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Why you should avoid hybrids

by thomas on September 25, 2009 (Feature image by Jill Clardy)

Heirloom tomatoes

I think hybrids are evil. Not hybrid cars, mind you. I’m all for those. I’m talking about a kind of hybrids that most people are in contact with on a daily basis: Man-made hybrid food plants and their seeds. “So, why are they evil, Thomas?” I hear the hecklers say. “Plants aren’t really capable of [...]

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This post was tagged with: agriculture, biodiversity, food, Gardening, heirloom, hybrids, plants

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