1. Seeds of the world: Journey to Forever - No seeds, no food, vanishing seeds, ...ady lost, rendezvous with extinction, seed saving, biodiversity, world hungerSeeds of the world "The earth was not given to us by our parents, it was loaned to us by our children." -- Kenyan proverbSite Search Seeds and our future Use Advanced search forSeed resources multiple words and Genetically Engineered crops phrasesThe Green RevolutionPlease supportSeeds and our futureJourney toForever Traditional varieties of vegetables and grains are a vital heritage:- click herethey could be the key to our food security in the future. But,where hundreds of varieties of a crop were once grown, nowthere may be only two or three, or the crop itself may have beenabandoned.Plant Patenting Laws have made seeds big business, largely Homecontrolled by a handful of big companies. (The top 10 seed What people are saying companies control about 33% of the US$24.4 billion global seed about us trade, with the top three companies controlling 20%.) Varieties About Handmade that do not have a world market lose their place and may no Projects longer be sold. Soon they vanish, forever. Sitemap (text only)Yet the lack of geneticdiversity in food crops greatly Projects increases their vulnerability to Community developmentpests and disease -- while Why were doing this breeding new resistant varieties Rural developmentrequires the germ-plasm of theold varieties which are being Fixing whats brokenlost. City farms Edible citiesAnd at a time when the global climate is changing in Organic gardeningunpredictable ways, nobody knows what sort of crops may be Everyone can grow theirneeded in the future -- the meagre number of commercial own food varieties available could prove useless in the new conditions. Composting The Wheel of LifeThe brave new seeds of the "GreenRevolution" are hybrids -- so-calledhttp://www.journeytoforever.org/seeds.html (1 of 15)11/30/2009 5:26:43 PM

2. Seeds of the world: Journey to Forever - No seeds, no food, vanishing seeds, ...ady lost, rendezvous with extinction, seed saving, biodiversity, world hunger Small farmsHYVs, high-yielding varieties that will The way forwardnot breed true and must be bought anew Small farms libraryfrom the seed companies each year. Classics on organicOthers have renamed them HRVs -- high- growing, soil and health response varieties, increasingly bred to (full text online)respond to high levels of chemical BiofuelsGreen Revolution fertilizers and for resistance to toxic Fuel for the futurehigh-yielding hybrid pesticides. Seldom are the high yields Biofuels libraryricereported in the test fields reproduced on Manuals, how-tos, actual farms, less still on the small farms most Third World research reports (full textpeople depend on for their food supply. And the new seeds lack online)the nutritional content of the traditional varieties. Solar box cookers Sun power saves livesOther tests have shown that old varieties, and treesgrown with good soil management and Trees, soil and waterNO chemicals, can equal the yields ofthe hybrids and far surpass their Healthcare for mountainsnutritional quality. Seeds of the world No seeds, no foodAnd, unlike the traditional varieties, the High-yelding hybrid Small farms librarynew hybrids do not last long -- even with corn -- about ashigh levels of chemical protection, they nutritious as tissue Appropriate technologysuccumb to pest attack after a few years paper What works and fitsand have to be replaced by another Project vehicles newly bred hybrid. The workhorsesAnd here lies the problem: the germplasm for the new seeds Internet comes from the old varieties, but the new seeds displace the oldWhy it really matters -- often where once scores or hundreds of old varieties weregrown, now theres only one, the same new variety that nowInternet interactionneeds replacing.Finding your wayAs one expert commented, its a strange technology that destroys Schools projects the very foundation it depends on.IntroductionThe development of GE (Genetically Engineered) seeds (also Biofuels termed GMOs -- Genetically Modified Organisms) that contain Solar box cookersgenes from quite different plants -- or