natural cycles / diversity / sidestepping monoculture / breeding your own n a t u r a l c y c l e s To grow something and not save it’s seed is a missed opportunity to fully engage in the cycle of life. Only in these recent times of technological growth and mechanisation have …
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origins
When major climate change took place at the time of the end of the last ice age c.11,000 BC much of the earth became subject to long dry seasons. These conditions favoured annual plants which die off in the long dry season, leaving a dormant seed or tuber. These plants put more energy into producing …
The monocult
Monocult (from monoculture – one growth) the cult of uniformity that has enveloped agriculture and our culture as a whole, is sweeping the globe, laying earth bare and denying diversity. In this section you will find… What Primal Seeds understands by the monocult, and an invitation to seek an alternative vision. An introduction to the …
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DuPont
DuPont “The Miracles of Science?” DuPont moves to control and manipulate seed On October 1st 1999 Dupont bought the worlds largest seed company Pioneer Hi-bred for $7.7 billion [1]. Dupont now has 18% of the entire global seed market, and a 42% share of the North American hybrid corn seed market, US biggest crop [2] …
hybrid vs. open pollinated
Hybrid seeds Hybrid seeds are the first generation offsprings of two distant and distinct parental lines of the same species. Seeds taken from a hybrid may either be sterile or more commonly fail to breed true, not incorporating and expressing the desired traits of the parent. The development of hybrid seed enabled the beginning of …
guerrilla gardening
Armed with trowels, seeds, and vision, the idea is to garden everywhere. Anywhere. An urban adventure at the threshold of nature and culture, taking back our own time and space, transforming the urban desert, into a provider of food and a space where people meet face to face to discuss and participate directly in the …
personal views
Here is a selection of personal views on guerrila gardening taken from email lists, mail sent to [email protected] and online discussions. Please feel free to contribute…. Opium, kebabs and graffitis Years ago a friend and I were walking past what used to be a beloved Greek restaurant. It had been recently demolished and replaced with …
seed savers exchanges
“It is in exchanging the gifts of the earth that you shall find abundance and be satisfied. Yet unless the exchange be in love and kindly justice, it will but lead some to greed and others to hunger.” Kahil Gibran, The Prophet. There are many seed savers exchanges around the world. Some are formal, others …