GE Free New Zealand In Food and Environment Newsletter August 2013

* Please note that some articles have been abbreviated in order to meet size constraints * Central government and local government disagree about changes to local GE Free policies around New Zealand after minister's threats.

The latest insult to the GE Free First the very successful March P3 GE Free New Zealand continue to movement around the country has against on the 25 May with try and fight for sovereignty over been the sudden announcement by actions in 41 countries around the GE approved foods. National’s minister of the world then Monsanto UK hacked by During the recent marches GE Free environment to amend the RMA to Ag3nt47. NZ circulated a petition which called prevent local council precautionary for : GMO policy. This about-turn March together in solidarity. To stop privatisation & corporate A freeze on all new applications for follows a 2010 statement by the Genetically Modified (GM) takeover of our country, and the previous Environment minister transgenic food by Food Standards stating councils could further protect resulting loss of sovereignty and Australia & New Zealand FSANZ; their districts under the RMA. P2 democracy from TPPA rules.P3 while assessment safety guidelines st Several councils around the Rally nationwide on September 1 . are brought into line with EFSA, the country are preparing to put either www.kiwisconnect.org.nz European Food Safety Authority. precautionary policy or prohibition of GMOs in their An immediate recall on past GM policy statements. Councils are approvals and request that they be standing firm on this important issue reassessed along the current EFSA and support is coming from other and Codex guidelines for safety. political parties. Over 10 years GE Free Northland have worked with Full labelling of all foods made local councils to protect their region. using GM techniques including If GE crops were to be introduced processed products such as vegetable they threaten to contaminate local 10 days after the Monsanto marches oils, starches and sugars; and the food production and resulting around New Zealand(see P 3) our GE meat, milk and eggs from animals costs of mitigation would be paid fed GM feed. Free NZ website was hacked into and for by ratepayers. a Monsanto logo put onto the Over 1000 signatures to the petition Local Government NZ Chair homepage, but despite all other pages were presented at a meeting between Lawrence Yule says councils have being removed it was up and running GE Free New Zealand and Food taken steps because many people again quickly. Safety minister tabled the petition in want a more precautionary approach Monsanto upset about the attention parliament. We are waiting to hear than offered by central government. have bought the notorious Blackwater which select committee will discuss Mr Yule, mayor of Hastings, said his Group to help them with their security! our grievances. council wants a 10-year moratorium P4 on GE to give Hawke's Bay food and wine an advantage in export markets. News that NZ co. Tui Compost has signed up to be sole distributor of Help us help councils by donating Monsanto Round-Up has resulted in to GE Free New Zealand. a boycott and a petition. We question their motives around school garden competitions. Please GE Free AGM GE Free NZ AGM to be held at check your children's school to be sure that it is to be organic and use open Tapu te Ranga marae, 44 Rhine St, Island Bay Wellington. pollinated seeds. Sign the petition at th www.change.org/petitions/tui-garden- 9.30-3.30 Saturday 24 August. products-re-consider-the-recent- All members welcome. partnership-with-monsanto

GE Free New Zealand In Food & Environment Newsletter July 2013 Page Page 1 Minister's comments on GMOs In response to the continued refusal by Minister buying needless fight central government to address those with local authorities. 4.7.13 ICWP local government. PR- Dr concerns, the Working Party www.labour.org.nz/news/minister- buying-needless-fight-with-local- Kerry Grundy, inter council commissioned draft district/unitary working party. 5.7.13 (shortened) authorities plan provisions, a supporting section NZ Exports & Regional Under the current legislation, local 32 evaluation and report, and Development Face Destruction If government has jurisdiction to accompanying legal opinions from Dr Minister Changes GMO Rules manage the risks from GMOs under Somerville QC to enable councils on press.gefree.org.nz/press/20130627.htm the RMA in addition to national the Working Party to insert provisions regulation under the Hazardous in their RMA planning documents to Councils Threatened by Central Government Must Not Cave In Substances and New Organisms Act manage the risks from outdoor use of press.gefree.org.nz/press/20130703.htm (HSNO) provided that the GMOs. These provisions provide the www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/13881 requirements of the RMA are met. following benefits to communities and 9/communities-want-%27stricter%27- councils in Northland and Auckland: ge-controls This has been set out in a legal opinion obtained by the Working (a) An assured, community determined Urgent Call