All seed companies listed below have taken the Safe Seed Pledge. However, please check with the seed company prior to any purchases to confirm that their policies have not changed.
The Safe Seed Pledge, which the companies that have signed on to it, carry the pledge on their catalogs and websites, which states:
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 healthy people and communities.
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| CompanyName: | 2BSEEDS, LLC |
| Web: | http://www.2bseeds.com |
| Address: | 5023 W 120th Ave #312 |
| City: | Broomfield |
| State: | CO |
| Zip: | 80020 |
| Phone: | 1-800-833-5988 |
| Fax: | |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds,Flower seeds |
| Specialties: | All of our seeds are proven winners for greenhouse production and the consumer. |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 25 – 49 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | 2BSeeds is a family owned business, for 5 generations we have been in the greenhouse-horticulture business and we offer over 700 varieties of vegetable, flower and herb seeds. Including many AAS Winners, Open pollinated, Hybrids, Heirlooms and Organics. We package our seeds in a zip-lock bag so as light and moisture cannot damage. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | We test for germination on all of the seeds that we sell every 6 months, as we are always replacing our stock with new shipments. We do not purchase old seed nor bulk seed. |
| MissionStatement: | At 2BSEEDS, our goal is to provide our customers with the seeds that they want to have, not only old varieties but with the newest introductions as well as customer favorites. |
| Founded: | 2004 |
| CompanyOwner: | 2BSeeds is a family owned and operated business. |
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| CompanyName: | A Few Good Plants |
| Web: | http://afewgoodplants.com |
| Address: | 7595 S.W. Highway DD |
| City: | El Dorado Springs |
| State: | MO |
| Zip: | 64744 |
| Phone: | 417-876-7139 |
| Fax: | |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Fruit plants or seeds |
| Specialties: | Heirloom Vegetables |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 0 – 24 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | All of our plants and seeds are grown without any chemical inputs. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | All seeds are germination tested. |
| MissionStatement: | Our goal is to test and adapt vegetables for our regional climate and growing conditions. |
| Founded: | A Few Good Plants was founded in 2006. We have been growing vegetables on our farm since 1995. |
| CompanyOwner: | Stuart Pollack |
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| CompanyName: | Annie’s Heirloom Seeds |
| Web: | http://www.anniesheirloomseeds.com |
| Address: | 12123 Darby Rd |
| City: | Clarksville |
| State: | MI |
| Zip: | 48815 |
| Phone: | Unlisted |
| Fax: | |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds,Flower seeds |
| Specialties: | We carry only heirloom vegetable and flower varieties. No heirlooms, and no GMOs. |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | We love heirlooms, both because of their historical significance, and because we are passionate about great food. We believe that heirlooms have the best flavor and nutrition, and we want to preserve these varieties for future generations. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | We only work with trusted suppliers, and we grow what we sell to ensure quality. |
| MissionStatement: | We will provide great seeds and great service, with honesty and integrity. Always. |
| Founded: | 2009 |
| CompanyOwner: | Annie’s is owned and operated by a husband and wife team, living and working on a homestead in Central Michigan. |
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| CompanyName: | Appalachian Heirloom Plant Farm |
| Web: | http://appalachianheirloomplantfarm.weebly.com |
| Address: | 16364 State Route 136 |
| City: | Winchester |
| State: | OH |
| Zip: | 45697 |
| Phone: | 937-695-0244 |
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| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Vegetable plants,Herb plants |
| Specialties: | Heirloom, Native American |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | We are a genetic resource for plant breeders, historians and hobbyist. All work is done by ourselves. We have been involved in growing heirloom crops since the 1990′s and are dedicated to the preservation and purity of genetically unique Appalachian crops for future generations to enjoy. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | Production, flavor and historical value. |
| MissionStatement: | We are dedicated to the preservation, education and use of heritage food crops from the Appalachian region. |
| Founded: | 1998 |
| CompanyOwner: | Tony and Mary West |
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| CompanyName: | Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company |
| Web: | rareseeds.com |
| Address: | 2278 Baker Creek Rd. |
| City: | Mansfield |
| State: | MO |
| Zip: | 65704 |
| Phone: | 417 924 8917 |
| Fax: | 417 924 8887 |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds,Flower seeds,Grain seeds,Cover crop seeds,Native plants or seeds |
| Specialties: | Heirloom and Open-pollinated varieties |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | Offering over 1400 varieties of fascinating, unusual heirloom varieties |
| EvaluateSeeds: | We or our growers trial them |
| MissionStatement: | To keep alive old-fashioned open-pollinated varieties so the public can enjoy pure, frsh veggies and fruits. |
| Founded: | 1996 |
| CompanyOwner: | Jeremiah C. Gettle |
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| CompanyName: | Botanical Interests |
| Web: | http://www.botanicalinterests.com |
| Address: | 660 Compton Street |
| City: | Broomfield |
| State: | CO |
| Zip: | 80020 |
| Phone: | 720-880-7293 |
| Fax: | |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds,Flower seeds,Native plants or seeds |
