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Toxic seeds in Haiti

An interesting article on the efforts of small farmers in Haiti to prevent hybrid seeds that have been treated with toxic chemicals:

http://www.truthout.org/haitian-farmers-commit-burning-monsanto-hybrid-seeds59616

This attempted seed donation by Monsanto is unfortunately a common occurrence, which frequently results in deep debt and environmental degradation for small farmers.  One of the many reasons that we use only open-pollinated heirloom seeds and practice seed-saving, so that WVI farmers can help promote environmental sustainability for generations.

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