PA Ag Dept shuts down library's seed exchange program

[XNavyNuke]

It all about control.

Department of Agriculture Cracks Down on Seed Libraries

“This is not our core mission,” she said. “We thought we were doing a good thing in helping the Cumberland County Commission for Women (who requested the idea and the library’s participation).”

I don't suppose this would be part of Governor Rendell's "War on Women" since he was a Dem.

Some of the commissioners questioned whether that was the best use of the department’s time and money, but commissioner Barbara Cross noted that such seed libraries on a large scale could very well pose a danger.

“Agri-terrorism is a very, very real scenario,” she said. “Protecting and maintaining the food sources of America is an overwhelming challenge ... so you’ve got agri-tourism on one side and agri-terrorism on the other.”

Boogity, boogity!

And of course the fee that goes uncollected.....
PDA Program Detail

A. ALL SEEDS

1. Every person functioning as a distributor of seed in this Commonwealth shall apply and obtain an annual license for each legal entity the first of every year. A fee of $25 will be assessed.

...

6. Seed not correctly labeled may be subject to a "Stop Sale Order" and/or civil or criminal penalties may be assessed.

Looks like the library just got their Stop Order.

XNN

[ClydeCoulter]

smh

[tangent4ronpaul]

http://www.seedsavers.org/
http://www.library.pima.gov/seed-library/
http://www.seedlibrary.org/

Social Network:
http://seedlibraries.org/

Locator w/ over 200 listings:
http://www.seedlibrarian.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seed_library

-t