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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.
Also visit the Northern Alberta Permaculture Institute's Seeds, Plants, and Gardening Supplies directory.
Seed Saver Links Updated & Animated USDA Climate Zone Maps
Organic Seed Alliance sponsors workshops in the Pacific Northwest to teach seed growing, selection for Heirloom
cropimprovement, fundamentals of breeding for organics, and the basics of seed cleaning and saving.
Organic Seeds
www.seedalliance.org or call 360-385-7192
Check out the National Agriculture Library's "Vegetables and Fruits: A Complete Vegetable Seed Saving Handbook
Guide to Heirloom Varieties and Community Based Stewardship" Complete, free how-to seed-saving instructions
where you'll find 100's of links to seed sites. that show how to save healthy, true-to-type seeds
from your heirloom vegetables.
Seed Savers will want to visit Irish permaculturists Ute Bohnsack & Michael Miller's website for voluminous links to Heirloom
and OP varieties; info on trading seeds on and off the Web; Commercial sources for heirloom and OP seeds; Botany, Genetics
and Horticulture for Seedsavers; Books for Seedsavers; and lots more.
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
Natural pest control solutions Nine of the
for your organic home, largest
business, lawn, garden, farm producers
and pets. and
distributors of home
For the past 30 years ARBICO Organics has been producing and supplying gardening stock, House of
commercial growers, farmers, landscapers and gardeners with natural Wesley, Royal Dutch,
products for organic growing. Burgess Seed & Plant,
Exciting Gardens, Four Seasons Nursery, Inter-
State Nurseries, Farmer Seed and Nursery, Kelly
Nurseries, and Honeycreek Nurseries have joined
along with ComeToBuy Inc., an Internet services
company, to make DirectGardening.com available
to garden enthusiasts in the United States, Puerto
Rico and Virgin Islands. The site offers products
currently marketed through catalogs to millions of
households.
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 seed@bigfoot.com click here
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) 491-5344 Email:
crg@gene-watch.org click here
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."
Four Season Harvest
by Eliot Coleman 2nd Edition, 1996, $25 , 272 pp.
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
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
Prairie Garden Seeds, PO Box 118, Cochin, Saskatchewan, Canada S0M 0L0
Tel: 306-386-2737 / Email: prairie.seeds@sk.sympatico.com click here
Richter's Herbs
357 Hwy. 47, Goodwood, Ontario, Canada L0C 1A0
Tel: 905-640-6677 / Fax: 905-640-6641
Web: www.richters.com
Terra Viva Organics, 8480 Dayton Court, Richmond, BC V6Y 3H6 (866) 599-2847
www.tvorganics.com
West Coast Seeds, 206-8475 Ontario Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V5X3E8 Tel: 604-
482-8800 / Fax: 877-482-8822
Email: info@westcoastseeds.com click here / Web: www.westcoastseeds.com
Fruits, 8831 AL Hwy 157, Moulton, AL 35650 205-974-8813. O/UT. New and antique fruits. (256) 974-8813
http://biz.hiwaay.net/~fruit/events/index.shtml
Gardens, 13889 Dupree Worthey Rd., Harvest, AL 35749 Ph# (256) 233-4422 Email: heirloomgardens@home.com
http://www.heirloomnursery.com/
Mountain Herbs
Chandler, 321 County Road 18, Fyffe, AL 35971 256-659-2726 Email:
Info@SandMountainHerbs.com
Seeds / SEARCH, 526 N. 4th Ave., Tucson AZ 85705-8450 (Cat. $1) -- specializes in heirloom var. from Mexico and the SW
tribes. Sells dried peppers and other products. 520-327-9123
http://www.nativeseeds.org/ Email: info@nativeseeds.org click here
Box 2422, Sebastopol, CA 95473. Catalog $2.00. Sister company to the BPC (below), supplying
seeds relating to shamanic ethnobotany. A remarkable collection by originals in their field.
