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2017 2017 Bingenheimer Saatgut AG Organic Seeds Telephone: +49 (0) 6035 1899-0 Fax: +49 (0) 6035 1899-40 E-Mail: [email protected] www.bingenheimersaatgut.de www.bingenheimersaatgut.de We are reachable by telephone: Monday to Thursday from 8 am-4.30 pm Friday from 8 am-2 pm OPEN-POLLINATED ORGANIC SEEDS DE-ÖKO-007 From 03.7.2017 to 11.8.2017: Vegetables · Herbs · Flowers Monday to Friday from 8 am-12.30 pm (Otherwise telephone answering machine) Dear customers, Retail assortment: The Murrmel Charentais melon shown on this year‘s cover is written with “rr”. The double “r” makes the link between this ball-shaped melon variety and the village of ‚Murr‘. That is where Biodynamic Seed for hobby-gardeners the von Woedtke Demeter market garden is to be found and where Stef Eysermans spent years developing the variety. • Popular assortment of seeds selected for the hobby-gardener. • Descriptions and details given in English, Danish and Dutch. The case of Murrmel is typical: It was developed on the initiative of a gardener and was made available through our network of organic growers. But, unless European patenting practice Clear price brackets shown both on the packets and display is fundamentally changed – and the patenting of plant and animal characteristics is prohibi- stand. ted, the freedom to carry out the kind of horticultural plant • Special seed packets displaying a highly descriptive picture of breeding that created Murrmel, could be consigned to his- tory. For if an infringement of patent rights is suspected the the plant and growing instructions. Distributed in units of 5 owner of those rights can prevent any form of plant bree- seed packets of each variety. ding and marketing of the crop. Patenting also applies to • New tasty and disease-resistant varieties for organic cultiva- the procedures of GM technology. This doubles the pressure on organic agriculture and reduces the choice of varieties tion, and traditional ones as well. Over 110 different vegetables, available since any form of independent plant breeding is flowers and herbs. restricted by both GM technology and patenting. • A nice wooden display unit with 42 hooks. These are made by There are some fundamental questions that need to be disabled people in the workshops of the Bingenheim Communi- addressed by all those involved in seed growing, produc- ty. Also available is a small sturdy display strip with 7-12 hooks, tion and trading and their customers: Which varieties can suitable as a secondary display or for the smaller shop. provide a foundation for sustainable and quality conscious organic production? How can freedom of choice be maintai- • Our products may be procured from your wholesaler or direct from us. Prices and order form available on request. ned in the face of a globalised conventional seed monopoly? Summer-meeting of the Seed Initiative Group in 2016 at Ralzhof This makes the work of those involved in the “Initiative Group for Biodynamic and Organic Vegetable Seeds” increasingly im- portant. This group includes nearly 100 seed producers, the 30 plant breeding places of Kultursaat eV., the site of Saat:gut e.V. and the gardeners who are developing and cultivating their own home saved seed that might one day – like the Murrmel variety – be made available to other growers. In our editorial section you will find more on the subjects of: The new GM technology, patenting, the process whereby a home saved is included in the catalogue of Bingeheimer Saatgut AG and the plant breeding and quality improvement work being undertaken by plant breeders in our biodynamic and organic vegetable seed network. We are delighted to be able to offer you new varieties developed by our breeders along with other ‚discoveries‘ for the 2017 growing season. With best wishes for the coming season. Petra Boie Gebhard Rossmanith on behalf of the Bingenheimer Saatgut team Translator: Bernard Jarman has been involved with biodynamic farming and gardening most of his life. He learned German while working as an apprentice on a biodynamic farm in northern Germa- P.S.: Would you like to visit us? If so please consult the diary on our website. We look forward to welcoming you! Subscribe to ny. He has managed a small mixed farm for some years and several horticultural enterprises. our free newsletter and stay up to date throughout the year. He served as executive director of the UK Biodynamic Association for ten years and continues to act as a part-time consultant. He is currently estate manager at Hawkwood College, a cen- tre for adult education in Gloucestershire, is involved in a number of social, educational and environmental initiatives in the area and regularly interprets at conferences. Bingenheimer Saatgut AG Telephone: +49 (0) 6035 1899-0 Organic Seeds Fax: +49 (0) 6035 1899-40 Imprint Editor: Bingenheimer Saatgut AG Kronstraße 24 E-Mail: [email protected] Coordination: Marie Marschoun D 61209 Echzell Bingenheim www.bingenheimersaatgut.de Set: hgs 5 Gmbh, Fürth Translation: Bernard Jarman Pictures: Christian Pochodzala; Marek Thielemann; fotolia (page: 13, 25, 36, 41, 52); iStockphoto (page: 10, 20, 34). Cover picture: The Murrmel Charentais Melon just before harvest. Print: Bonifatius Druck- und Buchverlag, Paderborn 2 bingenheimer saatgut Contents Contents Season 2017 Parsley Parsley . 32 Novelties and explanations 5–9 Hamburg parsley . 33 Parsnips . 31 Vegetables Peas Field Peas . 10 Aubergine . 67 Garden Peas . 10 Beans Sugar Peas . 10 Broad Bean . 15 Physalis . 68 French Beans . 11 Pepper . 60 Pole beans . 13 Radish . 25 Runner Bean . 14 Rucola . 36 Beetroot . 28 Spinach . 35 Black Salsify (Scorzonera) . 27 Spinach beet . 36 Cabbage Squash . 53 Broccoli . 17 Swede turnip . 25 Brussels sprouts . 22 Sweet corn . 68 Cauliflower . 15 Tomatoes . 63 Chinese cabbage . 17 Turnip . 24 Curly kale . 23 Winter purslane . 42 Kohlrabi . 22 Winter Radish . 26 Red cabbage . 20 Zucchini . 59 Savoy . 21 White cabbage . 18 Herbs Carrots . 29 Celeriac . 33 Basil . 78 Celery . 34 Black cumin . 82 Chicory . 50 Borage . 79 Chili . 62 Burnet . 81 Chinese leaves . 39 Chervil . 81 Corn salad . 41 Chive . 81 Cress . 40 Chop suey greens . 82 Cucumbers Coriander . 80 Ridge cucumbers . 57 Cumin . 79 Salad cucumbers . 57 Dill . 79 Fennel French sorrel . 80 Florence fennel . 34 Garden Fennel . 80 Leeks . 51 Garlic chives . 82 Lettuces Hyssop . 82 Baby-leaf . 48 Lavender . 80 Batavia . 45 Lemon balm . 83 Bucks Horn Plantain . 38 Lovage . 80 Chicory . 50 Marjoram . 80 Chicory sugarloaf . 49 Oregano . 81 Chinese leaves . 39 Sage . 81 Cos lettuce . 46 Savory . 79 Iceberg . 43 Thyme . 82 Endive . 49 Butterhead lettuce . 42 Leaf lettuce . 48 Namenia . 39 Oak Leaf Lettuce . 46 Melons . 56 New Zealand spinach . 36 Onions . 52 Paprika . 57 bingenheimer saatgut 3 Contents Flowers Red Flax . 97 Salpiglossis sinuata . 98 Annual Summer Flowers . 90-100 Siberian Motherwort . 97 Biennial (or perennial) summer flowers . 101-102 Small Flowered Pansy . 101 Summer flower mixtures. 102-103 Snapdragon . 90 Ornamental grass . 103 Soapwort . 95 Sunflower . 96 Anise Hyssop . 90 Sweet Scabious . 99 Annual Mallow . 96 Sweet William . 101 Arnica . 101 Tall Straw Flower . 96 Aster . 91 Valerian . 102 Bee pasture . 102 Vipers Bugloss . 94 Bell Flower . 101 Xeranthemum . 100 Black Eyed Susan . 98 Zinnia . 100 Calendula . 91 Californian Poppy . 94 Onion Sets, Garlic Cloves Candytuft . 96 Chamomile . 97 Garlic Cloves . 70 Chrysanthemum . 93 Onion Sets . 70 Clarkia . 93 Winter onion sets . 71.