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you get your seed catalogs yet? It is not too late. These are some of my
favorite seed companies I have ordered from over the years, plus a few for those
of you in countries other than North America. December 31, 2007
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you get your seed catalogs yet? It is not too late. These are some of my
favorite seed companies I have ordered from over the years, plus a few for those
of you in countries other than North America.
Canada
| Agrestal Organic Heritage Seed Co. | P.O. Box 646, Gormley, Ontario L0H 1G0 905 888-1881 fax: 905 888-0094 www.agrestalseeds.com farmerbob@agrestalseeds.com Canadian owned and operated company specializing in certified organic heirloom vegetable, herb, and flower seeds. Catalogue online this year as they are moving. |
| Aurora Farm | Creston, BC www.soulmedicinejourney.com There has been, for 10,000 years and more, an honorable custom of gifting seeds; the grandmother to her granddaughter on the occasion of the young woman's marriage, to and from the neighbors, in the celebration of life. Giving the promise of life, the wish for fertility, in the certainty of abundance. Our Gift Seed Packages revive the tradition. Each contains five packets of righteous, old fashioned, organically grown seeds. Gift Packages come in five varieties: "Garden", with carrot, spinach, lettuce, swisschard, hollyhock; "Flower", with poppy, calendula, gallardia, primrose, hollyhock; "Old Fashioned Tomato", heirloom varieties "Medicinal Herbs" "Three Sisters", with native corn, beans, squash; "Bee and Butterfly Garden", with flowers very attractive to our insect allies. at http://soulmedicinejourney.com/GiveSeeds.html |
| Boundary Garlic | P.O. Box 273, Midway, B. C. V0H 1M0 250-449-2152 fax: 250-449-2152 www.garlicfarm.ca sonia@garlicfarm.ca Heritage varieties of seed garlic organically grown. Catalogue free. |
| Butchart Gardens Ltd. | P.O. Box 4010, Victoria, B.C. V8X 3X4 866-652-4422 fax: 866-652-1475 www.butchartgardens.com giftstore@butchartgardens.com Hand packaged seeds and seed collections representative of those found in this wonderful garden. Catalogue free. |
| Dominion Seed House | P.O. Box 2500, Georgetown, Ontario L7G 5L6 800-784-3037 fax: 800-282-5746 www.dominion-seed-house.com mail@dominion-seed-house.com Mail order catalog of seeds, plants, and bulbs for gardeners. Catalog free and on-line. |
| Richters Herbs | 357 Hwy 47, Goodwood, Ontario L0C 1A0 905-640-6677 fax: 905-640-6641 www.richters.com orderdesk@richters.com An enormous selection of unique seeds and plants. On-line catalog gives descriptions and uses for plants. Catalogue free. |
| Salt Spring Seeds | Box 444 Ganges P.O., Salt Spring Island, B.C. V8K 2W1 250-537-5269 www.saltspringseeds.com dan@saltspringseeds.com Dedicated to sustainable agriculture. Organically grown open-pollinated seeds. Specializes in beans. A large and interesting variety of vegetables grains and garlic. Catalog $2 or on-line. |
| Tomatoes etc. | 63 Nelson, Outremont, Quebec H2V 3Z8 514-272-5185 fax: 514-272-5185 www.web.net/tomatoesetc/ tomatoesetc@yahoo.ca Catalog by e-mail request. Offering over 50 varieties of heirloom tomato seedlings. Orders by phone or e-mail Payment Cash. Both official languages served. |
| West Coast Seeds Ltd. | 3925 64th St., RR#1, Delta, B.C. V4K 3N2 604-952-8820 fax: 877-482-8822 www.westcoastseeds.com info@westcoastseeds.com Many excellent organic varieties especially chosen for coastal B.C. On-line catalog also includes growing information and planning for year round harvesting. Catalogue free. |
United States
| Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds | 2278 Baker Creek Rd., Mansfield, Missouri 65704 417-924-8917 www.rareseeds.com seeds@rareseeds.com This company sells only non-hybrid vegetables, flowers and herbs. None of the varieties sold are hybrids, gene-altered or patented. Well worth investigating. Catalogue free. |
| Cook's Garden | Box 535, Londonderry, Vermont 05148 802-824-3400 fax: 802-824-3027 Cook's Garden are committed to ecological and sustainable farming methods. All seeds are untreated and time tested. Claim to have the largest selection of lettuce and salad greens in the world. Catalogue free. |
| Heirloom Acres Seeds | PO Box 194, New Bloomfield, MO 65063 573-491-3001 www.heirloomacres.net A Christian family business selling over 450 open pollinated and heritage seeds. Catalogue free. Tell Thom that tenzicut send you!!! They are one of my top 3 favorite seed companies. |