eds.com
y and Nursery, PO Box 460 / Graton, CA / 95444 / Tel: 707-823-9125 / Fax: 707-823-1734 /
k here
m.com
CA 95446
Service, 2286 S. Face Rd., Garberville, CA 95440. O/UT.
perennials.
d Sanctuary, PO Box 1476, Santa Cruz, CA 95061
n Seedsman. "Preservation Through Dissemination"(Cat. $1)-- sells only O.P. varieties from all over the world. Esp. unique and
337, La Honda, CA 94020. No phone. One of my favorites! And they have a website now!!!Yay!
jlhudsonseeds.net/ Email: catalog@jlhudsonseeds.net click here
great links to plant databases, too.
arch Foundation, PO Box 761, Ojai, CA 93042
d City, California 94064 U.S.A. Craig & Sue Dremann, Proprietors PHONE: (650) 325-7333(Cat. $1) -- The original alternative
pecializes in hot peppers. www.redwoodcityseed.com
Garden
Shepherd offers you the finest seeds of heirloom and cottage garden flowers, aromatic herbs, and gourmet vegetables
around the world." http://www.reneesgarden.com/
erservice@reneesgarden.com click here
Highway 9, Felton, CA 95018
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om.com/
.O. Box 1476, Santa Cruz, California 95061
012@csufresno.edu click here Old-time heirloom vegetable and grain seeds, open-pollinated and organic. Will donate seeds to
rdening project.
Wildflower Seeds
in Fort Collins, Colorado and specializes in the wholesale and retail distribution of wildflower seed and native
We are experts in site preparation, seeding rates, selection of the proper species, and maintenance of grass and
plots.Our seed is nationally recognized for being the highest quality available, and our mixes are designed to create a
cascade of color week after week! 1730 S. College Ave., #104, Fort Collins, CO 80525
221-3039 http://www.beauty-beyond-belief.com/
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Potatoes, PO Box 28, Aspen, CO 81612. Sells only Norgolds and Norlands grown at 8000 ft. Out of business!!!
24-1273
glseed@aol.com click here / Web: www.neseed.com
Garden Seeds, 30 Irene Street, Torrington, CT 06790, 203-482-3638. - exceptional offering of heirloom veggies, herb, and
seed. (esp. known for salad "greens") Also offers hybrids. http://www.shepherdseeds.com/
@shepherdseeds.com click here
terprises, PO Box 330058, West Hartford, CT 06133 (Cat. $2)-- Wonderful selection of oriental vegetables and flower seeds.
oks.
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chufa.com/ Email: John@chufa.com click here
1400 W. First St. Sanford, FL. O/UT.
Gal, PO Box 23006 / Ft. Lauderdale, FL / 33307
537-5540 / Fax: 954-566-2208
peppergal@peppergal.com click here Web: http://www.peppergal.com/
O Box 2091, Melbourne, FL 32902-2091. O/UT.
southernseed.net/ Email: SouthernSeeds@cocentral.com click here
Tomatoes U.S.:Devoted to the Avid Tomato Grower. PO Box 1626, Augusta, GA 30903-- offers 250 varieties of tomatoes, both
hybrid. Offers a few pepper varieties including "extremely hot," all purple plant, and peppers "Pretty Purple".
http://totallytomato.com/
803)663-0016, Toll-free Fax (888)477-7333
matoes, PO Box 202, Newton Abbot, Devon TQ12 6ZH http://www.totallytomatouk.com/
Altitude Gardens and Seed Trust, 4150 Black Oak Drive / Hailey, ID / 83333 (Cat. $3) --specialize in organic
pollinated varieties adapted to short season, high altitude climates. http://www.seedsave.org/, email:
@seedsave.org click here
/ Fax: 208-788-3452
ndation, Rt. A Moyie Springs ID 83845
Field's Seed & Nursery Co., 415 North Burnett, Shenandoah, IA 51602 --not organic, but good source for heirloom
veggies, ornamental and fruit tree stock, E-mail: info@henryfields.com click here Phone Orders: 605-665-9391,
Service: 605-665-4491, Fax: 605-665-2601
Saver's Exchange,. 3076 North Winn Rd, Decorah, Iowa, 52101. -- not a retail sales company, rather a focus for member-
and distributed heirloom varieties. (Membership $25/yr.) Members receive several publications each year, including a
Savers Yearbook which lists the varieties available from members. The 1991 Yearbook ran 304 pages!, with descriptions
thousands of varieties. SSE manages a Preservation Garden which preserves and increases 5000 plant varieties. Also
The Flower & Herb Exchange (specializing in O.P. traditional varieties., $5 annual membership) Tel: 563-382-5990 / Fax:
5872 Web: www.seedsavers.org
on Center, 1878 230th St., Calamus, IA 52729
HC 69, Box 2, Bunker Hill, KS 67626-9701. O/UT. ($1 pricelist). Seeds for sprouting.
