Seed sharing and seed libraries deemed illegal in many American states (Video)

TreeHugger.com ^ | 03/26/2015 | Kimberley Mok

[GraceG]

Legal to spill your “seed” in the road, but not to share plant seeds???

[Red Badger]

GARDEN PING!...............

[Red Badger]

Kudzu was intentionally brought here by THE GOVERNMENT...........FDR, IIRC.........

[editor-surveyor]

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Most laws are deliberately written to be broken.

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[editor-surveyor]

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Marin is the land of the Fruits and Nuts!

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[editor-surveyor]

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How about swat teams busting up lemon aid stands (Pleasanton, Ca)

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[x1stcav]

You know, one day, SWAT teams may even toss stun grenades into baby cribs.

What’s wrong with me? That couldn’t happen here.

[nascarnation]

[x1stcav]

You photo-shopped this didn’t you.

That scene took place in the old East Germany didn’t it.

Looks like they’re sending some poor little kid to a Worker’s Paradise like Cuba.

Thought you could fool us?

[who knows what evil?]

I believe Mr. Kohler found himself on the wrong end of a swat raid once for growing microgreens in his own damn house. He’s lucky he wasn’t killed.

[who knows what evil?]

Oops...didn’t see post #5. Sorry.

[TigersEye]

From my cold dead garden bed!

[catnipman]

Funny though ... none of the articles named a single state by name except for Minnesota. You know, all of those MANY states that make seeds illegal.

[__rvx86]

Say, what DID become of the whole Jos. Kony thing anyway? Just a flash in the pan, I suppose...

[Smedley]

“Patenting seeds and prohibiting reuse should be outlawed.”

Without patent protection, there would be little incentive to produce new, better crops. Ergo, the choices are: No new plants, or new plants that are patented for 20 years.

That said, should the pollen of patented seed make its way into non-protected plants by no fault of the farmer growing the non-protected plants, then the farmer should have the right to sell the crops without paying a licensing fee.

[jagusafr]

Watched “Food, Inc.” several times, and according to them, Monsanto is the precipitator and biggest villain in suing people for sharing their patented seeds. I know it’s a propaganda movie, but there’s some ground truth in it as well.

Our parents’ generation (Great Depression) saw Monsanto as a savior. Apparently, it went to M’s head.

[ImaGraftedBranch]

“Kudzu was intentionally brought here by THE GOVERNMENT...........FDR, IIRC.........”

Funny story. I have some acreage but have a county road in front. I wanted to grow something that would screen the car lights from shining in our house at night (at least during the summer).

So, I purchased a bunch of kudzu seeds. The package said, “be careful! Kudzu will grow on cement, and it will get away from you very quickly!”

Perfect. So, I planted it with rich topsoil and fertilizer and watered frequently.

Nothing. So, I gave them away. The person I gave them to planted by sprinkling on top of hard, crusty ground. He has a problem now that I wiash I had.

Moral: kudzu doesn’t like it when you pamper it.

[dware]

Here in CO, you have to register with the state and (Surprise!) pay a fee to register to sell / exchange seeds.

[Utilizer]

PFL. :)

[dware]

The person I gave them to planted by sprinkling on top of hard, crusty ground. He has a problem now that I wiash I had.

Some seeds won't germinate without air - such as tobacco. Bury it and it'll go no where. Spread on top and you got sprouts.