Re: [CH] Seed Licenses

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Urban Legend. The federal govt would issue licenses in California? Gimme a 
break!!!

Dave
TLCC

> Anyone know if this is true?
> 
> Sounds fishy but believable
> 
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> SEED LICENSES
> 
> The USDA is at it again ... with a plan to make it a
> federal law that farmers and gardeners who save seeds
> will have to have a license ($100 minimum in
> California).
> The penalties are from $1,000 for home gardeners to
> $250,000 for nurseries. Also, gardeners must be able
> to prove that their cultivated plants are
> USDA-approved.
> This is going to make it more and more difficult
> to get non-genetic modified seeds.
> 
> The Salem, Oregon City Council passed an ordinance
> limiting gardens to no more than a few hundred square
> feet.
> 
> And to think ... they're doing this "for our own
> good"!
> Oh, yeah? They're doing this for the good of the five
> largest seed companies. Money talks loud and clear.
> 
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Dave Anderson
Tough Love Chile Co.
http://www.tough-love.com

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