to action for those in Party from Dr Royden Somerville level of risk at the local/regional level the Auckland region (includes QC. It has also been confirmed by compared to lack of surety at the Rodney, Waitakere, Franklin Ministers for the Environment in national level. Northland/Auckland region) Please send a quick email both the previous Labour led communities (as the ultimate risk or contact Len Brown, Mayor, your Government and the present National bearers) have indicated that they want councillors and local board chair, led Government. It has been further a strong precautionary approach to the before the important GE issue is confirmed by Crown Law opinions. risks from GMOs. discussed again in August asking The former Minister for the (b) The avoidance of potential major for a precautionary stance. Environment wrote - 5 August 2010: financial exposure for constituents and www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/Abo councils from possible GM utCouncil/representativesbodies/Pages “ The government’s position is that contamination and/or eradication or /Home.aspx GMOs are most appropriately control of unwanted GMOs, whilst Contacts: controlled by the Hazardous retaining opportunities to benefit from www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/ABO Substances and New Organism’s Act GMOs in the future should such UTCOUNCIL/REPRESENTATIVESBO 1996 (HSNO Act)....However, this opportunities arise. DIES/MAORI_RELATIONS/Pages/ind does not preclude a council from (c) A strict liability regime, including ependentmaoristatutoryboard.aspx restricting or preventing the use of bond and financial fitness rules, GMOs in their region, provided that (which HSNO does not impose). this action meets the relevant Linked to this is a duty of care to 5.7.13 Japan to import 750

requirements of the Resource existing conventional and organic tonnes of wheat as alternative to Management Act 1991 (RMA).” farmers. shunned U.S. grade (d) Local and regional marketing and www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/05/u Councils in Northland and Auckland s-wheat-japan- branding advantages, based on GE in response to on-going concerns idUSL3N0FB1D820130705 Free status to seek price premiums for expressed by their communities Japan will import 750 tonnes of agricultural production. wheat that is not the U.S. western including tangata whenua, have (e) A policy position that is white variety for the first time in collaboratively investigated the risks representative of the strong cultural over half a century, following a halt posed by GMOs in the environment, concerns of Maori in Northland and on shipments of the U.S. grade. together with options to manage Auckland regarding GMOs Tokyo stopped imports of this those risks, over a period of ten wheat developed particularly for years. They have also lobbied central Japan, in late-May after the U.S. As national regulation fails to provide government extensively to amend these assurances to councils and announced a GM version of the wheat was growing in Oregon. HSNO to address those risks, communities, the Working Party will particularly by putting in place a continue to support regulation under NOTE: The ability of GMOs to strong mandatory precautionary the RMA to achieve such outcome. If negatively impact / destroy requirement on decisions to trial or markets. Examples: legislation is amended, councils on the release GMOs to the environment, earthopensource.org/index.php/5-gm- Working Party will be in a position to crops-impacts-on-the-farm-and- along with strict liability provisions continue the process of changing their environment/5-11-myth-if-gm- for possible harm resulting from planning documents to address the contamination-occurs-it-is-not-a- outdoor use of GMOs. concerns of their constituents. Ends problem

GE Free New Zealand In Food & Environment Newsletter July 2013 Page 2 FSANZ decision challenged NZ wide March against Monsanto Kiwis Connect for a Positive Future. GE Free NZ was told there was no In Christchurch Steffan Browning - avenue to challenge the Food Safety Greens, Jack Heinemann of the Inst. of Some think New Zealand has less Authority Australia & New Zealand- Gene Ecology and Christine Dann corruption, and more transparency FSANZ approval of 2-4D crops were speakers for around 250 people. globally than other countries. This through the Australian courts. We In Wellington Nicky Hager, Gareth no longer rings true to those voicing then sent our complaint to the NZ Hughes and Sister Loyola spoke to their concerns to government. Regulatory Review Committee. st around 600 people who marched to the Rally nationwide on September 1 After 5 months of bureaucratic Agcarm Office. Thanks Claire for all. wrangles, we have now resubmitted Kiwis Connect is building awareness our appeal and are awaiting a In Auckland Lisa Er & Graedon about the lobbying of government, decision. If our appeal is upheld the organised a brilliant march with nearly particularly by transnational approval of 2,4-D, glufosinate 700 people. Lisa encouraged Akl corporations. Our democratic rights ammonium, Round-Up and unitary plan submissions. are eroded by the influence that resistant GE food