from life-forms that are Backpack stove not plants at all -- has now taken the erosion of sustainable cropvarieties to a whole new level of risk. PicoTurbine Low-tech radio In collaboration with food crop conservation organizations,Journey to Forever will collect seeds of useful local varieties ofhttp://www.journeytoforever.org/seeds.html (2 of 15)11/30/2009 5:26:43 PM 3. Seeds of the world: Journey to Forever - No seeds, no food, vanishing seeds, ...ady lost, rendezvous with extinction, seed saving, biodiversity, world hungerWhat to do with a food crops wherever we go, saving them for the future as well ascardboard cartonredistributing them to other farmers further along our route. Wewill work with concerned NGOs to ensure that peasant plantSisters of silkbreeders rights are protected.Silkworms in a shoeboxSchool gardensSee: Seed patents threaten world food resourcesSchool compostingTrees and forests Seed resourcesThe Beach House fishpondThe Threatened Gene: Food, Politics, and the Loss ofHOMeR Genetic Diversity, Cary Fowler and Pat Mooney, 1991.Vanishing seeds: "Loss of genetic diversity in agriculture --Eco-footprint silent, rapid, inexorable -- is leading us to a rendezvous withEco-footprint extinction -- to the doorstep of hunger on a scale we refuse to School and youth imagine." 270-page book provides an excellent introduction to programs on the Webthe history and geopolitics of genetic diversity. Pat Mooney isexecutive director of the ETC Group, previously Rural Education resourcesAdvancement Foundation International (RAFI). Download PDF on the Web(14 MB):http://www.etcgroup.org/upload/publication/pdf_file/572Contact us"More than 90 per cent of crop varieties have disappeared fromfarmers fields." -- UK Agricultural Biodiversity CoalitionTo Keith Addisonhttp://www.ukabc.org/keith@journeytoforever.org This site has good resources on seed issues and food security.To Midori Hiraga"One of the worlds most pervasive threats to world food andmidori@journeytoforever.livelihood security is the loss of biological diversity." --orgGenetic Resources Action International (GRAIN)Homepagehttp://www.grain.org/http://journeytoforever.org/GRAIN is an international NGO, partof a global movement of popularHandmade Projects action against genetic erosion.Tamba Publishes the excellent "Seedling"Japannewsletter, books and other materials,briefings and ad hoc publications,global trade and biodiversity in conflict, an email mailing list.Site search. Website also in French and Spanish versions. "In order to have access to a widediversity of useful plants to meet ourhttp://www.journeytoforever.org/seeds.html (3 of 15)11/30/2009 5:26:43 PM 4. Seeds of the world: Journey to Forever - No seeds, no food, vanishing seeds, ...ady lost, rendezvous with extinction, seed saving, biodiversity, world hungeressential needs beyond 2000, wemust gather, annotate, and caretakethese resources now, before they arefurther eroded." -- Seed SaversNetworkhttp://www.seedsavers.net/This Australian seedsaving group isA trainee of theinvolved in projects in Zimbabwe, Community Seed BankCambodia, Tonga, Cuba and theTraining Program in theSolomon Islands. Solomon Islands collects long red beans from aLocal Seed subsistence garden(Seed Savers Network)NetworkManual tells how to establish and run a localseed group. 100 pages on forming a network,promoting and sharing skills, and sourcing,drying, cleaning, storing, testing anddistributing seeds. Illustrated. Buy at SeedSavers Network:http://www.seedsavers.net/The Heritage Seed Library run by the HDRA in Britain("Garden Organic") aims to conserve as much biodiversity as itcan and make as many varieties of vegetables available aspossible. About 700 varieties in the collection, mostlyvegetables. Seeds are supplied to volunteer Seed Guardians whocultivate threatened varieties of vegetables in their gardens. ASeed Swap section encourages informal exchange of rare seeds.The Library also publishes the quarterly newsletter Seed Newscovering plant genetic resources.http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/hsl/index.phpSeedSaving Resources -- This comprehensive site is a "one-stop-shop" of Web resources on plant