Seeds

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 28, 2013: In many parts of the world, a web of gardens work to connect the past with the present,…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 13, 2013 - Vernon Bowman's challenge to Monsanto Co.'s patent on its Roundup Ready soybean seeds…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 19, 2013 - WASHINGTON – In what some view as a David vs. Goliath case of a farmer taking on…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 18, 2013 - Critics of Monsanto -- and they are legion -- demonize the company for seizing…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 18, 2013 - On Tuesday, Vernon Hugh Bowman will be a long way from the small Indiana farm where…

A coalition of organic farmers and grower organizations has filed an appeal in its lawsuit challenging Monsanto seed patents.The group of 60 organic…

To complement our weekend programming, in this new bi-weekly column I'll write about the trials and tribulations of my own gardening and that of others,…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 11, 2009 - "We are saving plants to save ourselves" said Peter Raven. "In an age of global…