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  • From: Mike Rock <mikerock AT mhtc.net>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Monsanto owned seeds
  • Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2011 16:10:16 -0600

Good point.... the human race has been hybridizing since it first started cultivating foods. Rather than 'natural selection', we, the human did the selection. 'This one is better than that one'... well, they were cross pollinating back then and 'this one' happened to be a hybrid. It bred true for them and then the bees threw an outcross at them and we had another hybrid...

and on and on.... just because 'man' rather than the honey bee or wind or frog spit made the cross is not material.

my 2 cents.

Aaron Brower wrote:

I always maintain a selection of heirlooms but there are many considerations besides taste: disease resistance, storability, heat, cold, wet, and dry resistance, to name only a few. I grow multiple varieties of as many vegetables as possible, realizing the that each has its place and may thrive or suffer depending on various conditions. Maintaining heirloom varieties is of great importance but improving vegetable varieties is also important. Around this farm we call heirlooms "unimproved," meant as a humorous moniker to lessen the hysteria sometimes associated with them.

Also, I cant say I know much about the specific nutrition content of heirloom vs. hybrid but I imagine it is much more complicated than simply stating that heirlooms are more nutritious, just as it is not true that heirlooms are always more tasty. It has more to do with soil health and the timing of waterings and harvesting.

Aaron
From: Joe Tittiger <joe AT tittiger.com>
To: Market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Sat, February 5, 2011 1:26:03 PM
Subject: [Market-farming] Monsanto owned seeds

Heirlooms for the most part is the most nutritious so why would anyone buy hybrids owned by Monsanto or anyone else?
Don't you grow food mostly for the nutrition and taste? Anyhow I am surprised to see that it is even an issue with anyone.




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