[UrbanCropCircle] Fwd: where is the UCC group meeting on Dec. 6?

[Mewmere]

 Susan: Territorial does not get all of its seeds from a company that is now owned 
by Monsanto. That company supplies some of Territorial's seeds, but not nearly all.
One is not supporting Monsanto by buying Territorial's other seeds. 
This is business 101--and should be intuitively obvious. Many people
in this group still wish to support Territorial. If you don't want to buy those seeds, you
don't have to. But please, don't push your will on the rest of us. The last time this
group debated this topic, many people were so angry they didn't want to be part of
this group anymore. I strongly suggest this is not a topic for the Christmas gathering, 
and should be delayed until January. 

I have no problem supplementing our order with seeds from other companies, especially
where there are varieties not available through Territorial.  However,
we have learned about other great companies in your absence. One is a very small
seed company in Bellingham, which specializes in seeds that do well in our environment
(I can track down name, but not now.) This is way more exciting than Seeds of Change. 

Another is Johnny's Seeds (can't remember precise name right now)
 out of Maine, which I discussed at the last meeting. When
I asked a farmer at the Farmers market from whom I had bought some starts that did
so well that Ingela wanted to know what the seeds were, we discovered they come 
from this soon-to-be 100% employee owned company in Maine. The farmer told me these
seeds performed better than any others she encountered--and that they were her 
favorites, even if they were not organic. In other words, organic is her first choice. But
her second choice was some non-organic seeds from this company rather than organic
seeds from others. (This company also sells Eliot Coleman's tools, specially designed
for small farmers.) This company has way, way more offerings than Territorial. You can
see the catalog on-line and/or order it. However, these seeds go so fast that they 
really should be ordered by January at the latest. 

A third company we learned about was one that through our winter gardening guru, 
Laurette Chasse. Again, I have the name somewhere (I subscribed to their email
list). In effect, it is Italian, which she thinks has a similar climate to our own.

--Ellie 

 


 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Susan Helf <shelf30 at gmail.com>
To: Sustainable Ballard Urban Crop Circle <urbancropcircle at lists.sustainableballard.org>
Sent: Tue, Nov 23, 2010 10:24 am
Subject: [UrbanCropCircle] Fwd: where is the UCC group meeting on Dec. 6?


Dear fellow gardeners,
The next UCC meeting is at 6 p.m.  Monday, Dec. 6,  at the home of Sooz Appel
Her address is 2533 Westlake Ave. N. Park across the street from Sooz' house.
Bring a potluck dish to share as well as one exchange gift. 
 
The gift can be homemade, used, "regifted" or newly purchased. Each person 
will leave with a different gift than the one she brought.  
 
Our January meeting with focus on garden planning. At the February meeting,
we will put together our bulk seed order.
 
I'd like to add a discussion item to the agenda for December. Should
we continue to order seeds from Territorial? That company distributes some
seeds from Semanis, which is owned by Montsanto. Should we do continue
to do business with Territorial, which indirectly helps enrich Montsanto? Or should
we give our business to a company with no ties to Monsanto?
 
I ordered seed catelogs from Baker Creek, Seeds of Change and one other
company. If the catelogs arrive in time, I will bring them to the December meeting.
All three of these companies focus on open-pollinated heirloom seeds and none has any 
dealings with Monsanto. 

Depending on the group sentiment, we could either switch to another company, or
perhaps send in two separate orders - one to Territorial and one to a different company. 
I'm looking forward to discussing this issue in December 
 
 
Susan Helf 









Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 09:07:39 -0800
Subject: where is the UCC group meeting on Dec. 6?
From: shelf30 at gmail.com
To: pjjenson1 at hotmail.com





Hi Paula,
Forgive me if you've already sent me the information, but I need to know where the UCC group is meeting on Dec. 6. 
It's nearly time to send out a reminder. I have finished my grant-writing course that met on Monday evenings, so I can 
start coming to UCC meetings again.
 
The group generally puts together a group seed order in February to order seeds from Territorial.
I'd like to place an item for discussion on the agenda- whether to continue buying seeds from Territorial
or to buy seeds from another company. I'm very concerned  that some of the seeds Territorial distributes 
come from Seminis, which was acquired by Monsanto. I don't think we should be buying seeds from a 
company that helps Monsanto make money.

 

I just requested seed catalogs from Seeds of Change (N.M.) High Mowing (VT) and
Baker Seeds. They all carry open-pollinated, heirloom, organic seeds. I should have 
the catelegs in hand by the January meeting. I'll bring them so people can look
through the offerings.

 
 
Thanks,
 
Susan 




 
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