Planex News

Why are so many people obsessed with killing great swathes of precious biological flora? Something is clearly wrong and the topic crops up all the time. A recent article in the Telegraph refers to extreme land use policies, most of them behind closed doors, that are bound to result in “dead zones” in seawater, dead ecosystems in arable land, and even other physical alterations of habitats. Surely we don’t need more death, pain and sorrow? Why is it that in pursuit of progress and consumption, we often overlook the intrinsic value of earth’s vital resources and push so hard to take any invasive invasive species for ourselves? Many of us don’t realize how important seeds are in our food system, and why getting them right is a vital step in ensuring good health. Worldwide, many people struggle to get the plant or animal seeds they want into the food system, because the small plots and various locations of land these seeds are planted on don’t suit our lifestyles, and seeds in the wild are