http://www.garden-of-eatin.com/2008/07/12/old-time-favorites-plants-for-your-garden-worth-remembering/ Organic Vegetable Gardening :: Recipes :: Oregon to Alberta Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:13:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.garden-of-eatin.com/2008/07/12/old-time-favorites-plants-for-your-garden-worth-remembering/#comment-256 that chick Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:41:26 +0000 http://www.garden-of-eatin.com/?p=189#comment-256 i feel that this article misrepresents heirlooms. you don't need space or know-how to grow them, just a little interest, enough to make you do a tiny bit of research. my garden is smaller than my (quite small) living room but it contains 6 types of heirloom veggies. they take up the same amount of room as conventional veggies, but with more interesting results. and without supporting monsanto. did you know that 99% of seed companies are subsidiaries of monsanto? even the 'independent' ones. it's a marketing ploy. grrrrr. i feel that this article misrepresents heirlooms. you don’t need space or know-how to grow them, just a little interest, enough to make you do a tiny bit of research. my garden is smaller than my (quite small) living room but it contains 6 types of heirloom veggies. they take up the same amount of room as conventional veggies, but with more interesting results. and without supporting monsanto. did you know that 99% of seed companies are subsidiaries of monsanto? even the ‘independent’ ones. it’s a marketing ploy. grrrrr.

]]>