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Claire Moylan

Open Source Seed Banks? - Urgent Evoke - 0 views

  • Survival seeds in Survival Seed Banks are hand picked for their hardiness, nutritional value, germination rate and of course, storage life.In every survival seed bank, beyond the seeds, you will find helpful information about growing and harvesting vegetables and instructions for storing seeds. This is a very important step that needs to be done properly, because failing to store the seeds in the right way could mean that you won’t have enough seeds to plant the following year. In case of some climate disaster like flood or economic crises, the ability to grow your own food could be the only way for long term survival for you and your family. It the food supply runs out and there is no way to fill it again, planting a Survival Garden and using survival seeds will be the best solution. This post will be used to research and log "Open Source" ie; open pollinated and heirloom seed producers who are providing seed at a reasonable (non-disaster ecomnomy) price. The list will be added to as I continue my research. ABCeeds - This is a wonderful site with a great deal of teaching for beginners! https://www.abceeds.com/searchresults.asp?cat=81
Claire Moylan

Rising food prices may start with seeds - latimes.com - 2 views

  • A decade ago, salesmen from as many as 50 seed companies would compete for their dollars. Each would promise healthier plants, richer yields or a better discount. Today the Leakes have little choice: There are four seed companies in their area, and all sell seeds that include genetic traits patented and licensed by Monsanto Co., the world's largest seed firm.
  • The concerns of farmers such as Leake will take center stage in Ankeny, Iowa, on Friday as the Justice Department and U.S. Department of Agriculture kick off the first of a yearlong series of public meetings to examine whether antitrust practices in agriculture are driving food prices higher.
  • The government is also trying to ferret out reasons for the sometimes vast gaps between what farmers are paid for producing food and the prices shoppers pay at the grocery store.
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  • Many experts believe that rising food prices start with seeds.
  • Yet over the last decade, the number of independent seed companies in the U.S. has shrunk to fewer than 100 from more than 300, said Bill Wenzel, national director of the nonprofit Farmer to Farmer Campaign on Genetic Engineering, a network of 34 farm groups.
  • Today, four companies account for 50% of the world's proprietary seeds for major crops. The leader is Monsanto Co., whose marketing practices the Justice Department is investigating.
Claire Moylan

EVOKATION: SEED -- the outline revealed! - Urgent Evoke - 1 views

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    Outline of a seed evokation that had Crystal Bellar, Nick Heyming, and others in it.
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    One of the best initiatives on Evoke!!!
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