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ā€œOpen Sourceā€ Seeds Loosen Big Agā€™s Grip on Farmers

A handful of companies own the patents on virtually every seed planted in the US. Now, a new crop of unowned seeds is bringing biodiversity back to farming.

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https://worldsensorium.com/open-source-seeds-loosen-big-ags-grip-on-farmers/

ā€œOpen Sourceā€ Seeds Loosen Big Agā€™s Grip on Farmers ā€“ World Sensorium / Conservancy

Feb 11, 2023 at 1:22pmWeb
Show thread(((Baslow)))Feb 11, 2023
D'oh!
I only just now thought of this new hashtag:
#SeedsTheMeansOfCommunity
Show thread(((Baslow)))Feb 12, 2023

Rematriating Seed Relatives to their Communities of Origin (Online Discussion)

https://usbg.doubleknot.com/event/rematriating-seed-relatives-to-their-communities-of-origin-online-discussion/2962831

Rematriating Seed Relatives to their Communities of Origin (Online Discussion)

2/17/2023 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Show threadNatalieFeb 11, 2023
@baslow love the idea behind this.
Show threadRandy Noseworthy šŸ˜¼ Feb 11, 2023

@baslow

That is good news.

Also, the right to repair issue with John Deere needs to be remedied.

Show threadDagnabbit, Pascaline! šŸ’„Feb 12, 2023
@baslow How wonderful, this is good news. I really need this ā˜ŗļø
Show threadtwilwel antifascistFeb 12, 2023
@baslow patenten op zaad is Ć©Ć©n van de manieren waarop multinationale bedrijven hun markt proberen te monopoliseren. Het maakt daarbij niet uit dat ze lange tijd verlies draaien, want dat kunnen ze langer volhouden dan kleine spelers. Zijn die eenmaal overgenomen, samen met hun gedurende decennia verbetert zaad door deze ā€œcompetitieā€, dan kan de agro-kolos vragen wat ie wil voor het zaad en het geld stroomt binnen. Een normale marge hoeven ze zich niet aan te houden, er is geen keuze
Show thread(((Baslow)))Feb 12, 2023
@twilwel
"Property" is a fiction granting power to control access and use.
"Owning property" makes the arrangement personal and gives incentives to individuals to maintain and preserve "property".
This makes most sense on small scales, with material things of importance, which require individual attention.
"Intellectual property" is an abusive exercise of power which controls access to and use of ideas, which are the seeds of civilization. This is bad.
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