1.   KRRS alleges that foreign seed companies buy seed from farmers, treat it and sell it back to them at a hefty profit.

2.   But you buy the seed!

3.   Apomixis means that farmers will never need to buy seed again.

4.   Even Asian countries buy seed from American farmers.

5.   Farmers, in turn, say they cannot afford to buy patented seed each year.

6.   I bought the seed as Asperula longifolia, but the taxonomy is confusing.

7.   Hybrid seed only produces an optimum crop for one year before losing its vigor, which is why farmers buy new seed each year.

8.   If possible, buy pelleted seed, which has been coated with a claylike substance that enlarges the seed and makes it easier to handle.

9.   If you buy bird seed in quantity, store the excess in metal containers to protect it from squirrels and other rodents.

10.   It buys seeds for local farmers and teaches them to plant vegetables, which it then buys for its tables.