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zigs

Joined: 02 Sep 2005
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Location: Somerset

Posted: Mon May 06, 13 10:00 am Post subject: The EU are planning on banning traditional varieties of seed
https://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/We_dont_accept_this_Let_us_keep_our_seeds_EU/?cdEgEab This is outrageous, could mean the end of things like The Real Seed Company.

Piggyphile

Joined: 02 Apr 2009
Posts: 891
Location: Galicia

Posted: Mon May 06, 13 10:14 am Post subject:
I have already signed this, there was a previous thread on the same subject here last week but any reminder that keeps the topic in the limelight is good. So often apathy stops people signing these things (and voting) and making their voices heard.

jamanda
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Posted: Mon May 06, 13 10:25 am Post subject:
I can't actually find the relevent article in the Norwegian magazine they are citing as their source.

cassy

Joined: 04 Feb 2008
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Location: South West Scotland

Posted: Mon May 06, 13 10:40 am Post subject:
This page from Real Seeds has useful information including the latest changes and background to why this law is damaging, even despite the changes.

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
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Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Mon May 06, 13 1:18 pm Post subject:
Due to go before the EU today according to that article...

oldish chris

Joined: 14 Jun 2006
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Location: Comfortably Wet Southport

Posted: Mon May 06, 13 3:09 pm Post subject:
Isn't there already similar legislation in place? This was why the late Lawrence Hills started the Heritage Seed Library.

oldish chris

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Posted: Mon May 06, 13 3:12 pm Post subject:
still signed the petition

zigs

Joined: 02 Sep 2005
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Location: Somerset

Posted: Mon May 06, 13 5:47 pm Post subject:
It was posted on our gardening forums last week, but most of us missed it, been lobbing it everywhere for good coverage. The loss of genetic diversification would be a disaster, who knows what new problems we might face in the future.

Mr O

Joined: 13 Feb 2005
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada

Posted: Mon May 06, 13 6:05 pm Post subject:
Probably, one of those EU Myths?

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
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Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Mon May 06, 13 6:57 pm Post subject:

Mr O wrote:

Probably, one of those EU Myths?

Hopefully. But with the EU, all manner of insanity is possible.

Woodburner

Joined: 28 Apr 2006
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Location: Essex

Posted: Mon May 06, 13 7:50 pm Post subject:
Signed anyway.

yummersetter

Joined: 26 Jan 2008
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Location: Somerset

Posted: Mon May 06, 13 9:21 pm Post subject:
Sadly not a myth at all but now a fact. Or it will be once its gone through all the twists and turns of the legal processes. All the details are here https://www.realseeds.co.uk/seedlaw.html

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
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Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Mon May 06, 13 9:58 pm Post subject:

yummersetter wrote:

All the details are here https://www.realseeds.co.uk/seedlaw.html

And have you read them?
In fact, the details are here.

Interesting question for the table though: if these rules had been in place, would they have done anything to curb the import of Chalara fraxinea?

gardening-girl

Joined: 25 Feb 2009
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Location: Somerset.

Posted: Tue May 07, 13 8:23 am Post subject:
Most people will just carry on and keep quiet.

alison
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Posted: Tue May 07, 13 8:39 am Post subject:

gardening-girl wrote:

Most people will just carry on and keep quiet.

I don't know if they will be able to.

I bet a lot of people don't save seeds, they buy new ones each year, or plugs, and still get a harvest.

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