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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 |
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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 What nursery? What Government? David |
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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 $2.98. Obscene profits and misuse of TARP funds are driving seed companies to bankruptcy. |
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Frank wrote: SteveB wrote: A neighbor has just informed me that he has been having a problem getting seeds from a local nursery. Seems the government has something to do with it. Anyone heard anything? Steve Yes, Obama administration is going after companies like Burpee etc... This would be wonderful. I just bought 70 mg of Burpee Chamomile seed for 1.79. This equates to US$ 11,600.00 per pound. Can you cite a responsible reference where I can read about the government action? EJ in NJ |
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If you need german chamomile seeds, I got tons...literally...it has become a
weed on our property...and it gets tall...over 5ft...I would pay people to take the seeds I harvested last year if I had the money to pay them... "Ernie Willson" wrote in message m... 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 etc... This would be wonderful. I just bought 70 mg of Burpee Chamomile seed for 1.79. This equates to US$ 11,600.00 per pound. Can you cite a responsible reference where I can read about the government action? EJ in NJ |
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Ernie Willson wrote:
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 etc... This would be wonderful. I just bought 70 mg of Burpee Chamomile seed for 1.79. This equates to US$ 11,600.00 per pound. Can you cite a responsible reference where I can read about the government action? EJ in NJ Just being facetious, of course. I got a much better deal on my Burpee cucumber seeds, 700 mg. for $1.99 |
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Frank wrote: Ernie Willson wrote: Frank wrote: SteveB wrote: A neighbor has just informed me that he has been having a problem getting seeds from a local nursery. Seems the government has something to do with it. Anyone heard anything? Steve Yes, Obama administration is going after companies like Burpee etc... This would be wonderful. I just bought 70 mg of Burpee Chamomile seed for 1.79. This equates to US$ 11,600.00 per pound. Can you cite a responsible reference where I can read about the government action? EJ in NJ Just being facetious, of course. I got a much better deal on my Burpee cucumber seeds, 700 mg. for $1.99 That is a much better deal, only $1290.00 per pound. EJ in NJ |
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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 $2.98. Obscene profits and misuse of TARP funds are driving seed companies to bankruptcy. Not sure what you are saying Frank? Could we get a citation? ---- W. Atlee Burpee & Company --- sold to Geo J. Ball Inc. 1989 -- -- merged with Seminis in October 1995 -- purchased by Mon$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 ---- 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 -- - 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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On May 15, 4:25*am, 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. Thrilled to hear it (if true - couldn't find a citation). Monsanto is my favorite object of international hatred. Among the other unconscionable things they do: SELL water to indigenous people (S. America, I think I read in Mother Jones' article on the subject.) People who used to dig their own wells, are now stuck with BUYING |
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On May 15, 4:25 am, 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. Thrilled to hear it (if true - couldn't find a citation). Monsanto is my favorite object of international hatred. Among the other unconscionable things they do: SELL water to indigenous people (S. America, I think I read in Mother Jones' article on the subject.) People who used to dig their own wells, are now stuck with BUYING You missed my "just being facetious" response ;) |
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