On Mon, 28 May 2012 10:13:44 -0700, Billy
wrote:

In article ,
Boron Elgar wrote:

On Mon, 28 May 2012 11:00:22 -0400, "Steve Peek"
wrote:

I would never spend a penny with Burpee/Monsanto.


Take off your tinfoil hat - it has fried your brain.

http://www.burpee.com/gygg/content.j...t-burpee-seeds

As Mr. Ball says in defense of Burpee ownership. For the record, I own
W. Atlee Burpee & Co. Burpee is NOT owned by Monsanto. We do purchase a
small number of seeds from the garden seed department of Seminis, a
Monsanto subsidiary, and so do our biggest competitors.

I am perfectly capable of reading the web links I use for citation. I
stand by what I say, too.


http://www.fedcoseeds.com/seeds/monsanto.htm

Biggest competitors, perhaps, but not all. Here is the take on Seminis
from Fedco Seeds.

The Monsanto buyout presented us with a serious ethical dilemma. In
striving to carry the best possible varieties at reasonable prices, we
have based our selections largely on the merits of the varieties, rarely
on our supplier preferences. Could we be purveyors of Monsanto products
and still sleep well at night? Many of our customers have depended upon
Seminis' good genetics. However much we may think we require these
varieties in the short run, they come at a devastating social cost,
ultimately the complete alienation of sower from seed.

Fedco Drops Monsanto/Seminis

We responded to the news by polling our customers. Should we drop the
Seminis/Monsanto line, phase it out, keep it but give it its own
customer code, or maintain it without change? We received an
unprecedented 1,157 responses. 54.8% voted for us to drop the
Seminis/Monsanto line immediately, and an additional 17% to phase it out
over time.


And what does an unscientific poll conducted by Fedco have to do with
Burpee seeds?

Boron