genetic resources,seedsaving and seed swapping, and worldwide sources oforganic, heirloom, open-pollinated and non-GE seed and plants.http://homepage.tinet.ie/~merlyn/seedsaving.htmlThe Seed Exchange email list has nearly 700 members fromaround the world, including university agriculture departmentsand research stations. Moderated list, no advertising, membersemail information kept totally private. To subscribe send a blankemail to: seeds@nowonline.net with the word SUBSCRIBE ashttp://www.journeytoforever.org/seeds.html (4 of 15)11/30/2009 5:26:43 PM 5. Seeds of the world: Journey to Forever - No seeds, no food, vanishing seeds, ...ady lost, rendezvous with extinction, seed saving, biodiversity, world hungerthe subject of the message.Native Seeds/SEARCH (NS/S) of Tucson, Arizona, is anonprofit organization that works to conserve the traditionalcrops, seeds, and farming methods that have sustained nativepeoples throughout the southwestern US and northern Mexico."We promote the use of these ancient crops and their wildrelatives by gathering, safeguarding, and distributing their seeds,while sharing benefits with traditional communities. We alsowork to preserve knowledge about their uses. Through research,training, and community education, NS/S works to protectbiodiversity and to celebrate cultural diversity. Both are essentialin our efforts to restore the earth."http://nativeseeds.org/"Growing Diversity: Genetic Resourcesand Local Food Security", by DavidCooper, Rene Vellv, Henk Hobbelink(editors), 1992, IT Publications, ISBN 1-85339-119-0Edited by GRAIN (Genetic Resources ActionInternational), this book presents theexperiences of NGOs in managing geneticresources at the local level in the Third World.Fifteen authors document the work of localfarmers in developing crop varieties suited totheir needs and demonstrate how these approaches can be builtupon to promote conservation and development. Buy at Amazon.com: Growing Diversity Saving the Seed: Genetic diversity and European agriculture, by Rene Vellv, GRAIN, 1992, Earthscan, ISBN 1- 85383-150-6 "Pandas are cute, tropical rainforests are breath-taking, but how do you mobilize people to save a carrot?" Traces the decline of crop varieties in European farming, and describes what is being done to safeguardgenetic resources for the future. The crucialwork is being done by individuals and grassroots organizations,who largely go unrecognized and under-resourced. Policies topromote the diversification of European agriculture and anhttp://www.journeytoforever.org/seeds.html (5 of 15)11/30/2009 5:26:43 PM 6. Seeds of the world: Journey to Forever - No seeds, no food, vanishing seeds, ...ady lost, rendezvous with extinction, seed saving, biodiversity, world hungerintegrated strategy for safeguarding the genetic base of the foodsystem are urgently needed. Buy at Powells Books:http://www.powells.com/biblio/62-9781853831508-0Saving the Seed: Europes Challenge, by Alvaro Toledo,Seedling April 2002, GRAIN -- 2,800-word article examineshow the state of play has changed since the publication ofGRAINs "Saving the Seed: Genetic Diversity and EuropeanAgriculture" (Rene Vellv, GRAIN, 1992, Earthscan, ISBN 1-85383-150-6). "The 1990s have not been a good decade foragricultural biodiversity in Europe..."http://www.grain.org/seedling/?id=191 "Lost Crops of Africa: Volume I: Grains" by Noel Vietmeyer, 1996, National Academy Press, ISBN 0309049903 Africa has more native cereals than any other continent. It has its own species of rice, as well as finger millet, fonio, pearl millet, sorghum, tef, guinea millet, and several dozen wild cereals whose grains are eaten from time to time. This is a food heritage that has fedpeople for generation after generationstretching back to the origins of mankind. It is also a local uponwhich a sound food future might be built. But this legacy ofgenetic wealth has largely been bypassed in modern times. The"lost crops" can help provide food security in their native areas,which include many parts of Africa threatened with hunger. Atthe same time maintaining the diversity of these ancient cropswill protect options for the rest of the world to use. Full textonline at the