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Wal mart cutting back on seeds.
Mike wrote:
Yea you're definitely right on that. I paid a visit to walmart yesterday to buy some "4th of July Hybrid" tomato seeds and noticed the 2009 seed packet has changed from my empty 2007 pack. What's new is that half of the labeling on the flip side is printed in mexican, plus down below the origin of the seed lot says China! It's easy to see how walmart has destroyed another facet of America's cultural identity. The Wal Mart in my area is selling Burpee Seeds, a recognized company with which I have never had problems. I guess not every one of their stores has the same stock. Sherwin |
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sherwin dubren wrote:
The Wal Mart in my area is selling Burpee Seeds, a recognized company with which I have never had problems. Look back up this thread for Burpee's owner, and decide if you want to support them. It's your call, after all. Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G |
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says... sherwin dubren wrote: The Wal Mart in my area is selling Burpee Seeds, a recognized company with which I have never had problems. Look back up this thread for Burpee's owner, and decide if you want to support them. It's your call, after all. Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G As best I can make out, Burpee is not owned by Monsanto but they do sell Seminis' (which is) seeds. http://www.seedalliance.org/index.ph...eminisMonsanto OTOH, dated June 1 2006 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...ews/2003029627 _heronswood31m.html If anyone wants to boycott Burpee for any reason, this would be a good one. |
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On Mon, 18 May 2009 09:07:35 -0400, Gary Woods
wrote: sherwin dubren wrote: The Wal Mart in my area is selling Burpee Seeds, a recognized company with which I have never had problems. Look back up this thread for Burpee's owner, and decide if you want to support them. It's your call, after all. I seem to have missed the message about Burpee's ownership. Who is it? -- Susan N. "Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral, 48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy." Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974) |
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phorbin wrote: In article , says... sherwin dubren wrote: The Wal Mart in my area is selling Burpee Seeds, a recognized company with which I have never had problems. Look back up this thread for Burpee's owner, and decide if you want to support them. It's your call, after all. Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G As best I can make out, Burpee is not owned by Monsanto but they do sell Seminis' (which is) seeds. http://www.seedalliance.org/index.ph...eminisMonsanto OTOH, dated June 1 2006 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...ews/2003029627 _heronswood31m.html If anyone wants to boycott Burpee for any reason, this would be a good one. 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. http://www.saveseeds.org/biography/ball_geo_jr.html W. Atlee Burpee & Company was acquired1, for an undisclosed amount in 1991. In 1993, George became the president of the Burpee Holding Company (the parent company of W. Atlee Burpee & Company2).*This was spun off of Ball Holding Company, in 2000. Mr. Ball remained a director of Geo J. Ball, Inc. until its merger with Seminis in October 1995. He also served a two year term as Chairman of the Board of Petoseed (now also part of Seminis).* He has been a director of Seminis, Inc. since October 1995 and was reelected to this position for another term at the annual meeting in 2001.* (Seminis was purchased by Monsanto in January of 2005) On October 9, 2001, Burpee Holding Company filed for bankruptcy protection.* In the press release, it was assured that this would not affect the operations of the W. Atlee Burpee Company. ------ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holding_company A holding company is a company that owns other companies' outstanding stock. It usually refers to a company which does not produce goods or services itself, rather its only purpose is owning shares of other companies. Holding companies allow the reduction of risk for the owners and can allow the ownership and control of a number of different companies. In the U.S., 80% or more of voting stock must be owned before tax consolidation benefits such as tax-free dividends can be claimed. -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." - Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En2TzBE0lp4 http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1050688.html |
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In article , susan_r23666
@yahoo.com says... On Mon, 18 May 2009 09:07:35 -0400, Gary Woods wrote: sherwin dubren wrote: The Wal Mart in my area is selling Burpee Seeds, a recognized company with which I have never had problems. Look back up this thread for Burpee's owner, and decide if you want to support them. It's your call, after all. I seem to have missed the message about Burpee's ownership. Who is it? Billy nailed it. Monsanto. I guess my criterion was dragging this morning. |
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phorbin wrote:
