Solutions from Science: Seed Shortage On The Horizon

THOMSON, Ill.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--As reported in the Associated Press, MSNBC and Business Week, agricultural experts and economists alike have disclosed Americans could be facing a vegetable seed shortage later this spring.

Inclement weather, coupled with unusually high demand from Europe and Asian as well as economic conditions that have led many to believe the global financial crisis will get much worse have driven sales of vegetable seeds to record levels, threatening global seed supplies. Seed producers and speculators are now forecasting immanent seed shortages. Industry experts are also urging gardeners to act now to secure seeds for family gardens.

Much of the demand has been driven by the resurgence in ‘survival gardens’, a tradition once very much in the mainstream of American life but largely lost due to the commercialization of farming and urbanization over the last two generations.

Fortunately for consumers, a handful of U.S. companies have foreseen the shortage and still have sufficient supplies to meet the record demand. The Survival Seed Bank™, available from Solutions from Science, contains 22 varieties of open pollinated super seeds. Survival Seed Bank heirloom seeds have been handpicked for high germination rates, nutritional density and long storage life. Sealed in a special foil packet designed to keep seeds fresh for 20 years, then vacuumed packed in a waterproof, nearly indestructible case, the Survival Seed Bank™ contains approximately 10,000 seeds, enough to plant one full acre of produce and provide a family with an endless supply of fresh, tasty produce.

For more information about the Survival Seed Bank™, please visit www.survivalseedbank.com

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