National Academy Press:http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309049903Buy the book at Amazon.com: Lost Crops of Africa: Volume I:GrainsLost Crops of Africa: Volume II: Vegetables, 2006. Fulltext online at the National Academy Press:http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11763Buy the book at Amazon.com: Lost Crops of Africa: Volume II:VegetablesLost Crops of Africa: Volume III: Fruits, 2008. Full textonline at the National Academy Press:http://www.journeytoforever.org/seeds.html (6 of 15)11/30/2009 5:26:43 PM 7. Seeds of the world: Journey to Forever - No seeds, no food, vanishing seeds, ...ady lost, rendezvous with extinction, seed saving, biodiversity, world hungerhttp://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11879Buy the book at Amazon.com: Lost Crops of Africa: Volume III:FruitsEthiopias Living Laboratory of Biodiversity -- InEthiopia, home of one of the most publicized famines in the mid-1980s, farmers play a pivotal role in preserving and enhancingsome of the worlds most unique seed genetic material. AmidEthiopias diverse topography, climate and soil conditions, localfarmers have developed a tremendous base of food-producingseeds. In an effort to ensure Ethiopias seed genetic diversity,scientists are discovering that farmers are not merely an adjunctto conserving and enhancing this diversity but are key actors.http://archive.idrc.ca/books/reports/12ethiop.html"Lost Crops of the Incas: Little-Known Plants of theAndes with Promise for Worldwide Cultivation" Boardon Science and Technology for International Development,National Research Council, 1989, ISBN 0-309-04264-X.Detailed information on more than 30 different Incan crops thatpromise to follow the potatos lead and become importantcontributors to the worlds food supply. Some of theseoverlooked foods offer special advantages for developingnations, such as high nutritional quality and excellent yields.Color photographs of many of the crops plus the authorsexperiences in growing, tasting, and preparing them in differentways. Full text online at the National Academic Press:http://www.nap.edu/catalog/1398.htmlBuy the book at Amazon.com: Lost Crops of the Incas"Seed Savers Handbook" by Michel &Jude Fanton, 1993Without dedicated seed savers, our staplefoods would not exist. Such seed resources areonly safe in the hands of people who save andgrow them and eat their bounty; they are lostin "collections" or storage, or in hybridswholly owned by multinationals. The Fantons,founders of Australias SeedSavers Network,show how gardeners can protect our global food heritage -- andeat it too. They describe the seed collecting, growth cycles,propagation, cultivation and traditional kitchen and medicinaluses of over one hundred vegetables, culinary herbs and ediblehttp://www.journeytoforever.org/seeds.html (7 of 15)11/30/2009 5:26:43 PM 8. Seeds of the world: Journey to Forever - No seeds, no food, vanishing seeds, ...ady lost, rendezvous with extinction, seed saving, biodiversity, world hungerflowers. Buy at ECHOs Global Bookstore:http://www.echobooks.org/"New Seed-Starters Handbook" byNancy Bubel, 1988, Rodale Press, ISBN 0-87857-752-1Turn to this book for the most complete, up-to-date information on starting plants from seed.Written by a gardener with 30 years ofexperience, this easy-to-use reference explainseverything you need to know to start seeds andraise healthy seedlings successfully. Buy atAmazon.com: The New Seed Starters Handbook"Farmers Seed Production: Newapproaches and practices" edited byConny Almekinders, Niels Louwaars, 1999,Practical Action, ISBN 1853394661This handbook covers a whole range of issuesrelating to local seed supply systems,including participatory plant breeding, andboth technical and practical information onseed production and variety maintenance. Itsuggests new approaches and methods tosupport on-farm seed production by small-scale farmers indeveloping countries. Buy at the Development Bookshop:http://developmentbookshop.com/product_info.php?ref=13&products_id=456&affiliate_banner_id=1 "Heirloom Vegetable Gardening -- A Master Gardeners Guide to Planting, Seed Saving, and Cultural History" by William