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Re: Natural Life Magazine #61 - Saving Seed Becomes Illegal

Two or three months ago a fellow wrote me about all this.  It seems he had
concerns that these new plants may cross pollenate with other plants.   It
is not out of the question.  Any one who has ever had their squash plants
cross with a neighbors pumpkin knows what I mean.  There was also some talk
then about the USDA attempting to make heirlooms the same way.  I wrote to
the USDA and asked them about this.  The reply I got was that they were
currently  doing studies on this.  They also sent me a lot of crap about
chickens and other assorted non-related stuff.  Basicly it was all about
how they were making things better for farmers in the US.  If anyone else
can get a better answer out of them, go for it.
roglun@fidnet.com
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That is not dead which can eternal lie,
and with strange eons even death may die.
HPL

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> From: Jason J Rasmussen <jasonjrasmussen@juno.com>
> To: seeds-list@eskimo.com
> Subject: Re: Natural Life Magazine #61 - Saving Seed Becomes Illegal
> Date: Tuesday, August 04, 1998 12:20 PM
> 
> So is this already in affect or is this something that they are
> considering? What does this mean for heirloom varieties? Would it then be
> illegal to save seeds from plants in a home garden? I wonder how this
> will affect companys that supply and specialize in these rare and/or
> heirloom seeds. My favorite is Abundant Life Seed Foundation, committed
> to preserving our history of these plants that have survived the ages
> being passed down and shared with friend for many generations. Surely
> they would not want to genetically alter plants such as these as well.
> Open pollinated plants that will "come true" are scarce enough as it is.
> I thinks that many of these important varieties would be lost if they
> could not be freely saved and distributed. All this worries me a bit.
> Anyone who has answers to any of my questions or able to correct me if I
> have made false statements feel free to fill me in. Please!
> 
> Jason R. (Fort Worth, Texas zone 7)
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> "Burn our land
> burn our dreams...
> ...I do not fear your tyranny
> I do not despair ever
> for I guard one seed
> a little live seed
> that I shall safeguard
> and plant again."
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> - Excerpted from a Palestinian poem quoted in Biopiracy.
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