Avoiding Monsanto: Clarifications

David from LA Garden was kind enough to point out that some of the seed companies I listed as selling Monsanto seed do not necessarily sell actual Monsanto brand seed. Their relationship to Monsanto is more complex than that and it is information worth sharing so you can make an informed seed buying decision. Monsanto bought global seed giant Seminis in 2005. Seminis supplies seed to some of the companies in the "Avoid" list in my previous post. Although everyone in the "Avoid" list may not be directly linked to Monsanto, they might be linked to Seminis who in turn is part of Monsanto.

Interestingly, Fedco Seed Co. in the "OK" list stopped buying Seminis seed when they were bought by Monsanto. To my knowledge, Territorial Seed Co. is still selling Seminis seed, so they should be in the "Avoid" list.

As this issue gets more publicity, I imagine the list will change.