Monday, May 26, 2008

Heritage Seeds

It is important, now that the world’s seed stock has been seriously tampered with by large corporations, that people know where to get real seeds that produce honest-to-goodness food that has not been cloned or altered. Please feel free to pass along this list to as many other people as you can. Blessings, PMH



U.S. Heritage Seed Supplier List
(listed alphabetically)

Aurora Farm
Aurora Biodynamic Farm

Box 503, Kaslo, B.C. V0G 1M0 Canada

Phone: 603-588-2302
www.soulmedicinejourney.com
wodraska@mac.com
barbara@soulmedicinejourney.com

Hi Bruce, Thanks for the newsletter mention. We
were the first Biodynamic seed company in North America. We are a
family-owned business. We have signed the Council for REsponsible Genetics
"Safe Seeds" pledge...i.e., no GMOs, ever. Food security and food
sovereignty begin with seeds. - Barbara Scott

This family promotes the Native Tradition regarding seeds. They are a
particular source for the THREE SISTERS but also have nature oriented "Bee
and Butterfly" garden collections. Heirloom varieties of medicinal herbs is
something else that they offer.
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Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
2278 Baker Creek Rd.
Mansfield, Missouri 65704
417-924-8917
www.rareseeds.com
seeds@rareseescom

This company sells only non-hybrid vegetable, flowers and herbs. None of the
varieties sold are hybrids, gene-altered or patented. Well worth
investigating. Catalogue free.
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Cook's Garden
Box 535
Londonderry, Vermont 05148
802-824-3400
http://www.cooksgarden.com/

Cook's Garden is committed to ecological and sustainable farming methods.
All seeds are untreated and time tested. Claims to be the largest selection
of lettuce and salad greens in the world. Catalogue free.
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Deep Diversity
P.O. Box 157000
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87506-5700
800-957-3337
505-438-7052
www.seedsofchange.com
gardener@seedsofchange.com

1000+ varieties emphasizing biodiversity, food plants, herbs, flowers, fiber
plants, heirloom and medicinal. Seeds of Change merged with Peace Seeds and
Deep Diversity. Organic and open-pollinated flower herb and vegetable seeds
featuring many heirloom traditional and other rare seeds. Collections built
around specific themes. Checks or money orders only accepted for seed
orders. Catalogue $4
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Down on the Farm Seed
P.O. 184
Hiram, Ohio 44234
(I searched - but couldn't find a web address.
They seem almost to pride themselves in that.
Lots of talk about them, however).

Offers a full line of untreated open-pollinated, heirloom vegetable, herb
and flower seeds. All seed packet except corn are $1. Catalogue free.
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Eastern Native Seed Conservancy
Box 451
Great Barrington, Massachusetts 01230
413-229-8316
www.enscseeds.org (doesn't work)
natseeds@aol.com (I have emailed them for a web site)

A seed-conservation program for heirloom and historical varieties of the
Northeast U.S. food crops including native varieties. Heirloom tomato
project promotes tomatoes and local value added products.
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Garden City Seeds
Box 307
Thorp, Washington 98946
977-733-3001
www.irish-eyes.com

Specializes in varieties adapted to northern climates. They offer a number
of heirlooms which are marked as such. Catalog is worth having for the
wealth of information it contains. Free Catalog.
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Heirloom Acres Seeds
PO Box 194
New Bloomfield, MO 65063
573-491-3001
http://www.heirloomacresseeds.com/

A Christian family business selling over 450 open pollinated and heritage
seeds. Catalogue free.
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Heirloom Gardens
13889 Dupree Worthey Rd.
Harvest, Alabama 35749
256-233-4422
Email: heirloomgardens@home.com
http://www.heirloomnursery.com/

Catalog Online only. Organically grown seeds of heirloom and rare varieties
many from the pre-1900's.
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Heritage Seed
2800 East Jackson St. Macomb, IL 61455
Phone: (309) 255-9503 or (309) 836-3199
(another one for which I didn't find a web page.
But - I didn't try to call them.)

