Re: [CH] Bad Seeds Turn Worse (Was: Bad seeds)
Akiva Kotler (akiva@barak-online.net)
Mon, 30 Aug 1999 08:24:59 +0300
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From: Byron <Byron.Bromley@Gsd-Co.Com>
To: <chile-heads@globalgarden.com>; Akiva Kotler <akiva@barak-online.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 29, 1999 10:51 PM
Subject: Re: [CH] Bad Seeds Turn Worse (Was: Bad seeds)
> 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
>
>
>
Byron
I agree that the term Fat Chance is appropriate,but we have more at stake
here than hot peppers. I really do not know what is to be done other than
to publicize the problem. Sometimes even politicians will behave properly if
things are out in the open. They like to appear concerned and courageous as
long as the cameras and microphones are working. No one has a right to
destroy the world. I am not using hyperbolae once this genie is out of the
bottle it will not go back in without causing damage.
Akiva
Akiva