Attention : The EU is going to ban traditional varieties.

http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/We_dont_accept_this_Let_us_keep_our_seeds_EU/?ckqhGeb

I've just about had enough of the EU sticking its fingers into our gardening, first they stop us using beer to trap slugs, then they make it illegal to feed chickens kitchen scraps, they've withdrawn Bordeaux mixture and you can't use Sulphur on mold anymore

No wonder UKIP is gaining seats.

 

Signed it and shared on on Bookface.

I think its about time we withdrew from the EU now. What do they call that form of politics where you are governed by an unelected body? Was it "dictatorship"?

 

I never voted for them.

This could put a whole load of people out of work, the Real Seed Company is the first one that springs to mind.

 

Signed it Zigs.
Is it illegal to use beer traps for slugs ? I've checked the calendar it not April the 1st

 

Yep, and soapy water for greenfly.

 

I'm sure there was a fairly high profile, government back campaign just a year or so ago aiming to promote 'heritage' varieties.

Seperate to that entirely there is a project in Norway where they are collecting and cataloguing as many seed types as possible for fear that one day we will lose them unless we have the seeds saved as insurance.

Then you get a bunch of idiots who lets face it, know nothing of any relevance to anything, except that some companies offer more funding than others, who come along and try to undermine it all.

I hope everyone is satisfied with supermarket rubbish, because that's all that we'll have in a few years time if we keep letting the EU do as they please.

 

I posted info about this a few days back and thought noone was interested
http://gardenerscorner.co.uk/forum/threads/the-eu-are-getting-out-of-hand.51353/#post-674213

 

I'd have been interested, but for whatever reason I didn't see your thread, sorry.

 

Maybe this is important enough for a GC newsletter to be sent out to its 10,000 members...that's a lot of signatures for the petition...don't you think?

I've signed..

Steve...

 

Info on Realseeds website: http://www.realseeds.co.uk/seedlaw.html

 

I've shared that one on FB too.

 

All done Ziggy and emailed to 12 gardening colleagues too,
Jenny

 

I think we should just ignore it.
Lets face it the French know the best way of dealing with the EU.

They just ignore it.
Sign all the relevant papers then walk away and carry on.

Its only our stupid lot that actually put all these things into action, most of the rest of Europe just get on with it.
I'm sure Polish farmers are quivering in their boots over this,....... somehow I dont think so.

So we either follow their lead, or dump Europe and go it "alone", personally, I dont think we would be alone for very long, just as long as we crawled on our hands and knees and asked the Commonwealth to take us back.

Cant actually be bothered to sign yet another pointless petition, which neither our government, who's hands are tied, or the non democratic little Hitlers of Europe wont even see.

Have a nice day.