Woys Weaver, 1997, Henry Holt & Company, ISBN 0805040250 Lists 280 varieties of vegetables, all organically grown by Weaver. He has researched the traditional kitchen garden overthe course of 30 years. Old fashioned recipes, research on theintroduction of these vegetables, color photographs and linedrawings. Weaver maintains his own collection of over 2,000varieties of vegetables, herbs and flowers. Buy at Powells Bookshttp://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=6-0805040250-3http://www.journeytoforever.org/seeds.html (8 of 15)11/30/2009 5:26:43 PM 9. Seeds of the world: Journey to Forever - No seeds, no food, vanishing seeds, ...ady lost, rendezvous with extinction, seed saving, biodiversity, world hungerThe Seed Search, by Karen Platt, 5th edition, November2002, Black Tulip Publishing, 368 pages -- Sources for 40,000flowering seeds including all types of flowering plants and over9,500 vegetables. Includes open-pollinated, untreated, heirloomand organic seed, many rare species. Almost 500 suppliers fromall over the world, including many small, unusual seedcompanies. An alphabetical listing of seed showing whichsupplier supplies what. Full suppliers details. Buy at KarenPlatts online bookstore:http://www.karenplatt.co.uk/books/seedsearch6/Genetically Engineered cropsGenetically modified crops (GMOs, Genetically ModifiedOrganisms) have kept exactly none of the many golden promisesmade for it, and fulfilled most of the fears and cautions raised bythe technologys detractors -- theyre a disaster, nobody benefitsexcept Monsanto et al.The UNs landmark International Assessment ofAgricultural Science and Technology for Development(IAASTD) report on world agriculture of April 2008 said GMtechnology is not a quick fix to feed the worlds poor. The reportis highly critical of genetically engineered crops and saw littlerole for GMOs in feeding the poor on a large scale. It said GMOsare highly controversial and would not play a substantial role inaddressing the key problems of climate change, biodiversity loss,hunger and poverty. "Assessment of the technology lags behindits development, information is anecdotal and contradictory, anduncertainty about possible benefits and damage is unavoidable."Asked if GMOs could solve world hunger, Professor RobertWatson, the director of the IAASTD study, said: "The simpleanswer is no." IAASTD website:http://www.agassessment.org/"Biotech has bamboozled us all -- Studies suggest thattraditional farming methods are still the best" Guardian,August 24, 2000: "If anyone tells you that GM is going to feedthe world," Steve Smith, a director of the worlds biggestbiotechnology company, Novartis, insisted, "tell them that it isnot... To feed the world takes political and financial will -- itsnot about production and distribution." Mr Smith was voicing ahttp://www.journeytoforever.org/seeds.html (9 of 15)11/30/2009 5:26:43 PM 10. Seeds of the world: Journey to Forever - No seeds, no food, vanishing seeds, ...ady lost, rendezvous with extinction, seed saving, biodiversity, world hungertruth which most biotechnology companies have gone to greatlengths to deny.http://www.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,5673,358055,00.html"Ten reasons why biotechnology will not ensure foodsecurity, protect the environment and reduce povertyin the developing world" -- by Miguel A. Altieri, Universityof California, Berkeley and Peter Rosset, Food First/Institute forFood and Development Policyhttp://www.foodfirst.org/progs/global/biotech/altieri-11-99.html"Will Biotechnology Feed the Worlds Poor?" -- "One ofthe biggest myths perpetuated by the biotechnology industry isthat genetically engineered crops are likely to provide a solutionto world hunger" -- Tom Campbell, Development StudiesCentre, Kimmage Manor, Dublin, Irelandhttp://www.pmac.net/campbell.htm"Genetic Engineering and World Hunger: Food? Health?Hope?" -- "Ensuring food security worldwide requires anapproach that is the opposite of that promoted by Biotechnologycompanies". 