will be New Plymouth was well organised by corporations have on government. reviewed. Jill with lots on , in the press Why does our government bow to Interestingly the USDA has refused & radio too and around 270 people. pressure by biotech corporations to allow the commercial planting of The Nelson march organized by who want to own our seed stocks the grain due to a lack of date on Nadine was positive on every level and dominate our food supplies? environmental and health effects! Seager Mason ex Biogro CEO spoke Why should overseas mining about GE to about 300 people companies come in and pollute our This type of GE soy and corn has environment to make huge profits, of never undergone any feeding trials. In St Arnaud the Biodynamic which only a small amount trickles There is a total absence of data and conference came out in force so down to New Zealanders? no maximum residue limit for 2-4D. amazingly 106 people supported. This is of concern since FSANZ tell Why are we selling our assets for consumers they use peer reviewed Hastings organised an action in 3 days short term budget balancing studies to inform their decisions. with over 120 people. Thanks Peter resulting in long term pain? If the government look after the people How can a total absence of data Rotorua had good speakers who why do we have 1 in 4 children equate to scientific rigour? discussed solutions with 130 people. raised in poverty and old folk unable Police took photos of number plates to afford to heat their homes or eat How can we be sure the food that and also could have been listening to properly? FSANZ approve is safe? We hope calls. Was Scion liaising with police? our government will act responsibly A good story appeared in the paper These questions, and many others, and ask for a review of the FSANZ around a donation of veg and fruit need to be asked by all of us in NZ. decision to approve this controversial from the march to Salvation Army. There is little or no discussion in the application. public arena about the TPPA, the In Whangarei David Clendon, Green Trans Pacific Partnership agreement. GE and the Food Bill changes MP, Marty Robinson and Zelka talked If government signs, investor state www.foodsafety.govt.nz/policy- to over 100+ people. Well done all. dispute clauses allow corporations to law/reform-nz-food-regulations/food- sue our government for billions of bill/questions-answers.htm In Dunedin Jason got their march in dollars in projected lost profit, if GE now back in Food Bill says a the local newspaper and on TV there they feel our environmental laws rewrite. GE foods now come under were over 200 people attending. Great. will affect their profits negatively. the umbrella of the Food Bill for Tauranga was covered by Bay Sun Kiwis Connect for a Positive Future reconsideration, giving an news and 200 plus people marched. will co-ordinate family friendly opportunity to safeguard sovereignty Thanks to Karen and Jean. rallies throughout the country to around food safety decisions in the march in solidarity, under banners of face of trade agreements. Thanks to everyone who organized their choice, against impending the marches and those who took corporate takeover of our country, Campaigning and lobbying has part. That was around 3000 people privatisation, and potential loss of worked and there is now exclusion of around the country highlighting the sovereignty and democracy. any regulation of seeds for growing. issues of GM food and Monsanto. The Bill will also be going back st Well done everyone!!! Rally nationwide on September 1 before Select Committee which the first day of spring. See website could allow further improvements. Please keep pressure on GMOs and www.kiwisconnect.org.nz Monsanto and guard our food and We still need to ensure our quality seed stocks from contamination. Garden on your berm too - a good small food producers aren’t th way to avoid corporate food control overburdened by costly regulations. NEXT MARCH 16 OCTOBER and share with neighbours. See P 6

GE Free New Zealand In Food & Environment Newsletter July 2013 Page 3 China warning for NZ on GE food High dioxin levels in pesticides. Long-term toxicology study on GE-Free NZ 17.7.13 www.abc.net.au/am/content/2013/s380772 pigs fed a combined GM soy and Evidence presented by international 1.htm 22.7.13 GM maize diet. Judy A. Carman scientists at a conference in China is There are calls for a federal agency a warning for New Zealand to keep that regulates pesticides to step up its Pigs fed a GMO diet exhibited GE out of the food system, and to monitoring and to independently test heavier uteri and a higher rate of focus on understanding the cultural after high dioxin levels in a severe stomach inflammation than values driving demand for New commonly-used weed killer have gone pigs fed a comparable non-GMO Zealand food overseas. undetected because there's no routine diet. Given the widespread use of testing to ensure that pesticides are Scientists at the Conference on GMO feed for livestock as well as actually safe. It was believed that 2,4- humans this is a cause for concern. Ethnic Food Cultures & Food Safety, D was a cheap, effective and safe weed The results indicate that