I used to read it a lot when they first became a magazine. :-), I hope that clarifies what I was trying to say. "We do not buy seed from Monsanto-owned Seminis. 0000519175 00000 n Nature has a non-aligned editorial board and attempts to be on the cutting edge of gold-standard research in the public's interest. 0000014051 00000 n We got to this point, because you think you make understandable comments but they are not as understandable as you think they are. Not a good fit. I could write an article stating that the government is doing covert genetic testing on citizens by adding something to the water to make people taller or shorter and people would think it was legitimate, because some random person typed it up and posted it online. I do not favor a boycott, but rather the other side of the coin. We later expanded the catalog to include peppers and eggplant since they are in the same plant family as tomatoes. So you claim there is no reason to avoid any seed company. Loss of the citrus industry will be catastrophic and change Florida. I'm sure I have done my share of that, too. I bought them last year and it was so convenient not to have to search all over the place for some of the items. In other words, you want GMO seeds and plants to go forward and evaluate it after the fact? Molanic, I just finished reading that article in Mother Earth News. trailer <<3F3A45F4763244699204DF9EADBED2DB>]/Prev 598269/XRefStm 1737>> startxref 0 %%EOF 576 0 obj <>stream I don't know that I agree with your position. I have a better idea. Yet at the same time, you suggest ways of affecting their bottom line, which would indicate you are against them to some degree. Always have for 30+ years. I prefer to make my own decisions and not be conned. There has been more proven environmental damage caused by planting invasives, over-use of fertilizers, and habitat destruction then GMOs. And what did you mean by 'carefully'? It's a conspiracy theory website and anyone can post articles there. Perhaps because half of this thread is me, explaining and defending myself. Monsanto mounts an aggressive GMO PR campaign 2015, http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/The-Bite/2015/0318/Monsanto-mounts-an-aggressive-GMO-PR-campaign. Ferry-Morse also set the industry standards for seed quality including insisting upon seed freshness and testing germination rates. Infowars, the site where the article came from, is not at all what I would consider an unbiased source of information. Seeds of Change is the original 100% Organic seed brand. This link gives an explanation of their position on Monsanto and GMO seeds: http://www.fedcoseeds.com/seeds/monsanto.htm. Asgrow - Wikipedia About Ferry-Morse. And here is where I corrected what you said the first time. I am 1000% against genetically modifying seed. Which if you had shared that, we might have found some common ground. McKenzie products are available in over 4,500 garden centers, independents and major retailers across Canada. You seem to be trying to straddle both sides and see yourself above everyone else. --, if I must only bow to Anti-Monsanto preachers or Monsanto marketers.. Remember there are 2 American seed company's. One is owned by Plantation products and seeds and the other by the GMO pesticide company Monsanto. Hollyhock Summer Carnival Mixed Colors Seed. Second, you dont have any way of knowing, why Monsanto is buying up so many seed companies. I expect the same good faith from you. Worse then Phillip-Morris, which in addition to selling tobacco, has been cited for child labor? Here is the reference from the British publication Nature. So any conclusions either of us draw from this conversation are not accurate or complete. FWIW, and a big LOL to that, in the spirit of completeness, Monsanto is one of them. Not because of any dislike for you, but for what I would consider obvious reasons, that the discussion was not constructive, which I said. I did the best I could in responding line by line and I hope even if we cannot agree on viewpoints, we can amicably tolerate each other's. I will say I do read Mother Earth News and have seen some documentaries and news pieces on the subject. I just wish the world could be as calm about it as you and I. I have Better Boy and Early Girl tomatoes in my garden, Monsanto varieties, and others in tomatoes really like Big Beef, another one of theirs all for the home garden market. If someone could only convince farmers to stop using GMO seeds. It goes against my core beliefs. And I don't feel any need to defend my complete dislike of Monsanto and what they are about. That's why I'm concerned about them. I am not here to play games with words or be tripped up or trip anyone up. Apr 27, 2014 - Monsanto owned seed brands OWNED BY MONSANTO OR SEMINIS OR SELL SMALL PERCENTAGES OF SEEDS FROM THEM. How about law suits against GMO because of damage done? And what online source, would be reliable for that kind of information? Their catalog is a wealth of information. Compare $ 1 98. It is your right to have that belief, whether religiously-based, socially-based, scientifically-based, statistically-based, etc. 0000055257 00000 n Besides which my overall choice to garden organically was made over 30 years ago, and open pollinated and non GMO seeds just fits right in with that point of view for me. Anyone have any information about that? About Ferry-Morse. 0000510116 00000 n And I prefer US grown produce always. Ferry-Morse Launches 'Ask Our Gardening Community' Live Q&A [2] And you are right, we're probably not putting a dent in their bottom line. I am not an evangelist, simply a critical thinker who keeps their faith to themselves and encourages others to respect the belief of all just not to manipulate others with the sort of false, misleading & manipulative, and incomplete information which activists on both artificially created poles routinely are doing. That is why there is a plethora of graphs and guides online trying to keep track of what they actually own. We later expanded the catalog to include peppers and eggplant since they are in the same plant family as tomatoes. There was one woman who was so completely misinformed about the subject that she was worried that the Miracle-Gro potting mix she bought was GMO. So, when your government does not protect you from companies like Monsanto, you are left to do the best you can to protect yourself and to do your measly part to try to protect the availability of unadulterated seed. Nearly 70 percent of gardeners said they buy most of their seeds from mail-order vegetable seed companies. I responded with a simple report on the seed companies I enjoy using that I have confidence do not carry GMO seeds. But in this reply you conclude in your post again referencing India with another false dilemma sometimes called The Appeal to Fear in a conclusion that is built on multiple conjectures that you have, and has also been called fear-mongering by others (but not my description of choice since I prefer to call it a logical fallacy). Founded in 1856, Ferry-Morse seeds have been sold continuously since before Abe Lincoln was President. You see diseases developing, like the Citrus Greening disease, and you think, wellmaybe GMO and Monsanto will rescue us from these. Morse & Co.[8][9] Charles Copeland Morse died abruptly in 1900, and his son Lester Morse took over the business. There have been remarkable and beneficial gains made through their scientific research.
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