16,000-word article from Britains TheCornerHouse, debunks the GE companies claims that geneticengineering is the key to feeding the worlds increasing numbersof people, that it will help to restore a healthy environment andprevent further degradation, and that it will provide farmers andconsumers worldwide with more choices and opportunities.http://www.ukabc.org/ge_wfs.htmlThe ETC Group, formerly Rural Advancement FoundationInternational (RAFI), is at the forefront of the battle againstGMO crops and biopiracyhttp://www.etcgroup.org/en/"GMOs are without a doubt the least democratic and mostunpopular new technology since nuclear energy, and theirpotential to catalyze global ecological and social disaster isterrifying." -- Friends of the Earth Internationalhttp://www.foei.org/"Say no to genetic engineering" -- Greenpeacehttp://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/genetic-http://www.journeytoforever.org/seeds.html (10 of 15)11/30/2009 5:26:43 PM 11. Seeds of the world: Journey to Forever - No seeds, no food, vanishing seeds, ...ady lost, rendezvous with extinction, seed saving, biodiversity, world hungerengineeringGMWatch.org -- Full coverage, daily news by email, the usualsuspects of the "Biotech Brigade", and more.http://www.gmwatch.org/The Campaign to Label Genetically Engineered Foods-- Campaigns, Action Alerts, information, resources, onlinebookstore and more:http://www.thecampaign.org/Genetic Resources Action International (GRAIN)http://www.grain.org/Biotechnology and Biosafety -- a large collection of reports,articles, publications from the Third World Networkhttp://www.twnside.org.sg/bio.htmUK Agricultural Biodiversity Coalitionhttp://www.ukabc.org/Open Letter from World Scientists to All Governments:"We, the undersigned scientists, call for the immediatesuspension of all environmental releases of Genetically Modifiedcrops and products; for patents on life-forms and livingprocesses to be revoked and banned; and for a comprehensivepublic enquiry into the future of agriculture and food security forall."http://www.i-sis.org.uk/list.php"Genetically Engineered food -- Safety Problems" --Physicians and Scientists Against Genetically Engineered Foodis demanding a moratorium on GE food.http://www.psrast.org/intro1.htmResources on biotechnology at the Institute of Science inSociety website, with reports by Dr. Mae-Wan Ho, AngelaRyan, Prof. Joe Cummins, and others. Newsletters, mailing list,full site search.http://www.i-sis.org.uk/The Research Foundation for Science,http://www.journeytoforever.org/seeds.html (11 of 15)11/30/2009 5:26:43 PM 12. Seeds of the world: Journey to Forever - No seeds, no food, vanishing seeds, ...ady lost, rendezvous with extinction, seed saving, biodiversity, world hungerTechnology and Ecology was founded inIndia in 1982 by Dr. Vandana Shiva,scientist, author and a leading opponentof GE crops and biopiracy.http://www.navdanya.org/Against the Grain: Why poor nationswould lose in a biotech war on hunger --The promise [of biotechnology] of moreDr Vandana Shivaabundant and more nutritious foodappears to hold out the hope that hunger and disease can bealleviated. With potential like this, who wouldnt be in favor ofgenetically engineered crops? For starters, many of the peoplethey are supposed to help. -- Sierra Clubhttp://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/200107/profile.aspDirty tricksMonsantos Web of Deceithttp://ngin.tripod.com/deceit_index.htmlCorporate Ghosts -- Theres a web of deceit over GM food,says George Monbiot -- The Guardian, 29 May 2002http://ngin.tripod.com/deceit7.htmlThe Fake Persuaders -- Corporations are inventing people torubbish their opponents on the internet, says George Monbiot --The Guardian, 14 May 2002http://ngin.tripod.com/deceit4.htmlKernels of Truth -- Virulent criticisms were anything butacademic -- The East Bay Express, 29 May 2002http://ngin.tripod.com/deceit8.htmlAmaizing Disgrace -- A dirty tricks campaign leads straight toMonsantos PR company -- The Ecologist, May 2002http://ngin.tripod.com/deceit2.htmlSeeds of Dissent -- Anti-GM scientists are facing widespreadassualts on their credibility. Andy Rowell investigates who isbehind the attacks -- Big Issue, 15-21 April 2002http://ngin.tripod.com/deceit3.htmlhttp://www.journeytoforever.org/seeds.html (12 of 15)11/30/2009 5:26:43 PM 13. Seeds of the