it would be presented on a broad range of topics killer until a team of Queensland from ethnic and cultural values of scientists found moderate levels of prudent for GM crops that are food, to the evidence of harm caused dioxins in samples of 2,4-D. destined for human food and by GE foods. "China showed great animal feed, including stacked GM leadership in opening up the Four Corners bought a quantity of 2,4- crops, to undergo long-term animal debate on GE foods by inviting a D, imported from China from a feeding studies preferably before group of leading scientists and warehouse just outside Melbourne and commercial planting, particularly for doctors to present evidence about sent it to government labs for testing. the cultural, environmental and toxicological and reproductive The results showed dioxin levels seven effects. Humans have a similar serious health problems of GE times higher than Queensland tests. gastrointestinal tract to pigs, and food," said GE-Free NZ president Claire Bleakley, who attended the Glyphosate increase proposed in US these GM crops are widely conference. World class The US EPA is preparing to massively consumed by people, particularly in scientists included expert Professor raise the allowed residue level for the USA, so it would be prudent to Jack Heinemann from Canterbury glyphosate in some food and feed determine if the findings of this who presented a 50-year comparison crops, including soy. The new EPA study are applicable to humans. of agricultural methods in the US regulation would allow “oilseed” crops www.organic- and Europe. The introduction of GE such as flax, canola, and soybean oil to systems.org/journal/81/8106.pdf plants has impacted negatively on contain glyphosate at levels up to 40 yields, diversity and pesticide use parts per million up from 20 ppm, across America; since 5 commercial US Military Tracks GMO which is over 100,000 times the Campaigners and Independent crops (soy, corn, , canola, concentration needed to induce the sugar beets) became commercialised. Scientists Sustainable Pulse 13.7.13 growth of human breast cancer cells in The biggest German daily published "This is stark warning for big vitro, according to a recent study: players like Federated Farmers a shocking article revealing how http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/ Monsanto, the US Military and US and Fonterra and the government 23756170 that they must listen to customers government track campaigners and In other crops such as potatoes levels independent scientists who study the and provide what the market is may go from 200 ppm to 6,000 ppm. demanding. At the moment they dangers of GMOs; advancing “the are pushing in the wrong direction interests of their corporations” using New report on increased Monsanto as an example. “It is by following what vested interests A new report by Food & Water Watch in the sector want to noticeable that anyone who criticizes analysing official USDA & EPA data Monsanto has their life made very produce," says Jon Carapiet, finds that the adoption of GE crops by spokesman for GE-Free NZ. difficult.” farmers has increased herbicide use Targets are scientists such as over the past 9 years in the U.S. The Australian Judy Carman ;several report can be downloaded here: Study shows health effects of 2,4-D websites where she publishes studies http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/re are regularly the target of hacker 14.7.13 A peer-reviewed study has ports/superweeds/ found DNA damage and elevated attacks – Evaluations of IP protocols cell death of blood cells in soybean show that not only Monsanto UK Professor Tim Benton tells workers exposed to fungicides, regularly tracks the pages of these , and insecticides in Brazil. families to cut amount they eat 'by a sites, but also various institutions of Glyphosate and 2,4-D were among third' warning consumption levels the U.S. government, including the the herbicides used by the exposed were "unsustainable" and waste military:- Navy Network group. 2,4-D is increasingly used to excessive as population increases. Information Center. Federal combat glyphosate-resistant weeds in www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/101936 Aviation Administration & United States Army Intelligence Center…” GM soybean fields. 89/Food-crisis-Professor-tells-families-to- sustainablepulse.com/2013/07/13/us- www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/p cut-amount-they-eat-by-a-third.html ii/S138357181300003X military-tracks-gmo-campaigners-and- (continued P6) independent-scientists-english- excluusive

