Eco Action

GM-free Potatoes planted on Hull Trial Site

Date: 
21 Apr 2007

UPDATE: BASF have now cancelled this trial, though have not ruled out other sites.

Around 200 protestors in Hull marched, picnicked and planted GM-free potatoes at a site marked for the BASF trial crop. The picnic saw Hedon Against GM joined by people from all over the country and was widely viewed as a success. Protestors entered the field and planted organic potatoes as the police generally stood by and watched.

Indymedia feature about the trials and the protests | More information about the issues surrounding these trials on Mutatoes.org
Reports on the day: [1], [2], [3], [4] and pictures

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