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Non GM Potatoes planted at Hedon test site

spud planter | 21.04.2007 14:24 | Bio-technology | Ecology | Cambridge | Sheffield

Protesters are planting non-GM potatoes in the field near Hull where BASF intend to trial their GM potato variety. About 100 protesters are spread across the large (several acre) field, with two mounted police and 2 foot police standing by watching - not even filming, for once.

Update: 2 cops on off road motorcycles have entered the field.

150 people attended the protest in Hull to listen to speeches and enjoy a GM free potato picnic - some food provided by Veggies of Nottingham and music provided by Seize the Day (among others).

People are attending from around the country, including Cambridge (where the other trial is) and from as far as Brighton and Bristol.

Photos will follow.

 http://www.mutatoes.org/
 http://www.hedonagainstgm.org.uk/
 http://www.cambridgeaction.net/gmconcern
 http://www.myspace.com/gmfreepotatoes

spud planter
- Homepage: http://www.mutatoes.org/


Additions

First pictures from the action

21.04.2007 19:08

Setting off to work
Setting off to work

more pictures:  http://york.indymedia.org.uk/node/455

spud


More photos...

21.04.2007 19:58

The march on its way to the field
The march on its way to the field

The demands
The demands

In a surprise move, demonstrators start planting non-GM potatoes
In a surprise move, demonstrators start planting non-GM potatoes

Juggling hot potatoes
Juggling hot potatoes

We put them in the ground...
We put them in the ground...

... and the police dig them up again (but soon give up)
... and the police dig them up again (but soon give up)

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Platypus Bill


Dancing Potato Heads

22.04.2007 19:08

sheffjeff


Comments

Display the following 7 comments

  1. Police recruitment in Hull — Gulliver
  2. Chips anyone? — Tayta
  3. magic beans — vicky
  4. tragic beans — yup
  5. on the beans... — patch
  6. Wrong field — apparently
  7. wrong field, right result — douglas

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