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THE INSIDE SCOOP The monthly newsletter, The Park Bell, is delivered by a papergirl; articles announce potluck dinners and seed exchanges, and offer updates on the health of neighbors.
This evidence suggests that even if seed exchanges of traditional varieties between regions are infrequent, over time they have prevented any significant genetic differentiation from occurring.
In contrast, the accelerated evolution provided by intense artificial selection and seed exchanges among local farmers has led to dramatic changes in the genetics of cultivated crops in a relatively short time frame (<10,000 years).
While there was little geographic differentiation within East Kalimantan, more research is needed to test if the Borneo rice landraces form a distinct gene pool compared to those of other islands, as would be expected if farmer seed exchanges occurred within the island but not between islands.
Diverse member organizations within Via Campesina employ various tactics to preserve indigenous seeds, from local seed banking to international seed exchanges.
One possible explanation for a lack of differentiation might be seed exchanges between them.
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Heritage Farm, an arm of the seed exchange, sells brooms with seeds still attached.
"Today I am preparing seeds for a seed exchange; yesterday I was climbing an oak tree to prune it," she said.
The Alpine Garden Society has a stand at the show where they sell seed left over from their seed exchange program at 25p per bag.
George Woodard, a co-chairman of the seed exchange for the American Rhododendron Society, said, "I believe Schannen's rhododendron gene pool matches that of any garden in the world".
Then, in 2010, he abruptly became less involved in the seed exchange, and told Dr. Goldman that he had been distracted by a divorce from his second wife.
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