indigenous Mayan heritage seeds in handmade seed pouches

THE MAYA SEED ARK PROJECT



 

~ News from Mayaland ~

Greetings!

Winter before spring planting '09.

What is important to know is that with the great incursion of genetically modified seeds, the choice is ultimately up to the farmers. However, if the farmer does not have seed, due to planting GMO seeds, which are hybrid, new seeds have to be bought. Meaning money has to be used. GMO seeds all need fertilizer. Chemical fertilizer.

Last year in the month of April, in Guatemala, the price of chemical fertilizer went up 400% in one month. In August, the news broke, that there was only a limited supply of fertilizer, and politicians had the power to selectively distribute what fertilizer existed. This meant that decisions were made as to who would eat and who wouldn't. No fertilizer, no harvest.

GMO seeds in the market are unmarked and usually sold for less cost than heirloom Maya corn seed. Yellow Maya heirloom corn has almost disappeared from the market.

Autumn in Belize, severe floods have diminished agricultural planting land. Food crisis stalks the Maya.

Severe drought has hit the Yucatan peninsula, in Mexico. Harvests are not good.

Governments of these countries have exceedingly little (or mostly none) food reserves saved for emergencies. Much less seed banks. Little thought has been given to this.

Your help is needed to establish seed banks. THIS IS A CRISIS, AND THIS NEWS IS NOT GETTING OUT.

So here you have it.

May we all awaken together, and with strength, act, for the benefit of many.

Many blessings and food security for all!

As the Maya say, In la'ketch, I am another yourself.