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Before
you order seeds or plants, be sure
to visit Plants for a Future On-line
http://www.pfaf.org/
Maintains a big searchable database
of 7000+ (!) multi-use plants for
permaculture, lots of leaflets, a
plant catalogue, and a book by Ken
Fern on useful plants (which
we sell).
Organic
Seed Alliance sponsors workshops
in thePacific Northwest to teach
seed growing, selection for cropimprovement,
fundamentals of breeding for organics,
and the basics of seed cleaning
and saving. www.seedalliance.org
or call 360-385-7192
If
you are in the southeast US, look
into
Saving Our Seed, a USDA SARE funded
project designed to train southeast
farmers and extension agents in the
production of organic and heirloom
seed. http://savingourseed.org/
49 Circle D Dr., Colbert, GA
30628
Phone: (706) 788-0017 Fax: (706) 788-0071
email: cricket@savingourseed.org
cfsa@carolinafarmstewards.org
Growers
and seed savers in the cold high altitude
west should look into I
n t e r n a t i o n a l S e e d S
a v i n g I n s t i t u t e
http://seedsave.org/
and http://www.seedstrust.com/:
vegetable, wild flower, native grass
and herb seeds for a sustainable future.
Seed
to Seed:
Seed Saving Techniques for the
Vegetable Gardener
by Suzanne
Ashworth 2nd
Edition 2002. 228pp. $25
A
complete guide to saving seed
from 160 vegetable crops, with
detailed information on each vegetable:
botanical classification, flower
structure and pollination method,
isolation distances, caging and
hand-pollination techniques, and
proper methods for harvesting,
drying, cleaning and storing.
Save your own seed...before the
corporate corpses make it illegal!
Here's how.
Primal
Seeds Armed
with trowels, seeds, and vision, the
idea is to garden everywhere. Anywhere.
Primal Seeds exists as a network
to actively engage in protecting biodiversity
and creating local food security It
is a response to industrial biopiracy,
control of the global seed supply
and of our food This evolving tool
is designed to empower individuals
to participate in the creation of
tomorrow http://www.primalseeds.org/guerrilla.htm
If
you want to explore Internet Seed
Trading, subscribe a listserv maintained
by David Ford in PA. He has a free
service to exchange seeds. It is not
commercial and he does not sell the
member list. To subscribe simply send
a blank e-mail with the work SUBSCRIBE
in the subject to
Breed
Your Own Vegetable Varieties:
The Gardener's and Farmer's Guide
to Plant Breeding and Seed Saving by
Carol Deppe. 2000, 384pp.,
$28
An
authoritative and easy-to-understand
guide to plantbreeding
for the home gardener. Presents information
essential to taking control of our
food supply starting with seeds. Stabilize
hybrids; domesticate wild plants;
select for flavor, size shape, color,
or hardiness. Explains all major breeding
methods in clear language.
A number
of Seed Companies have taken a pledge
not to buy or sell genetically engineered
seeds or plants. They are designated
by this
symbol.Please
support these companies. For more
information, please contact the Council
for Responsible Genetics 5 Upland
Rd, Suite 3 Cambridge, MA 02140 Phone:
(617) 868-0870 Fax: (617) 491-5344Email:
The
Safe Seed Pledge:
"Agriculture and seeds provide the
basis upon which our lives depend.
We must protect this foundation
as a safe and genetically stable
source for future generations. For
the benefit of all farmers, gardeners
and consumers who want an alternative,
we pledge that we do not knowingly
buy or sell genetically engineered
seeds or plants. The mechanical
transfer of genetic material outside
of natural reproductive methods
and between genera, families or
kingdoms, poses great biological
risks as well as economic, political,
and cultural threats. We feel that
genetically engineered varieties
have been insufficiently tested
prior to public release. More research
and testing is necessary to further
assess the potential risks of genetically
engineered seeds. Further, we wish
to support agricultural progress
that leads to healthier soils, genetically
diverse agricultural ecosystems
and ultimately people and communities."