Monsanto. I guess my criterion was dragging this morning. Opps, I bought 4 packs of Burpee at WalMart today. Should I go to church and ask forgiveness. Why don't you boycott something practical like Citgo gas owned by that American hater Chavez? Sherwin |
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sherwin dubren wrote: phorbin wrote: Monsanto. I guess my criterion was dragging this morning. Opps, I bought 4 packs of Burpee at WalMart today. Should I go to church and ask forgiveness. Why don't you boycott something practical like Citgo gas owned by that American hater Chavez? Sherwin More doo, Doo? Even after the U.S. backed an assassination attempt against him, Chavez had the Venezuela oil company provide oil for the American poor. http://www.reuters.com/article/oilRp...25588920071214 Venezuela brings free heating oil to poor in NY Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:54pm EST By Rebekah Kebede NEW YORK, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Venezuela's president, Hugo Chavez may be a pariah in Washington, but on Friday the U.S. arm of the country's state oil company loaded up a truck of heating oil for poor Americans in New York City. The shipment to New York's South Bronx section follows a similar giveaway in Boston earlier this week, in the third year of U.S. heating oil assistance by Venezuela's Citgo Petroleum. The program has grown even as tensions have mounted between Caracas and U.S. oil companies and their allies in Washington. So far, I have almost the same deep respect for Chavez as I do for Fidel. -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." - Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En2TzBE0lp4 http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1050688.html |
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phorbin wrote:
In article , Why don't you boycott something practical like Citgo gas owned by that American hater Chavez? Ah well, I figure boycotting anything Walmart or Monsanto is about as practical as one can get. Getting two at once doubles the good karma. As for Chavez I dunno about you but we're already boycotting oil and fossil fuels as much as we can. ...no car. ...use bike for everywhere in easy reach. ... use bus, inter-city bus or train for most other travel. ...rent car or pickup occasionally for practical purposes. And we don't have car payments, insurance, maintenance and fuel expenses. ---Just thinking about it gives me a glow of satisfaction. If you don't want to be held hostage, you have to prove that you don't need what the other guy is selling. If you can't prove it, he won't believe you and try to sucker you. So all you have to do is prove you can run your country without oil. Working it out should take about a week. Where did you say you lived, New York City? How does renting a car help the pollution problem? Sherwin |
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In article ,
sherwin dubren wrote: phorbin wrote: In article , Why don't you boycott something practical like Citgo gas owned by that American hater Chavez? Ah well, I figure boycotting anything Walmart or Monsanto is about as practical as one can get. Getting two at once doubles the good karma. As for Chavez I dunno about you but we're already boycotting oil and fossil fuels as much as we can. ...no car. ...use bike for everywhere in easy reach. ... use bus, inter-city bus or train for most other travel. ...rent car or pickup occasionally for practical purposes. And we don't have car payments, insurance, maintenance and fuel expenses. ---Just thinking about it gives me a glow of satisfaction. If you don't want to be held hostage, you have to prove that you don't need what the other guy is selling. If you can't prove it, he won't believe you and try to sucker you. So all you have to do is prove you can run your country without oil. Working it out should take about a week. Where did you say you lived, New York City? How does renting a car help the pollution problem? Sherwin Could you try to keep things in context, Doo? If you are going to respond, it is only fair to include the post that you are responding to. Not everyone knows what an idiot you are yet, so try to act like you have a clue. To some unsuspecting reader, you will represent our row, until they read a few more subsequent posts. Tais toi et sois beau. -- - Billy "For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death." - Rachel Carson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=En2TzBE0lp4 http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1050688.html |
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In article wildbilly-79F7AB.23114519052009@c-61-68-245-
199.per.connect.net.au, says... + Could you try to keep things in context, Doo? If you are going to respond, it is only fair to include the post that you are responding to. Not everyone knows what an idiot you are yet, so try to act like you have a clue. To some unsuspecting reader, you will represent our row, until they read a few more subsequent posts. These are didactic moment. ...most of the time. I try to consider the lurking audience. |
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This is very frustrating to spend time and trouble, plant seeds to find out the hard way and they are not feasible. I have said so to speak, perhaps because of bad seeds, the beginning of time. I would say I have good luck with other development projects, from there. However, no more seeds forever.
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