from – https://www.primalseeds.org/kokopelli.htm For the Liberation of Seeds and Humus By Association Kokopelli Association Kokopelli was created in May 1999 as a result of the intensification of threats to the existence of Terre de Semences both from the ” Seed Industry ” and from French State bureaux. Kokopelli, the hunch-backed flute player, is a symbol …
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WTO talks end in disagreement, US fail to get their way on GE foods.
Ministers from the 135 WTO member states left Seattle without agreeing to continue trade negotiations. The US government has failed for the time being to use the WTO to foist genetically engineered foods on the world. Initially it appeared that the EU executive Commission, who were negotiating on behalf of all EU countries, had caved …
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the alphabetical npk list of random compost material
Material Nitrogen Phosphoric acid Potash Alfalfa hay Apple fruit Apple leaves Apple pomace Apple skin (ash) Banana skin (ash) Banana stalk (ash) Barley (grain) Bat guano Bean and pod Beet waste Beet waste (root) Blood meal Bone meal Bone (ground and burned) Brewer’s grains (wet) Brigham tea (ash) Cantaloupe rind (ash) Castor bean pomace Cattail …
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test site list
GM test sites last updated 20/02/01 Go back to the homepage Release sites in the UK For the latest up-to-date GM test site list please go to http://www.geneticsaction.org.uk/testsites/ A rough guide to the farmscale trials since 1999 info from GM-ACT email list. To subscribe to gm-action send an email to [email protected] saying: subscribe gm-action <your-email-address> …
Asparagus – Asparagus officinalis
Description Aside from day lilies, asparagus is the only member of the liliaceae family that is cultivated for food. It is a perennial vegetable lasting up to 20 years and is grown for its young shoots, or spears, which are harvested mid April to early June. Growing up to 1.5 metres tall this ferny plant …
1st GE seed on UK national seed list
. Aventis’ T25 fodder maize is about to become the first GE crop to pass the final regulatory hurdle before commercialisation in Britain. T25, also known as Chardon LL, is genetically engineered to be resistant to Aventis’ (formerly AgrEvo) patented glufosinate ammonium herbicide, that is marketed under the trade name Liberty. Inclusion of T25 the …
Amaryllidaceae
I find it hard to imagine a meal cooked without one of these very versatile plants. Often refered to as the onion family all members have a distinctive smell, caused by common sulphur compounds. Many produce by vegetative expansion as a preference although they can all seed. Cultivation Take a careful note of planting locations …
Earmarked for Extinction?
from – https://www.primalseeds.org/seminis.htm Earmarked for Extinction? Seminis Eliminates 2,000 Varieties By the Rural Advancement Foundation Institute (RAFI) – http://www.etcgroup.org Summary: Seminis, the world s largest vegetable seed corporation, announced on 28 June that it would eliminate 2,000 varieties or 25% of its total product line as a cost-cutting measure. Seed industry consolidation is dramatically narrowing …
For the Liberation of Seeds and Humus
from – https://www.primalseeds.org/rescuingcrops.htm For the Liberation of Seeds and Humus By Kent Whealy , director of the Seed Savers Exchange. We live in a beautiful area on the Iowa-Minnesota border. We are in the heads of valleys as they start to drain toward the Mississippi River. It is called the “driftless area.” The glaciers split …
1st GE seed on UK national seed list
. Hundreds of Filipino rice farmers protested against the Philippine-based International Rice Reseach Institute (IRRI), home of the ‘Green Revolution’, which was celebrating its 40th anniversary. On the 3rd of April IRRI had to relocate its 40th birthday party due to the prescence of 700 demonstrators outside. There was a People’s Forum critising the IRRI …