. 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 …
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Biosafety Protocol
On the night of the 8th of April a group calling itself the “Petaluma Pruners” destroyed grapes being grown on genetically engineered rootstocks in Sonoma County, California. The group have released the following communique: GE GRAPES AND THE PATENTING OF LIFE TAKE A HACKING! Spotlight on California Wine Country’s Dirty Little Patented Secret Under the …
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 …
Monsanto Splits
Monsanto and US/Swedish pharmacuetical transnational Pharmacia & Upjohn yesterday announced plans to merge. Pharmacia &Upjohn are interested only in Monsanto’s profitable pharmacuetical business. If the merger goes ahead the ailing agricultural biotech sector of Monsanto will be separated from the new company which will be called Pharmacia corporation, 20% will be sold off and the …
Conscientious Objection
<download this page> Working with students to support freedom of conscience and with teachers to introduce alternatives to animal experiments Some courses within biological science, human and veterinary medicine and other disciplines still involve the harmful use of animals. You may not have anticipated that such animal use would be part of your degree, and …
slide show – primalseeds
There are millions of plants, of which at least 30,000 edible. We rely on no more than 30 to feed us. Rice, wheat and maize provide 65% of the world’s protein intake. 3 crops. home Diversity is what sustains life. Without it plants cannot evolve and adapt to changing conditions. Consider apples, some favour …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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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