how many of you use your own seeds over and over again and have seeds dating back generations? and if so what? as so much of the things grown are homogenized and we are losing many natural gene varieties of many plants, especially fruits and vegetables. biodiversity international in a recent article and a conference have said that
"there is a different kind of agriculture that is taking place in people’s back yards, one that allows crop diversity to thrive and to evolve,” he said. In fact, it is thanks to the efforts of Europe’s gardeners and small farmers that many rare varieties of well-known crops such as beans, celery, cabbage, lettuce, and tomatoes continue to exist."