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in its infancy, is well underway (Adam, Katherine, ATTRA publication SeedProduction and Variety Development for Organic Systems, 2005 .

Seeds are a political issue. We need connection to our food. That connectionwill fundamentally change our life. (www.sfgate.com , BASIL is Here/Seeds,

Food and You by Lisa Van Cleef, interviewing Sascha DuBrul, founder of BASIL, 2000)

Seeds are messengers from the past. They are an embodiment of hope for the future. Seeds are a promise of life to come. They endure because they are generous. They survive by being resilient, abundant, and adaptable. The storyof seeds is also our story. We can be guided by the way of the seed and byknowing that what we do to seeds, we do to ourselves. One thing is certain: the

future of seeds is in our hands. (Cummings, 2008)

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www.gene-watch.org , Safe Seed Pledge

http://oaec.org , Occidental Arts and Ecology Center

http://seedalliance.org , Organic Seed Alliance

www.primalseeds.org , Primal Seeds

http://seedsavers.org , Seed Savers Exchange

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