GE Free New Zealand In Food & Environment Newsletter July 2013 Page 4 EU Commission presses ahead UK Citizens Continue to Reject Prof Heinemann dismantles with SmartStax pesticidal maize GMO food and Even Farmers Don't attempt to boost GM yield data authorization. Testbiotech Want to Eat it 19.7.13 Author response to GMO Pundit On 11 July, the EU Commission and www.gmeducation.org/home-page-top- story/p213449-uk-citizens-continue-to- David Tribe 2.7.13 representatives from EU Member www.inbi.canterbury.ac.nz/response.sht States will meet again to vote on the reject-gmo-food-and-even-farmers-don-t- want-to-eat-it.html The consumer ml market authorisation of GE maize Points in brief: SmartStax for use in food and feed. survey carried out by YouGov confirmed previous polls that less than *A recent peer-reviewed long-term A Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences analysis of North American and GE variant producing 6 insecticidal a quarter of people questioned support GMO technology. Nearly 70% said Western European staple crop proteins and tolerant to 2 herbicides; agriculture provides evidence of SmartStax, and 9 other new GE they would “prefer to buy conventional" (GE Free food). Also a sustained higher yields and lower maize variants will be on the agenda pesticide use in Western Europe. in July, all of them produce major slap in the face for the UK government and its pro-GMO mouth, *Conclusion was that Western insecticidal toxins and are resistant to Europe has been able to better focus herbicides. Pollen from GE maize Farm Minister Owen Paterson, 43% of people said they “were completely its innovation strategy on the kinds MON810 may receive authorisation of biotechnology – both germplasm for usage in food such as honey. against” the government promoting GM technology. and crop management – that are Recently, Testbiotech wrote to the needed to transition to a more EU Commission about Judy sustainable high yield agriculture Carman’s new findings from feeding USDA researchers confirm than has North America. A notable trials with pigs using similar maize Heinemann conclusions on RNA- difference between strategies is the variants showing health impacts such interference risks 18.7.13 adoption of GM in North America as severe inflammation. With new but not in Western Europe. information on relevant risks, EU 1. RNA-interference pesticides will regulation requests precaution. need special safety testing. 2. RNAi-based insecticidal crops: NOTE: www.gmwatch.org/index.php? option=com_content&view=article&id Potential effects on nontarget species - =14929 For more on the study A new peer-reviewed paper in the Seeds of doubt - Europe is right to which shows that GM farming as journal Bioscience draws attention to be cautious over GM crops practiced in the US is being left potential hazards on nontarget species Financial Times 21.7.13 behind by the mostly non-GM of pesticides and GMOs made with www.ft.com/cms/s/0/73b3c1dc-f08d- farming practiced in Europe. 11e2-929c-00144feabdc0.html RNA-interference (RNAi) gene- Monsanto, has abandoned its decade- silencing techniques. These hazards Rotterdam bans Monsanto’s long bid for permission to grow a could include off-target gene silencing range of GE crops in European soil. or immune stimulation. as part of new Green The move comes shortly after Owen initiative Fritz Kreiss 19.7.1 Paterson, the UK environment The paper by 2 employees of USDA's occupymonsanto360.org/blog/rotterdam minister, warned that Europe was Agricultural Research Service, says -bans-monsantos-roundup-as-part-of- missing out on one of the most the nature of these new pesticides and new-green-initiative important agricultural advances since GMOs makes prediction of toxic Recently Rotterdam city council effects "challenging" and suggests the the 18th century. That conclusion is voted to ban Roundup herbicide. The premature. development of a special testing and regulatory framework to assess their initiative was begun largely thanks to a citizen run petition campaign Biotech seed falters, insecticide use safety.It confirms the conclusions of surges in corn belt 9.7.13 another recently published paper by appropriately named, “Non-toxic www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/07/09/1 researchers Jack Heinemann, Sarah Sidewalks for Our Children”. 98051447/as-biotech-seed-falters- Agapito-Tenfen and Judy Carman: While glyphosate (Roundup’s insecticide-use-surges-in-corn-belt www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/ “active” ingredient) has long been Rootworms are resistant to one type S0160412013000494 believed to be quite non-toxic, recent of GE corn, so government scientists studies have shown that to be very appeal to farmers to limit use of new Science Media Centre New Zealand much untrue. GE corn preserving effectiveness of and the GMO "regulator" FSANZ its protection against rootworm. dismissed the Heinemann et al study Many are doubling up on insect- and claimed no special risks were The herbicide, currently the most fighting technology, deploying more posed by these RNAi type products used in the world by a large margin, chemical pesticides. Companies like (www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz/2013/05/2 has been found to be especially 2/fsanz-defends-stance-on-gene-silencing- or AMVAC Chemical that harmful when combined with the experts-respond). sell soil insecticides for use in corn adjuvants labeled as “inert fields are reporting huge increases in Let's see how they respond to this new paper. It will be politically difficult for ingredients” which are designed to sales: 50 or even 100 percent over increase delivery of the pesticide to the past two years. them to dismiss the findings of USDA researchers in such a dishonest way. target plants.

