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checking a fact

From: miekal and <dtv@mwt.net>
To: permaculture@listserv.oit.unc.edu
Subject: checking a fact
Date: Fri, 04 Dec 1998 11:13:40 +0000

wonder if anyone could confirm to following fact:

Since 1900 90% of commercial garden vegetable varieties have been lost.

I believe I saw this quite awhile ago in one of Gary Nabham's book or
perhaps from some seed saver exchange literature. Would appreciate if
someone could varify or correct the figures. Thanks

miekal

RE: Letter to Mr. Mandela, John Schinnerer, 12/01/1998
- RE: Letter to Mr. Mandela, Wim A. de Bruyn, 12/04/1998
  - checking a fact, miekal and, 12/04/1998