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.