GE Free New Zealand In Food & Environment Newsletter July 2013 Page 5 FOOD SOVEREIGNTY WEEK NEW ZEALAND EVENTS GE Free AGM (in Australia 19-25th August) GE Free NZ AGM to be held at australianfoodsovereigntyalliance.org In support of food sovereignty Tapu te Ranga marae, 44 Rhine St, It's time to speak up for what we GE Free NZ will be promoting well Island Bay Wellington. th believe in: fairness across every known activist and campaigner 9.30-3.30 Saturday 24 August. aspect of the food system, from the Vandana Shiva’s initiative on All members welcome. soil and its micro-organisms; to the 2nd Oct -World day of recognition of plants and animals; to the farmers Safe GE Free Seed. What can you do GE Free NZ Contacts and food workers; to food in your area? Organise a seedy www.gefree.org.nz processors and independent retailers, Sunday seed swap or a stall selling Head office: PO Box 693, Nelson chefs and cafes; for those on low seedlings and heritage seed varieties. Ph 03 547 9383 Fax 03 547 9329 incomes who struggle to afford good Show the Seeds of Freedom. Start a Email: [email protected] or food, or to buy enough food – for local seedsavers group, talk with kids [email protected] children, women and men all over about seed saving. Let us know your this country and all over the world ideas. Auckland GE-Free NZ, Jon Carapiet who are suffering because of an [email protected] unjust food system. 16th Oct –March against Monsanto. GE Aware Nelson GEAN March for our food sovereignty. Lets Susie Lees 03 543 2341 UK Professor Tim Benton article see even more folk out on the streets. [email protected] continued from P4…“We are in a We will be promoting both days on GE Free Northland situation where demand globally is facebook. Tell us your plans. Zelka Grammer 09 4322155 going to outstrip supply.” Warning [email protected] food would become "the Claire Bleakley of GE Free has for www.gefreenorthland.org.nz fundamental issue of the next half many years had a successful seed day GE Free Wellington century" and wars would be fought with stalls in Greytown centre together PO Box 13402, Wellington over water and access to land. with her organic pod and others in the Jon Muller 04 4774744 [email protected] The head of the Global Food Wairarapa, including local Green Security working group said it was dollar and Transition Town groups. GE Free Hawkes Bay no longer good enough for Ministers Work for change in your area too. Peter Volker, Adrian White [email protected] in the UK to think exclusively of [email protected] ways the country could produce Gardening on your berm GE Free Rotorua more food, through initiatives such Martin Sharp as GM, and that Government had to All around the country people are [email protected] work on "demand". Supermarkets making sheet mulch, no dig gardens GE Free Wairarapa should cut pack sizes, bin buy-one- on their berms / verges and instead of mowing using valuable resources Claire Bleakley 06 308 9842 get-one-free promotions, restaurants [email protected] (fuel) growing food and sharing it serve-up smaller portions and far with neighbours . GE Free New Plymouth more had to be done on tackling food What a great way to get together with Jill Ridgewell waste. Global your street. Using the street as your [email protected]

estimates households throw away garden also helps to slow traffic, Press contacts: Spokesperson £500 of food per year, or 5kg a beautifies the area and provides local Jon Carapiet 09 815 3370 week. home grown food. [email protected] Our biosecurity is at risk from free trade deals 11.7.13 says John Get together with others on your Transgenic animal/health issues street on the first day of spring and Lancashire, The former president of st Claire Bleakley 06 308 9842 put in a garden on September 1 or Inst. of Agricultural and [email protected] during food sovereignty weeks. Horticultural Sciences stated that You’ll be pleased you did when you government adherence to the start harvesting. Happy gardening!! When you have finished with has shifted your newsletter, pass it on ... towards a greater tolerance to risk. New blog site for the gardener

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