EU will regulate which seeds you are allowed to use. In your own garden!

[cariann88]

Hope it's not true.....

LiveLeak.com - The EU will regulate wich seeds you are allowed to use. In your own garden!

[Alison]

Isn't this old news that was voted out about Christmas time?

[veggiechicken]

That's what I thought too, Alison.
The Liveleak document is undated but it looks like old news to me.

[Greenleaves]

https://www.euroseeds.eu/commission-...ew-eu-seed-law

As Alison and VC point out.....withdrawn

[Potstubsdustbins]

I am always wary of anything like that which contains vulgarity, many spelling mistakes and makes reference to such as the Gestapo.

[veggiechicken]

Me too, Potty. I couldn't take anything from that article seriously - all a load of garbage and scaremongering.

[Sam.k]

It certainly was an 'intresting' read.

[WendyC]

Cleaned up I could use it as an exercise in proof reading for my class of 10 year olds.

[muddled]

However, the attempts to regulate what seeds we use and make seed saving illegal are, in fact, ongoing.

The article may have been scaremongering and one bill was recently voted out but more are in the pipeline. This one isn't going away.

[sparrow100]

However, the attempts to regulate what seeds we use and make seed saving illegal are, in fact, ongoing.

The article may have been scaremongering and one bill was recently voted out but more are in the pipeline. This one isn't going away.

Yes, huge shame but I can't see it staying away with the interests of agri-business involved.

[Sarico]

I read a lot about this. Seed saving is not and will not be illegal like what we do. There are seed saving company wich will charge a lot of money for some heritage seeds wich are not registered in EU list. So only commercials they have to buy the registered seeds. Us Allotmentier that we swap seeds without any charge is something normal that has been done for century. Nothing to worry. If I have to give up of my rich seeds database and buy commercial or gmo seeds I'll give up my plot if I can find them in store ready

[Alison]

It's not just the big boys it affects though, it would cause major problems for great little enterprises like Real Seeds too

[Kirk]

Wonder if that means they will arrest and lock up the damn squirrel that seems to plant every type of seed it can everywhere in my garden.

[muddled]

Wonder if that means they will arrest and lock up the damn squirrel that seems to plant every type of seed it can everywhere in my garden.

Only if he shares them between his friends....and someone grasses him up

[Potstubsdustbins]

WOW! Free squirrel control.