
as in who is allowed to import seeds.
In the US it would take a least 2,000,000 americans to outweight
1 congressmans vote.
It think it's called FAT CHANCE.
The only thing I can see that we can do is to save our own seeds
trade amongst ourselves, and boycott their seeds. The big problem
here is some small companies purchase their seeds from mid size
companies. who have in turn purchased from Monsanto or Dupont.
We do not have the right to know this. So how is a boycott going
to be effective ?? I would be real nice if we had an inside source
on this.
All you need is 1 pkg of terminator seeds in your garden and
you can loose all your heirlooms.
Just some additional thoughts
Byron
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> From: Akiva Kotler <akiva@barak-online.net>
> To: Rockin' Randy <ledbelly99@yahoo.com>
> Cc: chile-heads@GlobalGarden.com; Byron <Byron.Bromley@Gsd-Co.Com>
> Subject: Re: [CH] Bad Seeds Turn Worse (Was: Bad seeds)
> Date: Sunday, August 29, 1999 2:22 PM
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> ----- Original Message -----
> 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)
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> > 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
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