My starting suspicion is that the author is mainly opposed to genetically modified foods but I’m open to evidence.
“The Sheep Look Up.”
Right now Greenpeace has two of these guys on a tour of Australia (which is gradually introducing GM crops), with the farmer trying to tell the farmers here they get lower yields and they can't reuse the seeds. Farmers don't reuse the seeds anyway.
You are not forced to buy Monsanto seeds anyway.
Exactly. I'm not saying I love Monsanto. We own a family farm and know Monsanto quite well ... some good, some bad, some neutral.
Whether the author is opposed to GM foods or not, the article does suggest the good point that others here have raised, that the control of the world’s food supply is in the hands of these folks who own the heirloom seeds.
I can’t eat a lot of veggies because of food allergies, but my family can and I’m going to be buying what I can that I can save seeds from.
I buy seeds from Territorial Seed Co and they sell many varieties which are labeled OP for Open Pollinated. I called them and asked and they told me that the OP varieties will breed true as long as they are not contaminated by another one nearby and that you can save the seeds from them.
I’m carefully planning my plantings of veggies so that I don’t get cross pollination within my garden. I like sugar peas and regular peas so I’m planting the varieties so that they reach maturity at different times.
http://www.territorialseed.com/