Gardener, 8650 College Blvd., Overland Park, KS 66210. (Cat. $2). O/UT. 1-888-404-GROW (4769)
650-2691
information@gourmetgardener.com click here , website: http://www.gourmetgardener.com/
Seed Company, Inc., 1201 Story Ave., Louisville, KY 40206-1791. (502-583-4402.) http://caudillseed.com/ O/UT. Min. Order
Agricultural field seed, beans, reclamation seed and supplies. hf@caudillseed.com click here or
.com click here or call 800-626-5357
o., PO Box 577, Winchester, KY 40392-0577. O/UT.
b Farm, Rt. 7, Box 246, Murray, KY 42071. (Cat. $2) O/UT. Certified organic herbs.
tion of tested O.P. seeds. Books, and organic supplies. e-mail: johnnys@johnnyseeds.com click here URL:
yseeds.com/
ng Network, PO Box 126, Penobscot, ME 04476
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RR 3 Box 85, Great Barrington, MA 01230
Native Seed Conservancy, PO Box 451
Barrington, MA 01230 Tel: 413-229-8316
Creek Heirloom Seeds, 2278 baker Creek Rd., Mansfield, MO 65704 http://www.rareseeds.com/ seeds@rareseeds.com
heirloom varieties has doubled and tripled in the last few years, and they are now showing up in major markets, television shows, high-
restaurants and everywhere quality produce is offered.
Box 190, Gila, N.M. 88038 Started by seed wizard Alan Kapuler. Associated with Seeds of Change.
the Southwest, Aqua Fria / RT 6 Box 11A / Santa Fe, NM / 87201 / Tel: 505-438-8888 / Fax: 505-438-8800 / Web:
www.plantsofthesouthwest.com
Change. PO Box 15700, Santa Fe, NM 87592 --specialize in traditional SW - O.P., organic, non-GMO varieties selected
nutritional content, drought tolerance, and significance for genetic diversity. Seeds West, PO Box 1739, El Prado, NM
$2) O/UT. Web: http://www.seedsofchange.com/,
gardener@seedsofchange.com click here Tel: 888-762-7333
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wers, PO Box 266, Littleton, NC 27850. ($1 pricelist, refundable with order). Organic/untreated seeds. (O/UT) Special family
and importers.
nseng & Goldenseal Co., 300 Indigo Bunting Lane Marshall, NC 28753 (828) 649-3536 Robert Eidus Email:
seal.com click here Web: http://www.ncgoldenseal.com/
featuring the largest collection of native Appalachian and Chinese medicinal herbs in the Eastern
organically grown and sustainably wild-crafted at the foot of the Black Mountains, in Western
Carolina. Our specialties include: native (South Appalachian) and oriental medicinal herbs, wild
s and other ethno botanicals. We offer for sale seeds, plants, fresh and dried herb material and tinctures and other
e head gardener and accomplished botanical expert, Joe Hollis click here , maintains a primary focus on education and
ses on the cultivation and uses of hundreds of species from the garden and surrounding area. His classes center around the
onmental philosophy of “Paradise Gardening” which is reflected in many aspects of Mountain Gardens. 546 Shuford Creek
C 28714
http://www.mountaingardensherbs.com/
ut @ Fox Farms
Fox, 54 Labrador Lane, Burnsville, NC 28714
Quarles Seed Co., Box 739, Garner, NC 27529-- sell many O.P. varieties, as well as hybrid seed. Good selection of varieties
well in the Piedmont and in the southeast. Great people! Web: http://www.wqseeds.com/
nts, Inc.
