It has taken a concerted effort, in modern times, to set up seed banks, in which seeds of strains no longer being grown or of species threatened with extinction, are saved and protected. Seed isn't viable forever: these seed banks have to maintain special conditions to store the seed. If I were an individual in a country being threatened or invaded by a hostile army, and with shortages of food and other items, perhaps a woman whose husband has been conscripted and whose children are hungry, saving some seeds of a plant no longer useful to me would be the last thing I'd bother with, even if I could keep the seed viable. We need to look at the situation from the perspective of the people under the conditions of the time. Why would they be willing to save something that could get them killed (the French Revolution scenario) or something no longer useful to them (WWI, economic pressures)?
Nancy Connecticut, USA On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 3:01 AM, <lynrbai...@supernet.com> wrote: > "...It appears that the seeds from next years crop comes from this year's > crop. That being said, I cannot see a flax grower of the very fine flax > not saving some of those seeds..." > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
