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  • From: Lawrence London <lfljvenaura@gmail.com>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Fw: The fennel flower (Nestlé is claiming to own it)
  • Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 12:26:19 -0500

On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 12:21 PM, John D'hondt <dhondt@eircom.net> wrote:

> One more step along a very slippery slope. If Nestlé gets away with this we
> can expect a deluge of more such patents. What is to stop corporations from
> patenting kale or potatoes or even rye grass?
>
> A sign of the impossible times we are in and much at the same level as
> calling people who install solar panels "Freeloaders" and those who collect
> rain water criminals.
> John
>

All....unbelievable......but as you say signs of the times we are in

This may brighten up your cold wet Irish day:

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Ftg_C0D1x00/Uq82P2L3NRI/AAAAAAAADP4/yKt64JsTeek/w1036-h777-no/IMG_3082.JPG

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