lville Ridge, Athens, OH 45701
4643 / Fax: 740-593-3092
plants@frognet.net click here
w.companionplants.com
Gardens
Gardens is one of Ohio's oldest horticultural establishments. We specialize in hard-to-
perennials, unusual and exotic house plants, and seeds and bulbs from around the
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Herbs, PO Box 69 Williams, OR 97544 USA, Richard A. (Richo) Cech, herbseed@chatlink.com click here ,
http://www.horizonherbs.com/
6704 Fax: (541) 846-6233
Garden Nursery, 1190 Old Salem Rd., Albany OR 97321-4580. O/UT. Unusual veggies. Phone: 541/928-9280 Fax:
8406 (800) 422-3985 E-mail: info@gardennursery.com www.nicholsgardennursery.com
Seeds, 2385 S.E. Thompson St. Corvallis, OR 97333 (Cat. $3.50) -- extensive selection of heirloom varieties and high
vegetables.Nichols Garden Nursery
Planetary Gene-pool Resource (Alan & Linda Kapuler) If you wish a current 2005 Seed List, send a SASE to Peace Seeds, 2385
n St. Corvallis OR 97233 USA http://fp.xinwen666.com/
Organic seed, PO Box 527, 1130 Tetherow Rd., Williams, OR 97544 (888)709-7333 Sow Organic is certified organic by the
Tilth Certified" program and recognized by the States of Oregon and California. This year the growers at Sow Organic
170 varieties of personally grown organic Vegetables, Herbs, and Flower Seeds Home gardener favorites! Sustainable
varieties. No genetically modified varieties. Mostly home grown. Family farm quality and diversity. Clean safe seed,
farms, clean water. Bio-regional excellence. Ninety percent Oregon grown.Email: organic@organicseed.com click here
ww.organicseed.com/
Seed Company
158, Cottage Grove, OR 97424
942-9547 / Fax: 541-942-9881 (800) 626-0866
tsc@ordata.com click here / Web: www.territorial-seed.com
Garden--Herb Seed Company, 20546 Alsea Highway, Alsea, OR 97324 Tel/Fax: 541-487-8671 Email:
megarden.com click here / Web: www.thymegarden.com
Seed Company, PO Box 192, Molalla, OR 97038
http://www.victoryseeds.com/index.html safeseed@VictorySeeds.com click here
3126 [voice and fax] Victory Seed Company is a small, family owned and operated organization that works to preserve plant
locating, growing, documenting and offering heirloom and rare open-pollinated seeds to home gardeners.
Garden Seed and Shoulder to Shoulder Farm, PO Box 1509, Philomath, OR 97370 All organically
pollinated seed.
929-4068 Seed saving and adaptive selection have been part of the farmer's rights and
responsibilities since the emergence of agriculture. As practitioners of this old art, organic
can reclaim the power to forge crops that better fit their land, their systems, and their
d Garden Seed is working with farmers, researchers, and other seed companies to co-create an organic seed system that
seed, varietal diversity, and superior genetics. http://www.wildgardenseed.com/
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Seed Company, PO Box 1351, Bethlehem , PA 18018
http://www.plantkingdom.com/bethseed/
er-service@bethlehemseed.com click here
Garden, P.O. Box 5030, Warminster, PA 18974
9703
www.cooksgarden.com
Herb/Heirloom Seed Co.
