Philosophy
Short term preservation.
Long term preservation.
- Tomatoes: Is Variety Really The Spice Of Life Or Is It Basil?
The end of the semester means time to get back into the garden. This year, I had decided that I was only going to put Brandywines in the tomato bed. Best tomato on the planet, Brandywine. Certainly not the prettiest, but the size and flavor, not to mention...
- Monsanto Wins In Court Decision
"Farmers cannot replicate Monsanto seeds for second crop, Supreme Court rules" The Supreme Court ruled against an Indiana farmer who sought to cut the planting cost of his soybean crop by relying on subsequent generations of a patented Monsanto herbicide-resistant...
- Farmer Vernon Hugh Bowman Vs Monsanto
"U.S. Supreme Court Hears Monsanto Seed Saver Case" February 22nd, 2013 Market to Market PBS America’s farmers have taken to genetically engineered seeds in a big way. Modern marvels of the lab include herbicide-tolerant crops, developed to survive...
- Farmer Sued By Monsanto Over Soybean Seeds
"Is It A Crime to Plant A Seed?" by Adam Cohen February 18th, 2013 Time Vernon “Hugh” Bowman, a 75-year-old farmer from rural Indiana, did something that got him sued. He planted soybean seeds. But Monsanto, the agra-giant, insists that it has a...
- Cobalt 60 With A Half-life Of 5 Years=annihilation
The nastiness of nuclear war. The cobalt bomb was never made but the thermonuclear device would seed the landscape with radioactive cobalt 60 that would hang around for a little over 5 years. A few of these would certainly complicate life and worse yet...
Philosophy
Seed preservation for future generations
Short term preservation.
Long term preservation.
Well, there are food banks, sperm banks, and now "seed" banks. A good idea? Yes. Just in the event of a man-made or natural catastrophe, it is a good idea to save what feeds humans. Svalbard Global Seed Vault is the largest and located in Norway but there are others too: The Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Kew Royal Botanic Gardens' Millennium Seed Bank [United Kingdom], and the Greenbelt Native Plant Center.
Svalbard Global Seed Vault [Wikipedia]
Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Svalbard Global Seed Vault [Wikipedia]
Svalbard Global Seed Vault
- Tomatoes: Is Variety Really The Spice Of Life Or Is It Basil?
The end of the semester means time to get back into the garden. This year, I had decided that I was only going to put Brandywines in the tomato bed. Best tomato on the planet, Brandywine. Certainly not the prettiest, but the size and flavor, not to mention...
- Monsanto Wins In Court Decision
"Farmers cannot replicate Monsanto seeds for second crop, Supreme Court rules" The Supreme Court ruled against an Indiana farmer who sought to cut the planting cost of his soybean crop by relying on subsequent generations of a patented Monsanto herbicide-resistant...
- Farmer Vernon Hugh Bowman Vs Monsanto
"U.S. Supreme Court Hears Monsanto Seed Saver Case" February 22nd, 2013 Market to Market PBS America’s farmers have taken to genetically engineered seeds in a big way. Modern marvels of the lab include herbicide-tolerant crops, developed to survive...
- Farmer Sued By Monsanto Over Soybean Seeds
"Is It A Crime to Plant A Seed?" by Adam Cohen February 18th, 2013 Time Vernon “Hugh” Bowman, a 75-year-old farmer from rural Indiana, did something that got him sued. He planted soybean seeds. But Monsanto, the agra-giant, insists that it has a...
- Cobalt 60 With A Half-life Of 5 Years=annihilation
The nastiness of nuclear war. The cobalt bomb was never made but the thermonuclear device would seed the landscape with radioactive cobalt 60 that would hang around for a little over 5 years. A few of these would certainly complicate life and worse yet...