The holidays are just around the corner, so it’s time for this year’s final newsletter. Despite the wishes of officials from PIORiN and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, our farm is still in operation. We invite you to read on; in this newsletter, we’ve covered the following topics:
- HOLIDAY GREETINGS
- BAN ON SEED SALES—UPDATE
- ASSOCIATION
- CONFERENCE
- INTERVIEW
- FIRST ONLINE MEETING
1. SEASON’S GREETINGS I wish you, dear Farmers and Gardeners, a Christmas filled with happiness, joy, and success in your work. May the magical atmosphere of these days allow you to forget your daily responsibilities and worries for a moment. Please accept our respect and gratitude for your hard work and dedication. Merry Christmas!
2. BAN ON SEED SALES – UPDATE This is the topic that’s generating the most activity right now. The original article has been completely revised—both in terms of content and layout. We want to highlight the real benefits of legalizing the trade in natural seeds—traditional varieties. We strongly encourage you to read it! The changes we’re fighting for certainly won’t happen in a week or two, but rather over the course of several years. However, as we all know—we’re fighting for our inalienable agricultural rights. For things as fundamental to our crops as water and sunlight. It’s been a month since our last update on this topic. During that time, we’ve informed politicians, government ministries, and representatives of various governmental and nongovernmental organizations about the situation facing producers of traditional seed varieties. We’re constantly working to raise awareness of this issue, as our biggest challenge right now is reaching the mainstream media. In the new year, we plan to meet with politicians from our region and central Poland. We also intend to organize a press conference in the Sejm. A lot is happening. But there aren’t many of us—if you can help us, please do so; you’ll be helping all gardeners, farmers, and allotment holders. Right now, we still need: legal assistance with drafting letters, editorial help with creating new articles and publications, and access to every possible journalist. If you can help in any of these areas, please write to:
3. ASSOCIATION As an individual, we mean nothing to government agencies. That’s the truth—it’s practically a truism. Only by forming an association can we become a partner in these discussions, and our voice can be heard more clearly. The full name of our association is: “Association for the Protection of Traditional Tomato Varieties.” To start, we sent a letter informing the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministers of Agriculture, and over a dozen politicians about the current situation on the market. You can learn more about exactly what’s happening in this area by following the website tradycyjne-pomidory.org:
4. CONFERENCE Tomorrow at 10:00 a.m., the lectures that are part of a conference dedicated to various agricultural issues will begin. The conference is titled “Practitioners on Permaculture and Eco-Settlements.” Our session will take place at 6:00 p.m. The conference program and list of invited speakers are available at:
5. INTERVIEW ON NTV Our first interview. We invite you to listen:
6. FIRST ONLINE MEETING We plan to increase our presence in the media and on television. Early next year, we’re planning an online meeting where we’ll discuss many interesting topics related to vegetable gardening, natural seeds, and the challenges farmers and gardeners face with selling and exchanging seed stock. More information on this will be available around January 2 or 3; the meeting itself will take place on the first weekend of 2023.