tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603055518123606194.post6762544791107917893..comments2024-03-16T04:38:03.496-04:00Comments on Gardening along the creek...: Are You (Unintentionally) Supporting Monsanto??dariushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12905692094664443489noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603055518123606194.post-32287330910057628102013-02-10T10:06:27.516-05:002013-02-10T10:06:27.516-05:00I DO support Johnny's, and your suggestion for...I DO support Johnny's, and your suggestion for an email to them is a good one. <br /><br />We cannot afford to lose good seed companies.dariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12905692094664443489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603055518123606194.post-25851496718722510812013-02-08T13:48:04.376-05:002013-02-08T13:48:04.376-05:00I love Johnnie seeds. :( So what's the answer...I love Johnnie seeds. :( So what's the answer? Don't buy those particular seeds from them?<br />Thank you for this link btw. Monsanto is the devil. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603055518123606194.post-85203889021005237342013-01-20T11:18:09.865-05:002013-01-20T11:18:09.865-05:00Don't confuse the two!!!
Jung Seed Genetics is...Don't confuse the two!!!<br />Jung Seed Genetics is owned by Monsanto.<br />Jung Seed Company is family owned.<br />http://www.jungseed.com/GardenersCorner.asp?article=Jung+Seed+Company%2C+Monsanto+and+Seminis&aid=51&id=5<br />Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603055518123606194.post-35074767251696294772013-01-17T12:10:26.378-05:002013-01-17T12:10:26.378-05:00Blogger.com is messing with posting Comments, so t...Blogger.com is messing with posting Comments, so this is a general reply to a couple of recent comments about Jung Seed.<br /><br />A Google search on who owns Jung brings up a lot of controversy. It was never my intention to malign any seed company by this blog post last April, but rather to point out how insidious Monsanto has become in the world seed market.<br /><br />Monsanto holds over eleven thousand U.S. seed patents. When Americans buy garden seed and supplies, most of the time they are buying from Monsanto regardless of who the retailer is.<br /><br />Consider this, in 1981 there were approximately 5,000 vegetable seed varieties available in U.S. catalogs. Today there are less than 500, a 90 percent reduction.<br />(http://www.countrysidemag.com/issues/90/90-2/Jerri_Cook.html)dariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12905692094664443489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603055518123606194.post-48410947532501581432013-01-16T23:18:33.815-05:002013-01-16T23:18:33.815-05:00Jung and Vermont Bean are not owned by MonsantoJung and Vermont Bean are not owned by MonsantoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603055518123606194.post-80033900110759627712013-01-16T17:16:11.867-05:002013-01-16T17:16:11.867-05:00"I was also surprised to read that Jung Seed,..."I was also surprised to read that Jung Seed, R.H. Shumway, Vermont Bean Seed and Totally Tomatoes are among the Monsanto-owned seed companies."<br />This Statement is completely false. All of these companies are privately owned by family members of J. W. Jung himself. It would be nice if people check their facts before slandering good companies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603055518123606194.post-79729864776006530312012-09-14T21:45:28.544-04:002012-09-14T21:45:28.544-04:00Michelle, kudos to you for doing some homework!Michelle, kudos to you for doing some homework!dariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12905692094664443489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603055518123606194.post-41840012227231702792012-09-14T20:28:31.082-04:002012-09-14T20:28:31.082-04:00Wow! So disappointing. I came across your site (th...Wow! So disappointing. I came across your site (thankfully; it's wonderful) after spending an evening with acquaintances who boldly stated that Monsanto now owns Johnny's. I googled "Does Monsanto own Johnny's Seeds?" and landed here. (You gotta love the internet!).I buy most of my seeds from Fedco but receive the Johnny's catalogue (very useful for cultivation info.). I have bought seeds from Johnny's on the rare occasion but they're very pricey. I was longing for Cheddar Cauliflower and couldn't part with $11.75 for 10 seeds from Johnny's and, as it was not available through Fedco, searched and found R.H.Shumway, and then ordered several more things from them, including the hybrid Goliath tomato, which resisted the blight better than the heirlooms, which is always, and always will be, our main crop. I'm crestfallen, but grateful to you for having researched this subject so thoroughly. Monsanto needs an intervention, and we the growers and consumers are the only ones that can do this. The Cheddar Cauliflower, by the way,produced beautifully, as did the Goliath tomatoes; stupendously. Stupendous enough to appease my conscience? No. Fedco it is.Michelle Beckerhttp://www.mbeckerco.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603055518123606194.post-11565031627636359612012-04-19T03:31:55.280-04:002012-04-19T03:31:55.280-04:00Tacks Darius
Du have very good page.Have done muc...Tacks Darius <br />Du have very good page.Have done much work on it.<br />If one thinks about GM food, the motivation, the process, and the end, all deal with money. The motivation is a really excellent and they earn billions dollars last year. http://www.wikinvest.com/stock/Monsanto_Company_%28MON%29<br />I think the end users eventually decide. The wealthy people and the elites like to buy organic food in spite of the price, but the majority of people buy what is cheap, and the quality is not the option. My question is who can make the cheapest food?<br />2012 04 19Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603055518123606194.post-91060716699017478002012-04-12T19:14:43.640-04:002012-04-12T19:14:43.640-04:00Yes, the "collective we" are wreaking ha...Yes, the "collective we" <i>are</i> wreaking havoc and the insanity just grows. sigh.dariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12905692094664443489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603055518123606194.post-32425171100755286502012-04-12T19:12:56.543-04:002012-04-12T19:12:56.543-04:00I did pretty good too on seed and plant purchases,...I did pretty good too on seed and plant purchases, without even knowing the list above. :)dariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12905692094664443489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603055518123606194.post-34966190257064643762012-04-12T19:03:16.952-04:002012-04-12T19:03:16.952-04:00Darius, thanks for sharing this information. As a...Darius, thanks for sharing this information. As a human race, we seem to be doing everything we can to destroy our life support system -- everything from seeds and soil to air and water. The insanity just keeps growing . . .gaias daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625781455690205927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603055518123606194.post-29308669057049927852012-04-12T15:29:25.465-04:002012-04-12T15:29:25.465-04:00Good post. I didn't know about Jung & Verm...Good post. I didn't know about Jung & Vermont Bean. I'm good with the exception of buying some plants from Jung last year.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603055518123606194.post-5755465418061312642012-04-12T12:49:15.848-04:002012-04-12T12:49:15.848-04:00Fedco is a good company. I know Johnny's carri...Fedco is a good company. I know Johnny's carries some Seminis seed, but Monsanto does not own Johnny's. http://www.johnnyseeds.com/t-ownership.aspxdariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12905692094664443489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603055518123606194.post-53686338049600694032012-04-12T12:12:28.380-04:002012-04-12T12:12:28.380-04:00Thank you for posting this. As enligthened as I t...Thank you for posting this. As enligthened as I think I am, I often find that I'm not as up-to-snuff on certain things as I should be. I've always been a Johnny's Seed customer. Guess I'm going to be switching to Fedco. Bummer.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04642417312794814066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603055518123606194.post-44947734322743540852012-04-11T19:10:36.087-04:002012-04-11T19:10:36.087-04:00Pat, I think sharing information is important... T...Pat, I think sharing information is important... Thanks for doing so!dariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12905692094664443489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603055518123606194.post-84402559340178250072012-04-11T18:54:44.476-04:002012-04-11T18:54:44.476-04:00Wow! I wasn't aware they owned all that ... I&...Wow! I wasn't aware they owned all that ... I'm sharing this. Thanks.Pathttp://www.edible-landscape-design.comnoreply@blogger.com