Billy wrote:
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"Jean B." wrote:

Billy wrote:
In article ,
Frank wrote:

SteveB wrote:
A neighbor has just informed me that he has been having a problem getting
seeds from a local nursery. Seems the government has something to do
with
it. Anyone heard anything?

Steve


Yes, Obama administration is going after companies like Burpee that only
give you a dozen seeds for $2.98. Obscene profits and misuse of TARP
funds are driving seed companies to bankruptcy.
Not sure what you are saying Frank? Could we get a citation?
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W. Atlee Burpee & Company --- sold to Geo J. Ball Inc. 1989 --
-- merged with Seminis in October 1995 -- purchased by Mon$anto in
January of 2005.

Any other questions about why you're being ripped off by Burpee?

There still are people of conscience out there.
http://www.fedcoseeds.com/seeds/monsanto.htm
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Company 2006 seed sales US $ millions
1. Monsanto (US) $4,028
2. Dupont (US) $2,781
3. Syngenta (Switzerland) $1,743
4. Groupe Limagrain (France) $1,035
5. Land O¹ Lakes (US) $756
6. KWS AG (Germany) $615
7. Bayer Crop Science (Germany) $430
8. Delta & Pine Land (US) $418
(acquisition by Monsanto
pending)

9. Sakata (Japan) $401
10. DLF-Trifolium (Denmark) $352
Source: ETC Group

In 1996 * one
decade ago * the top 10 seed companies accounted for 37% of the
worldwide market * and Monsanto did not even appear on the list.

In 2006, the top 10 companies account for $12,559 million * or 64% of the
total proprietary seed market.

Monsanto * the world¹s largest seed company * accounts for more than one
fifth of the global proprietary seed market.

www.etcgroup.org/upload/publication/pdf

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm..._seeds09m.html

Finally, I came upon Elizabeth Stromme, to my regret, far too late. Her
observations about gardening, a decade and a half later, shows not much
has changed. A very good read.

The Color of Money
http://www.undergroundgardener.com/money.htm
Eerm, this makes it seem desirable to save one's own seeds. Oh
yeah. That might be illegal.
Not the open pollenated seeds, at least not yet, but Mon$anto et al. are
buying them up and discontinuing them. That is where Seed Savers
Exchange comes in http://www.seedsavers.org/ .
There are good nurseries that support open pollinated seeds like Nichols
Garden Nursery
http://www.nicholsgardennursery.com/...sid=LLSRFKE98A
SQ9H, Victory Seed Company http://www.victoryseeds.com/, Fedco Seeds
http://www.fedcoseeds.com/, and others, so we aren't quite up against
it yet. Learning to save seeds, would benefit us all.
Still...

This is just so crazy. Yes, I will start saving seeds.

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Jean B.