Re: Seeds in the news

In article
<b2forewagner-85E161.13011028022008@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Bill <b2forewagner@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

I've always tried to maintain seed vitality by keeping them dry and at
about 60 F. The with open pollinated and hybrids. I'd check by soaking
10 seeds in a wet paper towel to check on viability. This served me
well.
Now I hear that Norway just opened up a seed bank in which the seeds
will be frozen.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svalbard_Global_Seed_Vault

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seed_saving

How do you care for your seeds?

Bill

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Then found this disturbing abuse of a people's food supply.

Whew ...wonder if is going to be law here too??

http://www.vegsource.com/articles2/iraq_seeds.htm

"As part of sweeping "economic restructuring" implemented by the Bush
Administration in Iraq, Iraqi farmers will no longer be permitted to
save their seeds. Instead, they will be forced to buy seeds from US
corporations -- which can include seeds the Iraqis themselves developed
over hundreds of years. That is because in recent years, transnational
corporations have patented and now own many seed varieties originated or
developed by indigenous peoples. In a short time, Iraq will be living
under the new American credo: Pay Monsanto, or starve. "

And strange but true, Iraq's pre-war seed storage was done in a place
called Abu Ghraib. How the spirit of the place must have changed
painfully from life to death.
--

Billy

Bush, Cheney & Pelosi, Behind Bars
http://rachelcorriefoundation.org/site/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movement_to_impeach_George_W._Bush

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Relevant Pages

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    ... Administration in Iraq, Iraqi farmers will no longer be permitted to ... save their seeds, which include seeds the Iraqis themselves have ...
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