BOLTON WANDERERS
Have Bolton Wanderers dipped into the transfer market? What plans does the club have next season? Click here »
|
|
|
|
Rare pea saved from extinction
2:31pm Monday 31st December 2007
Comments (17)A RARE pea last grown in Bolton has been saved from the brink of extinction.
Table-Talk, as it is known, was one of 800 vegetables highlighted by the Garden Organic as having been brought back from the verge of extinction.
The pea was originally donated to the Heritage Seed Library (HSL), which is run by Garden Organic, by a Mr Schofield of Bolton, who had been growing it since 1940. Apparently he had obtained it from a relative in Yorkshire.
According to Garden Organic, hundreds of traditional vegetable varieties like Table-Talk are facing being wiped out through commercial pressures and European Union (EU) regulations, which ban the sale of seeds unless the variety is registered on a national or EU list.
Bob Sherman, director of gardens and gardening at Garden Organic, said: "Multiple varieties are imperative to protecting the food security of the nation, both now and in the future.
"In the simplest terms, multiple varieties offer the world safety in numbers. As the climate changes and new pests and diseases survive we need a diversity of plants in case one of our main crops is affected.
"All these different varieties need to continue to grow in order for them to evolve with our changing world.
"Unfortunately, with so many varieties under the threat of extinction, this is not happening so we need more people to grow and protect as many varieties as possible."
Mr Sherman says people can help to save varieties of vegetables from becoming extinct by becoming members of Garden Organic, by becoming seed guardians for the Heritage Seed Library or by taking part in an Adopt a Vegetable' scheme where members of the public can sponsor one of the endangered vegetables for a year.
Those wanting to find out more about the work of Garden Organic and its Adopt a Vegetable scheme, can visit www.gardenorganic.org or call 02476 303517.
Your Say YourThe Bolton News
The Man, Bolton says...
2:49pm Mon 31 Dec 07
buggersback, wigan says...
3:45pm Mon 31 Dec 07
Nick, says...
4:04pm Mon 31 Dec 07
B Chadwick, says...
6:13pm Mon 31 Dec 07
The Man wrote:Another bloody English teacher.
"plenty OF vegetables" - those in glass houses...
inigo, smithfield says...
7:00pm Mon 31 Dec 07
inigo, smithfield says...
7:01pm Mon 31 Dec 07
Adopt a Vegetable schemeThat's nice - at least Eric and Sun Tzu may have a roof over their heads next xmas.
Bridge Boy, Astley Bridge says...
1:05am Tue 1 Jan 08
ajdh, Saudi Arabia says...
7:02am Tue 1 Jan 08
David, Sharples says...
9:32am Tue 1 Jan 08
King Eric, . says...
9:38am Tue 1 Jan 08
e labelling of vegetables which give/or may give offence to members of minority ethnic communities shall be prohibited from March 31 2005...'
This is PC gone mad.
tom3465, farnworth says...
9:43am Tue 1 Jan 08
King Eric, . says...
9:50am Tue 1 Jan 08
No wonder you got kicked out of the catering corps.
Sun Tzu, Bolton says...
11:57am Tue 1 Jan 08
inigo, smithfield says...
12:14pm Tue 1 Jan 08
King Eric wrote:presumably you mean Pea C.
It's the PC brigade that stopped it. Evidently according to EU directive 74:6(iii)'........th e labelling of vegetables which give/or may give offence to members of minority ethnic communities shall be prohibited from March 31 2005...' This is PC gone mad.
King Eric, . says...
12:27pm Tue 1 Jan 08
ajdh, Saudi Arabia says...
12:56pm Tue 1 Jan 08
King Eric wrote:That would lift a mattress, never mind a blanket.
You must eat buckets of them soaked in cheap cider given your mad ramblings. No wonder you got kicked out of the catering corps.
In this section
- Teenage girl reported raped in Moses Gate
- Students' holiday nightmare
- Unions join fight to save council jobs
- £1m bid for new council houses development
- Prize is just the ticket for school funds
- Film crew endure a real-life drama
- New look website for Bolton Council
- Abusive neighbour jailed for 70 days
- Tribute match to be held in memory of ‘fun loving’ Liam
- Ballet premiere at college
Sponsored Links
Local advertisers
Local Information
Enter your postcode, town or place name
NRG, Lancs says...
2:40pm Mon 31 Dec 07