Guest guest Posted March 11, 1999 Report Share Posted March 11, 1999 >In the UK and available for Europe also is the Henry Doubleday Heritage Seed >Library, of which I am a member, so people here can order through me. It has >over 700 varieties and their aim is to make available to farmers and growers >the outlawed varieties that are not dependant on pesticides and chemical >fertilizers. Huh, the outlawed varieties? I hope they are not like "triffids". I'm curious, why are they outlawed? Were they a result of mad scientist's genetic experiment? And do they really independent on chemicals or just less dependent? yhs, bh Oleg. Thank you for your inquiry. These plants certainly may be bigger....But they are apparently some of the best cultivars around. The Findhorn community was famous for its enormous vegetables in the beginning. They turned sand dunes into cultivable land with compost. (Flight into Freedom, Opening doors within, Caddy, the Findhorn Press, 1987) Old Varieties. These have been handed down for generations without modifications by scientisits. They are known as 'outlawed' because the government sees fit to outlaw the general sale of such natural seeds. You have to belong to the club to get round this. There are some other recent texts you might like to read either in Agriculture or Cow Protection regarding this issue. But in a nutshell - the healthier your soil the healthier your crops .. Disease is natures way of dealing with the unfit. (Howard) Howard did an experiment on an entire field of (I think without reference, Indigo). Half the field was farmed with fully organic Indore compost and no chemicals, the other half with regular chemicals. When the pests came, they destroyed only the chemical half of the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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