Using
simple techniques and good design
the author grows and eats abundant
fresh food 12 months of the year
in Maine. An excellent resource
for cold climate gardeners, with
crop profiles and a step-by-step
illustration of methods.
Canada
Alberta
Nurseries and Seeds, PO Box 20n,
Bowden, Alberta, Canada, T0M 0K0
Tel: 403-224-3544 / Fax: 403-224-2455
Aurora
Biodynamic Farm
The first Biodynamic seed company
in North America
157 Turner's Mill Road
Antrim, NH 03440 [no telephone yet] http://www.soulmedicinejourney.com
Email: barbara@soulmedicinejourney.com
Ecogenesis,
Inc. / #88-2273 Yonge Street / Toronto,
Ontario / M4P 2C6 / Tel: 416-485-8333
Fish
Lake Garlic Man / RR2 / Demorestville,
Ontario / K0K 1WO / Tel: 613-476-8030
Le
Facteur Cheval. C.P. 50526, Carrefour
Pelletier, Brossard, Quebec, J4X 2V7
CANADA. Catalog US$4.00. A most unusual,
wonderful seed catalog - philosophical,
quirky, full of delightful quotations,
odd illustrations and incredible seeds.
Recommended!
Mapple
Farm, 129 Beech Hill Road,
Weldon, New Brunswick, Canada
E0A 1X0
Tel: 506-734-3361
Salt
Springs Seeds
PO Box 444, Ganges,
Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada, V9K
2W1.
(Cat. $2). O/UT. Esp. high-protein
crops, 100 cvs. dried beans.
Tel: 250-537-5269
Web: http://www.saltspringseeds.com/ *Unfortunately, Salt Spring Seeds
can no longer ship to the United States.
Stokes
Seeds, Box 548, Buffalo, NY 14240,
or Box 10, St. Catherines, ON, Canada
L2R 6R6. O/UT.
Permaworld
is a not-for-profit environmental
support organization which
supports a sustainable
future based on co-operating
with nature and caring
for the earth and its
people. We offer a unique
home-based business with
a generous pay plan designed
to raise financial aid
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while at the same time,
helping YOU develop long
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for People...Sharing Resources
Sand Mountain Herbs
c/o Larry Chandler, 321 County Road
18, Fyffe, AL 35971
256-659-2726 Email: Info@SandMountainHerbs.com
Arizona
Native
Seeds / SEARCH, 526 N. 4th Ave.,
Tucson AZ 85705-8450 (Cat. $1) --
specializes in heirloom var. from
Mexico and the SW Native tribes.
Sells dried peppers and other products.
520-327-9123 http://www.nativeseeds.org/
Email:
Allies.
P. O. Box 2422, Sebastopol, CA 95473.
Catalog $2.00. Sister company to the
BPC (below), supplying plants and
seeds relating to shamanic ethnobotany.
A remarkable collection by originals
in their field.
Botanical
Preservation Corps, P. O. Box
1368, Sebastopol, CA 95473. Catalog
$2.00. Specializes in shamanic ethnobotany,
providing botanicals, extracts, collecting
and processing equipment, audio tapes,
seminars, etc. True pioneers.
Bountiful
Gardens, Ecology Action, 188001 Shafer
Ranch Road, Willits, CA 95490-9626
USA voice707-459-6410/fax707-459-1925
http://www.bountifulgardens.org/
-- A non-profit research organization
dedicated to biointensive farming.
Wonderful selection, including seeds
from Chase in England, renowned for
their preservation of European cultivars.
Extensive book list.
Environmental
Seed Producers, PO Box 2709, Lompoc,
CA 93438 Tel: 805-735-8798 / Web: www.espseeds.com
Harmony
Farm Supply and Nursery, PO
Box 460 / Graton, CA / 95444 / Tel:
707-823-9125 / Fax: 707-823-1734 /
Email:
www.harmonyfarm.com
Heirloom
Gardens, PO Box 138, Guerneville,
CA 95446
Heymaqua
Seed Service, 2286 S. Face Rd., Garberville,
CA 95440. O/UT.
Salad greens and perennials.
