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  • From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lflondon AT mindspring.com>
  • To: market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu, essenheal AT iname.com
  • Subject: [Fwd: Traditional Medicine vs Noxiuos Weed Laws]
  • Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 11:08:12 -0500




-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Traditional Medicine vs Noxiuos Weed Laws
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 11:5:45
From: "Ava Devenport" <essenheal AT iname.com>
Reply-To: "agriculture activist"
<agriculture-activist AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
To: "agriculture activist" <agriculture-activist AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>

I'm interested in learning whether anyone, other than myself, has come
head
to head with USDA and NRCS regarding the cultivation of traditional
medicinal plants. I had plan to cultivate Mullien only to find that in
my
area (Southwest CO) Mullien is considered a noxious weed and is actually
'illegal' to cultivate.

Part of my plans as an herbalist was to turn a portion of my land into a
sanctuary for the preservation, cultivation and germplasm repository for
at-risk and endangered native medicinal plants. The noxious weed laws
seem
to prevent me from planting and harvesting many of the traditional
medicines that I use in my practice and my business. Is there anyway
around these laws, protecting my rights?

What will happen when, once again, another native plant hits the
endangered
list or simply 'disappears' due to thoughtless eradication because the
plant is 'simply a weed'. Nature gave these life-giving plants to us
from
the beginning of time, how can we consciously support the total
extinction
of certain plants because we, as agriculturists, have decided without
any
prior thought or investigation, that it is better to dispose of such
plants.

I understand the need to keep some hearty growers in check. I
understand
the constant tilling and weeding so that some plants don't take over
your
main crops, but has anyone considered the use of 'weed plants' as an
additional cash crop? Most weeds are herbs, most are extremely valuable
in
todays market, most require little or no care. They can withstand
drought,
poor soil, direct sun. Many are becoming very rare due to unethical
wildcrafting. We are changing the ecological balance of man and
nature.
Don't kill them, research them. Use them at home, eat (most) them in
salads for the extra nutritional value, sell them. Make teas, tinctures
and salves.

Save the weeds!

Namaste,
Ava

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  • [Fwd: Traditional Medicine vs Noxiuos Weed Laws], Lawrence F. London, Jr., 03/29/2000

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