Scotts is owned by Monsanto and is the commercial vendor of Roundup.
Monsanto also owns a lot of old-favorite seed varieties from a 2005
acquisition of a major U.S. backyard gardener's seed company. For a list of
seed varieities now owned by Monsanto please go to
http://us.seminis.com/products/hg_products.asp. Most of our favorite vendors
now carry these seeds. Fortunately, most vendors have signed a pledge or
independently pledged to not knowingly carry or sell GMO modified seed.
The purpose of GMO is to create plants that are resistant to herbicides.
That is, you can spray the crop with an herbicide and it won't die, but the
weeds around it will die. It is not a clearly regulated practice, as GMO
seeds are considered the equivalent of any other seed.
I apologize if I have supplied some misinformation here, but welcome any
input from others who know more. This is my best understanding of Monsanto's
new role in backyard food production, genetic modifications of seeds, and
ownership.
----- Original Message -----
From: "becky stinson" <riverhe...@earthlink.net>
To: <community_garden@list.communitygarden.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 2:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Black list Scotts Miracle Grow
thanks for this Karen......please know that Scott's now 'owns' a huge
majority of garden care products geared towards homeowners. Including
Ortho, and Whitney Farms......they are busy buying up 'green' companies
or at least the patents on certain products, I believe, including Round
Up. Please do the research, they are trying to look green while taking
over the world of garden care products....their mission and ethics may
not really be in sync with what we all do growing food organically and
promoting safe clean habitat for plants and animals we share the planet
with...buy local or make your own, know who you are really giving your
money to.......
Thanks for all you all are doing.
~Becky Stinson
Guemes Island, Wa.
On Mar 20, 2012, at 11:28 AM, Karen Jones wrote:
I guess I am cynical enough to not be surprised that Scotts Miracle Grow
people actually sold poison bird seed, knowingly.
I recommend that the ACGa urge all members and all gardeners and
certainly anyone who loves our fine feathered friends to blacklist
Scotts Miracle Grow. Put them out of business. Now.
The first law of ecology is that everything is related to everything
else. Barry Commoner
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