Horse
Creek Seed Sanctuary, PO Box 1476,
Santa Cruz, CA 95061
Tel: 530-496-3221
J.
L. Hudson Seedsman. "Preservation
Through Dissemination"(Cat. $1)--
sells only O.P. varieties from all
over the world. Esp. unique and excellent
collection! Star Route 2, Box 337,
La Honda, CA 94020. No phone. One
of my favorites! And they have a website
now!!!Yay!
Web: http://www.jlhudsonseeds.net/
Email:
You'll find some great links to plant
databases, too.
KUSA
Seed Research Foundation, PO Box 761,
Ojai, CA 93042
Natural
Gardening Co.,
P.O. Box 750776 , Petaluma, CA
94975 (707) 766-9303 www.naturalgardening.com
The Natural Gardening Company was
started in 1986 out of the belief
that gardens and landscapes should
be models of environmental integrity.
We established the first certified
organic nursery in the United States,
and we proudly offered a comprehensive
selection of certified organic seeds
and certified organic seedlings for
vegetables, culinary herbs, and flowers.
By virtue of our unique and careful
product selection, we are leaders
in the field. Today our specialties
are certified organic plants (vegetable,
herb, and flower seedlings), certified
organic seeds, and drip irrigation
supplies.
Ornamental
Edibles, http://www.ornamentaledibles.com/
3622 Weedlin Court, San Jose, CA 95132,
408-946-7333 (Cat. $1) -- seeds of
over 400 cvs. gourmet and edible flowers
for urban landscapes.
Peaceful
Valley Farm Supply, Inc,
P.O. Box 2209, Grass Valley, CA 95945
• Tel (530) 272-4769 • Order Toll
Free (888) 784-1722 • Fax (530) 272-4794 http://www.groworganic.com/
Redwood
City Seed Co. P. O. Box 361, Redwood
City, California 94064 U.S.A. Craig
& Sue Dremann, Proprietors PHONE:
(650) 325-7333(Cat. $1) -- The original
alternative seed company; specializes
in hot peppers. www.redwoodcityseed.com
Renee's
Garden
"Renee Shepherd offers you the
finest seeds of heirloom and cottage
garden flowers, aromatic herbs, and
gourmet vegetables from around the
world." http://www.reneesgarden.com/
6116 Highway 9, Felton, CA 95018
Sacred
Succulents, P.o. box 781, Sebastopol,
CA 95473 USA
Sacred Succulents was founded in 1997,
borne from our love of plants and
a calling to their conservation through
propagation, dissemination and education.
We have created a catalog that is
fully illustrated and loaded with
ethnobotanical and horticultural information
including general succulent care and
detailed seed germination and propagation
techniques.
sacredsucculents@hushmail.com
http://www.sacredsucculents.com/
Santa
Barbara Heirloom Nursery, PO Box 4235,
Santa Barbara, Ca. 93140 Tel: 805-968-5444 / Fax: 805-562-1248
/ Email:
http://www.heirloom.com/
Seed
Dreams, P.O. Box 1476, Santa Cruz,
California 95061
Phone: (408) 458-9252 Email:
Old-time heirloom vegetable and grain
seeds, open-pollinated and organic.
Will donate seeds to any children’s
gardening project.
Synergy
Seeds: Open Pollinated and Heirloom
Certified Organic Seed
PO Box 323 Orleans, CA 95556 http://www.synergyseeds.com/
Colorado
Beauty
Beyond Belief Wildflower Seeds
is located in Fort Collins, Colorado
and specializes in the wholesale and
retail distribution of wildflower
seed and native grasses. We are experts
in site preparation, seeding rates,
selection of the proper species, and
maintenance of grass and wildflower
plots.Our
seed is nationally recognized for
being the highest quality available,
and our mixes are designed to create
a continuing cascade of color week
after week!
1730 S. College Ave., #104, Fort Collins,
CO 80525
Tel: 970-221-3039http://www.beauty-beyond-belief.com/
Sunnyland
Seeds, PO Box 385, Paradox, CO 81429
Tel: 970-859-7248
Wilton's
Organic Potatoes, PO Box 28, Aspen,
CO 81612. Sells only Norgolds and
Norlands grown at 8000 ft. Out
of business!!!
