permaculture

[Martin Naylor <martinwnaylor@yahoo.com.au>]

No god damn wonder we have eco terroist

mIEKAL aND <dtv@mwt.net> wrote:  Permaculture seedballs seized by Sacramento 
police in dawn raid
author: Daniel Youngberg

SACRAMENTO--This morning at around 7:00 a.m., Sacramento police 
officers paid a visit to the WTO mobiization Welcome Center and 
seized over 100 permaculture seed-balls. Activists from around the 
country have been gathering in Sacramento and meeting at the Welcome 
Center in preparation for protests against a June 23-25 U.S. 
Department of Agriculture tradeshow intended to convince WTO member 
countries to accept new guidelines regarding biotechnology and 
genetic engineering.

The police claimed that the seedballs were illegal under statute 
12.48.090, which is "Possession of prohibited weapons during a parade 
or demonstration". The fact that the seedballs were sitting idly at 
the edge of the parking lot, drying in the sun, rather than being 
part of a "parade or demonstration" was an irrelevant distinction to 
the police, who noted that protests are planned soon in Sacramento. 
Activists had made the seedballs the day before during a permaculture 
workshop. Each one contains soil, some straw, and seeds. When left on 
the ground, the seedballs are supposed to break down and sprout. 
Seedballs have been used in urban areas to bring flowers and food to 
areas in need of more green or sustenance. These particular balls 
contain heirloom seeds for growing clover and mustard, among other 
things.

much more at:

http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2003/06/266757.shtml
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