On Jan 9, 2007, at 9:17 AM, Don Bowen wrote:
> http://groovygreen.com/groove/?p=868
Thanks, Don.
For those who didn't click on the url, this is the message:
"A recent merger now announced says that W.Atlee Burpee & Co.
Seeds has accepted a deal to be bought out by Seminis. This will mean
that from the beginning of 2007 onward, Burpee will be operated as a
subsidiary of Monsanto (a.k.a. Monsatan) Co., which has already
bought out Seminis. Seminis and Burpee were the two largest American
seed companies not affiliated with Monsatan until both were recently
bought out by the multi-billion-dollar corporation."
Yep, you read that correctly. The big conglomerate, Monsanto, now
owns Burpee seeds. Well, actually, Seminis owns Burpee seed, and
Monsanto bought Seminis last spring for $1.4 billion in cash.
This is important as Monsanto creates RoundUp as well as terminator
genes.
Monsanto also patents seeds so that they cannot legally be grown
unless the seed is purchased from the company.
Additional Info:
http://idigmygarden.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2245
http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2005/12/7/83510/2591
http://www.corporatewatch.org.uk/?lid=208
This really frightens me - especially after watching "The Future of
Food."
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