| Seeds of Change | Box 15700, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87506-5700 888-762-7333 fax: 505-438-7052 www.seedsofchange.com gardener@seedsofchange.com Organic and open-pollinated flower herb and vegetable seeds featuring many heirloom traditional and other rare seeds collections built around specific themes. Catalogue free. |
| Seed Savers Exchange | 3076 North Winn Rd., Decorah, Iowa 52101 563-382-5990 fax: 563-382-5872 www.seedsavers.org A grassroots seed exchange. Members receive two information filled issues and a huge seed listing. Membership $U.S.35 SSE subsection "Flowers & Herb Exchange" U.S.$12 A free heirloom and products catalog published for the general public. |
| Territorial Seed Company | PO Box 158 Cottage Grove, OR 97424 Phone Orders: 800-626-0866 Fax Orders: 888-657-3131 Customer Service/Gardening Questions: 541-942-9547 http://www.territorialseed.com/ Territorial announces over 200 new items for 2008! One of the best parts of my job is evaluating our trials. I literally get to taste thousands of different vegetables and herbs, and view hundreds of beautiful flowers. Each year, I find both new favorites and get reacquainted with old favorites. The problem (if you can really call it a problem) comes when it is time to start choosing new varieties... Catalogue free. My family has been ordering from them for at least 20 years. |
I do not know anything about the companies listed below, but I thought they were noteworthy.
England
| Chiltern Seeds | Bortree Stile, Ulverston, Cumbria LA12 7PB 011441229 581137 fax: 11441229 584549 www.chilternseeds.co.uk info@chilternseeds.co.uk 4600+ varieties of wild and cultivated plants from around the world. Seed packets are usually generous. Catalog listed by ethnobotanical names. Payment by credit card or postal order. First catalog Can $4. Free after first order. |
| Thomas Etty Esq. | 45 Forde Avenue, Bromley Kent, Britain BR1 3EU 11020 846667 85 www.users.dircon.co.uk/~nfarley/thomas-etty/etty.html rwarner@tometty.freeserve.co.uk Online Seed catalog with heirloom seeds dating back to medieval times. Postal money orders only to R. Warner. An interesting book "Roots of vegetables" is offered at #9.00. Catalogue free. |
France
| B & T World Seeds, sarl | Paguignan, Olonzac 34210, Olonzac, France 34210 33-6891-29-63 fax: 33-46891-30-39 b-and-t-world-seeds.com matt@b-and-t-world-seeds.com Extremely large selection of over 35,000 common and exotic seeds. Publishes a master catalog and several sub-lists. Catalog is also on CD or on-line. It can be downloaded to any database (ask for schema). Minimum order U.S.$ 9.00 Catalogue $24 |
| Genesis Seeds | 10 Plaut St. , Weizmann Science Park, Rehovot, Isreal 76122 972-8931-8966 www.genesisseeds.com genesis@genesisseeds.co.il Israeli seed breeder Genesis Seeds is promoting its organic vegetable, flower and herb seeds to the conventional market. There are about 10 companies in the world producing organic seeds and Genesis is among the big players, producing over 350 varieties of heritage, open pollinated and F-1 hybrid seeds. It has an 11-year history in the field. Catalogue free. |
| Graines Baumaux | B.P. 100, Nancy Cedex, France 54062 03.83.15.86.86 www.baumaux.com contact@graines-baumaux.fr French Company with a huge selection of vegetable and flower seeds both organic and chemical. Online ordering is very easy with a catalog. Catalog is totally in French. Orders take 2-3 weeks to arrive. Catalogue $1 |
| L'Association Kokopelli | Oasis, 131 impasse des Palmiers, Alès, 30100 0033466306491 www.kokopelli.asso.fr kokopelli.semences@wanadoo.fr Association Kokopelli endeavours : - to promote the preservation of biodiversity through the distribution of organic and open-pollinated seeds of heirloom varieties of vegetables and grains. - to create a network of gardeners involved in seed saving. - to help Third World countries to develop sustainable organic agriculture through the gift of seeds and the setting of seed grower networks. Catalogue free. |
To start out the new year, I am buying a new vacuum cleaner today since my ex wanted his back. And since time and light ran out yesterday, the root cellar is a definite must today as it got down to -17C/1.4F last night, although it warmed up to -12C by 5 am.
I made some seafood chowder last night, of organic or locally grown items, except I did break down and buy pollack. It is also yummy for breakfast, which I am currently having as I type this before I head about my chores.
I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful evening bringing in the new year and I hope 2008 is wonderful for everyone.