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phorbin · 21-12-2009, 04:30 AM posted to rec.gardens.edible

In article . com,
says...
On Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:29:09 -0800, Wildbilly
wrote:

Not to put too fine a point on it, I'd say, if you have wooden shoes,
you should throw them in the gears.

I agree.
But we can't justify stealing the gears, ya know?
There is a right way to do things.
Now you have me spitting platitudes. And in favor of Monsanto.
That's just nasty.

Just a rambling comment:

I would say that the gears should not belong to Monsanto or anyone at
all and that seed saving must be defined as a human right.

It's clear that Monsanto can't contain it, _the damn stuff grows wild as
a weed._ Canadian GMO rapeseed has been seen growing wild in Japan of
all places.

I've seen it growing wild around here. (I destroy it wherever I see it
as I do garlic mustard.)

There's concern over it crossing with turnips and other related
vegetables. --So to continue to contain it Monsanto has to start testing
for the gene in vegetables.

(And what of crosses to related wild species?)

....I've no doubt that GMO rapeseed will become a naturalized invasive
weed and then what? It will leapfrog its way to areas that are not under
Monsanto domination and then what?

In short, the genie is out of the bottle and can't be (insert favourite
expletive here) contained. I think that even Monsanto doesn't have
enough money to contain it.