148, McGrann, PA 16326. (Cat. $1). 100+ herbs and veggies.
http://www.californiamarketplace.com/links/foxhollow.htm
foxholow@hollinet.com click here
$1.00 TO: HEIRLOOM SEEDS, P. O. Box 245, W. Elizabeth, PA 15088-0245 -- all seeds are standard, open pollinated varieties.
rical tomato varieties. Phone (412) 384-0852, Email: mail@heirloomseeds.com click here , http://www.heirloomseeds.com/
Landreth Seed Company,
High Street, Bldg #4, New Freedom, Pennsylvania 17349 1-800-654-2407
1784 we've been providing customers with one of the most extensive selections of fine lawn and
seeds in the world. Our founders introduced into the United States some of the most beloved
and vegetables known today including the Zinnia, the white potato, various tomatoes, and our
Bloomsdale Spinach. We have become the oldest seed house in America because we are
quest for excellence in quality, service and innovation."
Joe's, 1650 Pembroke Rd., Norristown, PA 19403 Web: http://www.pepperjoe.com/
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Park Seed Co.
Avenue , Greenwood, SC 29647. http://www.parkseed.com Tel: 800-845-3369 Fax: 800-275-9941
eed.com click here
eville, SC 29829
/ Email: seedsout@groupz.net click here Seeds for the South
south.com
Survival Seeds have fast become one of our best sellers. They offer you peace of mind in knowing you have
storage. Now you can feel safe knowing that you have long term food storage. These survival seeds are 100% non-hybrid, 100%
n save seeds from your harvest and have plenty to replant the next year.
Wolcott, VT 05680
5940
s@pover.net click here / Web: www.ladybugherbsofvermont.com
ndolph VT 05060
la@yahoo.com click here / Web: www.sover.net/~subzero/seedlist.html
Box 179, Grafton, VT 05146
Medicinals & Culinaries, PO Box 320, Earlysville, VA 22936 Tel: 804-964-9113 / Fax: 804-973-8717 / Web:
www.gardenmedicinals.com
gardenmedicinals.com click here
175 varieties of medicinal and culinary herb seeds, roots, perennial onions, specialty garlic varieties, and select
and flowers. All seeds are untreated and some are certified organic. Also included are supplies, books, and equipment for
herb growers, and herbalists. Informative Web site with extensive link library of over 250 herb-related sites.
O Box 3881, Charlottesvile, VA 22903 --specializes in multiplier onions, shallots and garlic. Necessary Trading Company, PO
stle, VA 24127 -- offers wide variety oforganic gardening supplies, natural pest controls, cover crop seeds, etc.
Exchange, (Cat. free) P.O. Box 460 Mineral, VA 23117, Phone (540) 984-9480, Fax (540) 984-9481
seeds but incl. multiplier onions, woodland medicinals, edible perennials; great folks!
gardens@southernexposure.com
www.southernexposure.com
efferson Center for Historic Plants, Monticello, PO Box 316, Charlottesville, VA 22902-- offers seeds of vegetable and many
e Seed Foundation, PO Box 772, Port Townsend, WA 98368 http://csf.colorado.edu/perma/abundant/ (Cat. $2.00) -- non-profit
d collectors of non-hybrid seeds. tel: 360 385-5660 Fax: 360-385-7455 abundant@olypen.com click here
1, Box 162, 182 Concully Hwy., Okanogan, WA 98840-9774. (Cat. $2). O/UT. 100+ cultivars (cvs.) organic garlic.
City Seeds \ Irish Eyes, P.O. Box 204 Thorp, WA 98946 (509) 964-7000, (800) 964-9210 FAX O/UT. Non-profit, 600+ cvs.
manures. , Email: seeds@gardencityseeds.com click here , http://www.gardencityseeds.com/
s@irish-eyes.com click here / Web: www.irish-eyes.com
hs, 967 Mingo Mountain Road, Kettle Falls, WA 99141
WA 98844
d, Heirloom & Homestead Seeds especially adapted for Northern Gardens! http://goodseedco.net/
SEED COMPANY, 360-424-7333, 2428 Old Hwy 99 South Road Mount Vernon, WA 98273
International Seed Company was established in 1982 to meet the needs of commercial growers in the Pacific Northwest. Many
seeds.
C, Seymour, WI 54165
s, Rt. 1, Box 71, Dalton, WI 53926 (SASE). Sweet sorghum seed.
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