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Friday, April 18, 2014

Open Source Seeds For Gardeners

Jack Kloppenburg , Irwin Goldman,  and Claire Luby fill envelopes
 with non-patentable seeds in the Horticulture office in Moore Hall.
From the University of Wisconsin-Madison....

"This week, scientists, farmers and sustainable food systems advocates will gather on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus to celebrate an unusual group of honored guests: 29 new varieties of broccoli, celery, kale, quinoa and other vegetables and grains that are being publicly released using a novel form of ownership agreement known as the Open Source Seed Pledge."

"The pledge, which was developed through a UW-Madison-led effort known as the Open Source Seed Initiative, is designed to keep the new seeds free for all people to grow, breed and share for perpetuity, with the goal of protecting the plants from patents and other restrictions down the line."

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