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Heritage Wheat: The Best Mutual Fund in the World

The hand that controls the seed controls the food supply. Agricultural systems have been driven by agribusiness financial considerations but these interests seldom benefit subsistence farmers. GMO, ‘terminator’ technology and ‘hybrids’ are terms that raise red flags in gardening and farming communities. People are loosing the ‘right’ to save and use their own seed and going to court to defend their ‘rights’.

Food security issues start with seed. Seeds are the best types of ‘mutual’ funds in the world. Plant strong varieties of seed and get dozens or thousands in return; plant hybrids or modified seeds and get into big problems.

Heritage seeds can bring additional ‘values’. Sharon pioneered the heritage wheat ‘Red Fife’ (see attachment) movement into a national food phenomenon. The heritage variety is seen as nostalgic and ‘safe’ by a growing number of consumers and bakers and favored over the generic ‘wheat’ sold in Canada.