Alfalfa, Corn, Cool Season Grasses & Legumes, Grain Sorghum, Red Clover,
Soybeans & Sudan Grass.
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High Mowing Organic Seeds
813 Brook Road, Wolcott, VT 05680
Phone: (802) 472-6174
Fax: (802) 472-3201
www.highmowingseeds.com

Assorted Herbs, Flowers & Vegetables
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Johnny's Selected Seeds
955 Benton Avenue
Winslow, Maine 04910
207-861-3901
http://www.johnnyseeds.com/

An excellent selection of varieties regionally adapted to New England.
Johnny's does plant breeding and thoroughly tests the varieties it offers.
Catalogue free.
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Landreth Seed
P.O. Box 16380
Baltimore, Maryland 21210-2229
800-654-2407
www.landrethseeds.com

The oldest seed house in the U.S. Hundreds of varieties of heirloom
vegetable seeds, flower, herbs. Online shopping cart. Printed catalogue
available for $10 with cost deducted from first order.
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Native Seeds/SEARCH
526 N. 4th Ave.
Tucson, Arizona 85705
520-622-5591
www.nativeseeds.org

Seed conservation which focuses on the traditional native crops of the U.S.
SW and Mex. NE. Members receive a quarterly newsletter and a 10% discount on
purchases. All seeds for desert conditions. Books and value added products
listed. Catalogue $1

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Redwood City Seed Co.
Box 361
Redwood City, California 94064
www.ecoseeds.com

Ancient varieties of vegetables, culinary, and medicinal herbs. Catalogue
free
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Sand Hill Preservation Center
1878 230th Street
Calamus, Iowa 52729-9659
http://www.sandhillpreservation.com/

Dedicated to the preservation of Genetic Resources . Offers over 175 breeds
of rare poultry, 700 varieties of Heirloom Seeds and sweet potatoes. No
calls on Sunday or Mondays and after 9:45 PM. Postal Money Orders only.
Catalogue free.
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Seed Savers Exchange
3076 North Winn Rd.
Decorah, Iowa
52102
563-382-5990
www.seedsavers.org

A grassroots exchange. Members receive two information filled issues and
huge seed listing. Membership $35 SSE subsection "Flower & Herb Exchange"
U.S. $12 A free heirloom and products catalog published for the general
public.
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South Carolina Foundation Seed Association
1162 Cherry Road
Box 349952
Clemson, South Carolina 29634
864-656-2521
http://virtual.clemson.edu/groups/seed/
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Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
Box 460
Mineral, Virginia 23117
540-894-9480
www.southernexposure.com
gardens@southerexposure.com

A seed company dedicated to preserving our vegetable heritage. Offers many
heirloom varieties gives many background and dates of introduction. Many
varieties especially for the climate of the mid-Atlantic region. Catalogue
$2
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Southern Seed Legacy Project (PASS)
c/o Agrarian Connection 10 Legacy Rd.
Crawford, Georgia 30630
706-542-1430
www.uga.edu/~ebl/PASS/rrhoades@arches.ug


Catalog online only. PASS (Pass Along Southern Seeds) is an initiative to
promote the conservation through use of both cultural knowledge and heirloom
plants of the South.
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Thompson and Morgan
Box 1308
Jackson, New Jersey 08527-308
800-274-7333
www.thompson-morgan.com
tminc@thompson-morgan.com

Catalog has a huge variety of seeds with in-depth information. Orders are
accompanied with "The Germination Times" a booklet on starting various
seeds. Some heritage and many unusual seeds offered. Catalogue free.
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Underwood Gardens
4N381 Maple Ave.
Besneville, IL 6106
630-606-0232
www.underwoodgardens.com
info@underwoodgardens.com

Many hard to find or endangered, untreated, open-pollinated seeds of
heirloom vegetable, herbs and flowers. Catalogue $3
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Victory Seed Company
P.O. Box 192
Molalla, Oregon 97038
503-829-3126
www.victoryseeds.com
Inquiries@VictorySeeds.com

The Victory Seed company is a family owned and operated garden packet seed
company specializing in open pollinated and heirloom seeds. Catalog cost
refundable. Catalog on line with many heirloom tomatoes. Catalogue $2.


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This list is also available online (with links) from "Seeds of Diversity"
through http://www.seeds.ca/rl/rl.php

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3 Comments:

At 11:12 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Great list of heirloom and heritage seed suppliers! I add a few more and provide a way for people to find the online sources for heirloom tomato seeds and plants for over 1,000 heirloom tomatoes in my e-book, "Heirloom Tomato Secrets," which will be published in June. You can look up the name of the rare variety you want and see where you can buy it--it saves hours and hours of searching online!

Cynthia Yockey
http://www.heirloomtomatosecrets.com

 
At 3:26 PM, Blogger Yves said...

Here is another:

http://www.seedsanctuary.com/

Seed and Plant Sanctuary for Canada

A charitable organization dedicated to the health and vitality of the earth through the preservation and promotion of heritage seeds.

 
At 9:30 AM, Blogger PMH said...

Thank you so much. We need to know where the good seeds are. PMH

 

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