Connecticut
Butterbrooke
Farm, 78 Barry Rd., Oxford, CT 06478
Tel: 203-888-2000
New
England Seed Co., 3580
Main Stl, Bldg. 10, Hartford, CT 06120
Tel: 800-783-7891 or 860-724-1240
/ Fax: 860-724-1273
Email:
/ Web: www.neseed.com
Shepard's
Garden Seeds, 30 Irene Street, Torrington,
CT 06790, 203-482-3638. - exceptional
offering of heirloom veggies, herb,
and flower seed. (esp. known for salad
"greens") Also offers hybrids. http://www.shepherdseeds.com/
Sunrise Enterprises, PO Box 330058,
West Hartford, CT 06133 (Cat. $2)--
Wonderful selection of oriental vegetables
and flower seeds. Also sells books. http://commercial.visi.net/sunrise/
Florida
Florida
Mycology Research Center, PO Box 18105,
Pensacola, FL 32523 Tel: 850-327-4378
/
Email:
Web:
www.mushroomsfmrc.com
Glendale
Enterprises, 297 Railroad Ave.,
De Funiak Springs, FL 32433
Web: http://www.chufa.com/
Email:
Kilgore
Seed Co., 1400 W. First St. Sanford,
FL. O/UT.
The
Pepper Gal, PO Box 23006 / Ft. Lauderdale,
FL / 33307
Tel: 954-537-5540 / Fax: 954-566-2208
Email:
Web:http://www.peppergal.com/
Totally
Tomatoes U.S.:Devoted to the Avid
Tomato Grower. PO Box 1626, Augusta,
GA 30903-- offers 250 varieties of
tomatoes, both O.P. and hybrid. Offers
a few pepper varieties including "extremely
hot," all purple plant, and peppers
"Pretty Purple". http://totallytomato.com/ Phone (803)663-0016, Toll-free
Fax (888)477-7333 Also: Totally Tomatoes, PO Box
202, Newton Abbot, Devon TQ12 6ZH
http://www.totallytomatouk.com/
Hawaii
Agroforester.com,
P.O. Box 428 Holualoa, Hawaii 96725
USA
Tel: 808-324-4427 Fax: 808-324-4129
Resource for Tropical Forestry and
Agroforestry seeds, seedlings, design
and consulting. Contact Craig Elevitch:
, http://www.agroforester.com/
Idaho
High
Altitude Gardens and Seed Trust, 4150
Black Oak Drive / Hailey, ID / 83333
(Cat. $3) --specialize in organic
open-pollinated varieties adapted
to short season, high altitude climates.
http://www.seedsave.org/,
email:
Tel: 208-788-4363 / Fax: 208-788-3452
Native
Seed Foundation, Rt. A Moyie
Springs ID 83845
Henry
Field's Seed & Nursery Co., 415
North Burnett, Shenandoah, IA 51602
--not organic, but good source for
heirloom varieties of veggies, ornamental
and fruit tree stock, E-mail:
Phone Orders: 605-665-9391, Customer
Service: 605-665-4491, Fax: 605-665-2601
Seed
Saver's Exchange,. 3076 North Winn
Rd, Decorah, Iowa, 52101. --
not a retail sales company, rather
a focus for member-propagated and
distributed heirloom varieties. (Membership
$25/yr.) Members receive several publications
each year, including a Seed Savers
Yearbook which lists the varieties
available from members. The 1991 Yearbook
ran 304 pages!, with descriptions
of thousands of varieties. SSE manages
a Preservation Garden which preserves
and increases 5000 plant varieties.
Also manage The Flower & Herb Exchange
(specializing in O.P. traditional
varieties., $5 annual membership)
Tel: 563-382-5990 / Fax: 319-382-5872
Web: www.seedsavers.org
Sand
Hill Preservation Center, 1878 230th
St., Calamus, IA 52729
Tel: 319-246-2299
Kansas
Cross
Seed Co., HC 69, Box 2, Bunker Hill,
KS 67626-9701. O/UT. ($1 pricelist).
