We’re thrilled that the Garden Watchdog directory is listing Southern Exposure as a top 5 Heirloom Seed Source AND Vegetable Seed Source for 2013. Thanks for all the great feedback!

We are proud to have been among the plaintiffs in the lawsuit OSGATA et al v. Monsanto, and we are glad that the court has affirmed our case by limiting Monsanto’s ability to sue small farmers (when contamination is less than 1%). But we are saddened to announce that the lawsuit will go no further: the courts have missed the opportunity to put a stop to the patenting of life and to end the legal attacks against farmers whose crops have been contaminated. We are disappointed, and we will continue to fight for the protection of farmers from GMO crops.

Thanks to Food Democracy Now! for the following article:

Refusal to Reinstate OSGATA et al v. Monsanto Prevents Farmers From Protecting Themselves Beyond Partial Court of Appeals Victory.

Washington, D.C. – January 13, 2013 – The U.S. Supreme Court today issued a decision in the landmark federal lawsuit, Organic Seed Growers and Trade Association et al v. Monsanto. Farmers were denied the right to argue their case in court and gain protection from potential abuse by the agrichemical and genetic engineering giant, Monsanto. Additionally, the high court decision dashes the hopes of family farmers who sought the opportunity to prove in court Monsanto’s genetically engineered seed patents are invalid.

Continue reading Supreme Court Denies Family Farmers the Right to Self-Defense from Monsanto Abuse →

We’ve decided not to take the dismissal of our case by the Court of Appeals meekly and so just filed an appeal to the US Supreme Court to hear our case themselves.  Thus begins another set of months long delays between events.  In the meantime we must keep the pressure on Monsanto and our government.  Here’s the update from our lawyers:

http://www.pubpat.org/osgatasctpetition.htm