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

First let me mention I really dont think the articles title is correct in
reflecting the subject and its outcome..Instead of Saving Seed Becomes
Illegal(which is a current violation of contract with farmers now growing
hybrid seed)
RATHER to me it should read Saving of Seed Becomes Impossible.

Now Jason,your concern I feel is premature but understandable..I did not mean
to imply that this tech.is going to be put into place on all seed in the
immediate futur,if ever.It will target the money crops first of course
meaning the farming crops be it Soybeans ,cotton,wheat,maize,etc.However we
must examine as a people how much and how far we want to tamper with things
in the world of nature,seed or what ever else.It would pose an imposition on
the 3rd world countries to be sure but beyond that we cannot possibly see all
the long range possibilities or pitfalls of unleashing something such as
this.....

.I am not against progress ,not at all,but it must be driven with knowledge
of its consquenses as well..Money,profits alone are not the rational to hinge
determinations on..With any luck Mother Nature will prevail(as she often
does)to overcome in short order(however that can be a long time in terms of
Natures clock)over such attempts..As we all know plants are in a constant
state of flux,not evident to the human eye but there, none the less,adapting
all the time, to interfere with that exercise is very worrisome
indeed.......In the mean time share,save,protect and respect your seeds,it
will bring you peace of mind ,endless wonder and rewards .In my humble
opinion even if they did attempt to tamper with every seed source today they
would never overcome the ardent seeds savers of the world there not enough
jails in the world to house us all.HA.

Jason J Rasmussen wrote: and

> 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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