Seeds for sprouting.
Gourmet
Gardener, 8650 College Blvd., Overland
Park, KS 66210. (Cat. $2). O/UT. 1-888-404-GROW
(4769)
Fax: 1-407-650-2691
Email:
, website: http://www.gourmetgardener.com/
Kentucky
Caudill Seed Company, Inc., 1201 Story
Ave., Louisville, KY 40206-1791. (502-583-4402.)
http://caudillseed.com/
O/UT. Min. Order 500 lbs. Agricultural
field seed, beans, reclamation seed
and supplies.
or
or call 800-626-5357
Oldsfield
Seed Co., PO Box 577, Winchester,
KY 40392-0577. O/UT.
Story
House Herb Farm, Rt. 7, Box 246, Murray,
KY 42071. (Cat. $2) O/UT. Certified
organic herbs.
Pine
Tree Garden Seeds, PO Box 300, New
Gloucester, ME 04260-- specializes
in small, affordable
seed-packs. Very wide variety of seeds
and excellent book selection. http://www.superseeds.com/
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Indian
Line Farm, RR 3 Box 85, Great
Barrington, MA 01230
Eastern
Native Seed Conservancy, PO Box 451
Great Barrington, MA 01230
Tel: 413-229-8316
Email:
Web: www.enscseeds.org
Organica
Seed Co., P.O. Box 611, Wilbraham
MA 01095
Phone: 413-599-0264
E-mail: office@organicaseed.com
We provide fellow gardeners with soil
friendly untreated vegetable and herb
seed. Our wonderful Organica Seeds
are also fresh making them perfect
for seed saving and soil health.
All of our seed packets are filled
by hand as our customer orders come
in. This insures freshness and personal
attention by our staff. This joining
of healthy seeds and friendly service
is at the heart of our seed business.
Pioneer
Valley Seed Collective (Formerly:
Pioneer Valley Seed Savers)
888 Shelburne Falls Rd / Conway, MA
/ 01341
Tel: 413-369-4269 / Fax: 413-369-4299
Minnesota
SAVE
OUR SEEDS, 5813 Vincent Av S, Minneapolis,
MN 55410-2855
Missouri
Baker
Creek Heirloom Seeds, 2278 baker Creek
Rd., Mansfield, MO 65704 http://www.rareseeds.com/
Tel: 417-924-8917 / Fax: 417-924-8917
/ (866) 653-7333
Interest
in heirloom varieties has doubled
and tripled in the last few years,
and they are now showing up in major
markets, television shows, high-class
restaurants and everywhere quality
produce is offered.
Barney's
Ginseng Patch, 433 SSE Hwy. B, Montgomery
City, MO 63361
Tel: 573-564-2575
DeGiorgi
Seed Co., 6011 "N" St., Omaha, NE
68117-1634. O/UT. 1500+ varieties,
perennials, veggies, and grasses from
US and Europe.
New
Mexico
Deep
Diversity, Box 190, Gila, N.M. 88038
Started by seed wizard Alan Kapuler.
Associated with Seeds of Change.
Plants
of the Southwest, Aqua Fria / RT 6
Box 11A / Santa Fe, NM / 87201 / Tel:
505-438-8888 / Fax: 505-438-8800 /
Web: www.plantsofthesouthwest.com
Seeds
of Change. PO Box 15700, Santa Fe,
NM 87592 --specialize in traditional
SW - O.P., organic, non-GMO varieties
selected for nutritional content,
drought tolerance, and significance
for genetic diversity. Seeds West,
PO Box 1739, El Prado, NM 87529 (Cat.
$2) O/UT. Web: http://www.seedsofchange.com/,
or
Tel: 888-762-7333
TURTLE
TREE SEED at CAMPHILL VILLAGE
COPAKE, NY 12516
Fax Orders: 1-678-202-1351 Phone Orders:
1-888-516-7797
Biodynamic, open-pollinated, organic
seeds. http://www.turtletreeseed.org/index.html
12th year anniversary in 2007!