world: Journey to Forever - No seeds, no food, vanishing seeds, ...ady lost, rendezvous with extinction, seed saving, biodiversity, world hungerScientists in a Spin -- How scientists have become embroiledin a PR dirty tricks campaign -- letter to The Guardian, 16 May2002http://ngin.tripod.com/deceit5.htmlThe Green Revolution"The Violence of the Green Revolution -- Third WorldAgriculture, Ecology and Politics", by Vandana Shiva, ZedBooks, London, and Third World Network, Malaysia; ISBN 983-99573-8-4, 264 pages. Dr. Shiva examines the impact of theGreen Revolution on the breadbasket of India, showing how the"quick fix" promise of large gains in output pushed aside seriouspursuit of an alternative agricultural strategy. She documents thedestruction of genetic diversity and soil fertility that resulted.Buy at Amazon.com: The Violence of Green Revolution"World Hunger: Twelve Myths", 2nd ed.,by Frances Moore Lapp, Joseph Collins,Peter Rosset with Luis Esparza, Food First/The Institute for Food and DevelopmentPolicy, 1998, 270pp.First published in the early 1970s, the WorldHunger report is an authoritative resource onthe problem of global hunger -- highlyrecommended. It debunks 12 persistentmisconceptions about hunger, including Myth5: "The Green Revolution is the answer." Thorough examinationof the issue. The book isnt just a damnation of wrong-headeddevelopment efforts, it also offers a well-considered wayforward. Buy at Amazon.com: World Hunger: 12 Myths"Food First" by Frances Moore Lappe andJoseph Collins, Institute for Food andDevelopment Policy (Food First), 1977, 416pages -- Why do hundreds of millions ofpeople go hungry? Because there just isntenough food to go round? No - theres morethan enough food for everyone. Food First isan eye-opener in exposing the hard realitiesof how the world food system really works. Itconfronts the political and economic roots ofhttp://www.journeytoforever.org/seeds.html (13 of 15)11/30/2009 5:26:43 PM 14. Seeds of the world: Journey to Forever - No seeds, no food, vanishing seeds, ...ady lost, rendezvous with extinction, seed saving, biodiversity, world hungerworld hunger and shows how ordinary people can help to end it.Thoroughly researched, good case-studies, thorough references.Written 30 years ago, the book is as relevant today as it wasthen, or even more so: a very great help in understanding thecontradictions of the food price crisis that is driving millionsmore into hunger today. Buy at Amazon.com: Food First"Lessons from the Green Revolution -- Do We NeedNew Technology to End Hunger?" Peter Rosset, JosephCollins, and Frances Moore Lapp, Tikkun Magazine, March/April 2000http://www.foodfirst.org/media/opeds/2000/4-greenrev.html"Nutrient starved soils lead to nutrient starved people", byKeith Addison, cover story, acres, USA, June 1983, also coverstory, Asian Business, February 1983: "Many are the riceterraces hewn with incredible labour from upland slopes andtragically abandoned after only a year when the ground failed toyield a crop at all -- meaning the end for that family. Had theyused native rice, they would have got some crop at least. Buthybrid seeds are now virtually the only seeds available and theywill not grow without the expensive inputs that these peoplehave no access to.""Treasure in a bowl of porridge" -- Tai Long Wan: Tales froma vanishing village, by Keith Addison. A development project inthe Philippines reports a setback to their plans to grow 20hectares of traditional strains of rice to help small farmerssurvive the onslaught of the Green Revolution -- they could onlyfind two kilos of native seed in the entire province. Backgroundon the Green Revolution and the seeds crisis.Community development | Rural development City farms | Organic gardening | Composting | Small farms | Biofuel | Solar box cookersTrees, soil and water | Seeds of the world | Appropriate technology | Project vehicles Home | What people are saying about us | About Handmade ProjectsProjects | Internet | Schools projects | Sitemap | Site Search | Donations | Contact ushttp://www.journeytoforever.org/seeds.html (14 of 15)11/30/2009 5:26:43 PM 15. 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