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Old 12-11-2007, 09:32 PM posted to rec.gardens
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globalart4u wrote:

how many of you use your own seeds over and over again and have seeds
dating back generations? and if so what? as so much of the things grown
are homogenized and we are losing many natural gene varieties of many
plants, especially fruits and vegetables. biodiversity international in
a recent article and a conference have said that
"there is a different kind of agriculture that is taking place in
people’s back yards, one that allows crop diversity to thrive and to
evolve,” he said. In fact, it is thanks to the efforts of Europe’s
gardeners and small farmers that many rare varieties of well-known
crops such as beans, celery, cabbage, lettuce, and tomatoes continue to
exist."


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