North
Carolina
Alston
Seed Growers, PO Box 266, Littleton,
NC 27850. ($1 pricelist, refundable
with order). Organic/untreated seeds.
(O/UT) Special family seeds; collectors
and importers.
Boone's
Native Seed Company, PO Box 10363,
Raleigh, NC 27605
Christopher
Weeks Peppers, PO Box 3207, Kill Devil
Hills, NC 27948
Email:
North
Carolina Ginseng & Goldenseal Co.,
300 Indigo Bunting Lane Marshall,
NC 28753 (828) 649-3536 Robert Eidus
Email:
Web:http://www.ncgoldenseal.com/
Mountain Gardens is a botanical garden
featuring the largest collection of
native Appalachian and Chinese medicinal
herbs in the Eastern US, organically
grown and sustainably wild-crafted
at the foot of the Black Mountains,
in Western North Carolina. Our specialties
include: native (South Appalachian)
and oriental medicinal herbs, wild
foods, craft plants and other ethno
botanicals. We offer for sale seeds,
plants, fresh and dried herb material
and tinctures and other preparations.
The head gardener and accomplished
botanical expert,
, maintains a primary focus on education
and offers many classes on the cultivation
and uses of hundreds of species from
the garden and surrounding area. His
classes center around the sustainable
environmental philosophy of “Paradise
Gardening” which is reflected
in many aspects of Mountain Gardens.
546 Shuford Creek Rd., Burnsville,
NC 28714
704 675-5664
http://www.mountaingardensherbs.com/
Wyatt-Quarles
Seed Co., Box 739, Garner, NC 27529--
sell many O.P. varieties, as well
as hybrid seed. Good selection of
varieties which do well in the Piedmont
and in the southeast. Great people!
Web: http://www.wqseeds.com/
Ohio
Companion
Plants, Inc.
7247 N. Coolville Ridge, Athens, OH
45701
Tel: 740-592-4643 / Fax: 740-593-3092
Email:
Web: www.companionplants.com
Hirt's Gardens
Hirt's Gardens is one of Ohio's
oldest horticultural establishments.
We specialize in hard-to-find perennials,
unusual and exotic house plants,
and seeds and bulbs from around
the world!
1-866-748-9984; Monday thru Friday,
9am to 5pm.
4943
Ridge Road ? Medina (Granger Township),
Ohio 44281-9760 http://www.hirts.com/
Mellinger's,
2310 W. South Range Rd., North Lima,
OH 44452-9731. 1-800-321-7444, http://www.mellingers.com/
Tel: 330-549-9861 / Fax: 330-549-3716
Email:
Before
you order seeds or plants, be sure
to visit Plants for a Future On-line
http://www.pfaf.org/
Maintains a big searchable database
of 7000+ (!) multi-use plants for
permaculture, lots of leaflets, a
plant catalogue, and a book by Ken
Fern on useful plants (which
we sell). 
I
n t e r n a t i o n a l S e e d S
a v i n g I n s t i t u t e
http://seedsave.org/
and http://www.seedstrust.com/:
vegetable, wild flower, native grass
and herb seeds for a sustainable future.
Breed
Your Own Vegetable Varieties:
Four
Season Harvest
Richter's
Herbs
Salt
Springs Seeds
Territorial Seed Co.,
West
Coast Seeds, 206-8475 Ontario Street,
Vancouver, British Columbia V5X3E8
Tel: 604-482-8800
/ Fax: 877-482-8822 
Heirloom
Gardens, 13889 Dupree Worthey Rd.,
Harvest, AL 35749 Ph# (256) 233-4422
Email:
Sand Mountain Herbs 
Allies
Botanical
Preservation Corps
Beauty
Beyond Belief Wildflower Seeds
Organica
Seed Co.
Baker
Creek Heirloom Seeds, 2278 baker Creek
Rd., Mansfield, MO 65704 
Hirt's Gardens