| Specialties: | heirloom and organic seeds |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 25 – 49 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | Botanical Interests is a family owned seed company that offers over 500 varieties of vegetable, flower and herb seeds, including many organic and heirloom varieties. With seed packets that merge art, gardening and science, gardeners are sure to be inspired. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | We evaluate seeds in our trial gardens and perform germination tests on each lot before packaging. |
| MissionStatement: | At Botanical Interests our goal is to inspire and educate so that you can create beautiful and successful gardens. |
| Founded: | 1995 |
| CompanyOwner: | Botanical Interests is a family owned and operated company. |
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| CompanyName: | Brown’s Omaha Plant Farms, Inc |
| Web: | http://www.bopf.com |
| Address: | PO Box 787 |
| City: | Omaha |
| State: | TX |
| Zip: | 75571 |
| Phone: | 903-884-2421 |
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| Categories: | Vegetable plants |
| Specialties: | Onion Plants / Sweet Potato Plants |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 25 – 49 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | We are family based business for 70 years. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | |
| MissionStatement: | |
| Founded: | 1940 |
| CompanyOwner: | family owned |
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| CompanyName: | Cloud Mountain Farm |
| Web: | www.cloudmountainfarm.com |
| Address: | 6906 Goodwin Rd. |
| City: | Everson |
| State: | WA |
| Zip: | 98247 |
| Phone: | 360-966-5859 |
| Fax: | 360-966-0921 |
| Categories: | Vegetable plants,Herb plants,Fruit plants or seeds,Fruit trees,Native plants or seeds,Nut trees,Ornamental plants |
| Specialties: | Fruit and Ornamental plants for the Northwest |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 0 – 24 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | Cloud Mountain Farm grows plants for the Pacific Northwest |
| EvaluateSeeds: | We grow many of our own plants, and work with WSU to evaluate others. |
| MissionStatement: | To provide the plants and knowledge for gardeners to be successful. |
| Founded: | 1979 |
| CompanyOwner: | Tom and Cheryl Thornton |
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| CompanyName: | Companion Plants, Inc. |
| Web: | http://www.companionplants.com |
| Address: | 7247 N. Coolville Ridge Road |
| City: | Athens |
| State: | OH |
| Zip: | 45701 |
| Phone: | 740 592 4643 |
| Fax: | 740 593 3092 |
| Categories: | Herb seeds,Herb plants,Flower seeds,Native plants or seeds |
| Specialties: | Herb plants and seeds |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | We carry over 600 varieties of herb plants and seeds from around the world including many species native to the eastern U.S. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | We look for “useful” plants and seeds to offer, whether they are culinary, medicinal, dye plants, etc. We also consider ease of cultivation, propagation and adaptability. |
| MissionStatement: | To offer useful plants that have been used for some purpose by someone, somewhere at sometime. |
| Founded: | 1982 |
| CompanyOwner: | We are privately owned, family run |
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| CompanyName: | Cross Country Nurseries |
| Web: | http://www.ChilePlants.com |
| Address: | PO Box 170; 199 Kingwood-Loctown Rd |
| City: | Rosemont |
| State: | NJ |
| Zip: | 08556-0170 |
| Phone: | 908-996-4646 |
| Fax: | 908-996-4638 |
| Categories: | Vegetable plants,Herb plants,Ornamental plants |
| Specialties: | Live Plants of Chile Peppers, Sweet Peppers, Tomatoes, Eggplants, Basil, Tomatillos and Cilantro |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | The World’s Largest Selection of Chile & Sweet Pepper Plants. Choose from 500 rare, unusual, heirloom and hybrid varieties. Bhut Jolokia, Red Savina, Hab Choc, Devil’s Tongue, Trinidad Scorpion, Fatalii. Tomato, Eggplants, Basils, Tomatillos and Cilantro Plants too! Our Live Plants are large, vigorous and produce fast. We use organic fertilizers, and beneficial insects for pest control. We ship UPS, or pickup at nursery. Fresh Chiles ship in Sept! |
| EvaluateSeeds: | We grow out/trial most varieties before offering. Others are offered due to customer requests. |
| MissionStatement: | To offer top quality plants, of many rare varieties, grown environmentally friendly. |
| Founded: | 1985 |
| CompanyOwner: | Janie Lamson & Fernando Villegas |
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| CompanyName: | Dixondale Farms, Inc |
| Web: | www.dixondalefarms.com |
| Address: | PO Box 127 |
| City: | Carrizo Springs |
| State: | TX |
| Zip: | 78834 |
| Phone: | 8773671015 |
| Fax: | 8308769640 |
| Categories: | Vegetable plants |
| Specialties: | onions |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 25 – 49 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | Largest and Oldest Onion Plant Growe in the USA |
| EvaluateSeeds: | Send to trials throughout the country |
| MissionStatement: | |
| Founded: | 1913 |
| CompanyOwner: | My family |
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| CompanyName: | Ecogenesis |
| Web: | www.ecogenesis.ca |
| Address: | General Delivery |
| City: | Guelph |
| State: | ON |
| Zip: | N1H 6J5 |
| Phone: | 1-877-836-3693 |
| Fax: | |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds,Flower seeds,Native plants or seeds,Ornamental plants |
| Specialties: | 100% certified organic seeds |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 75 – 100 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | Most of our profits go to free seed donations to foodbanks, native reservations, women’s shelters, and international projects in Mexico, Thailand, and South America. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | Varieties selected from 150 years of organic agriculture research. |
| MissionStatement: | Making your gardening more healthy and rewarding. Creating global food security. |
| Founded: | 1989 |
| CompanyOwner: | Dr Paul Evering |
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| CompanyName: | Eden Organic Nursery Svcs Inc |
| Web: | www.eonseed.com |
| Address: | 2021 SW 70th Ave B-10 |
| City: | Davie |
| State: | FL |
| Zip: | 33317 |
| Phone: | 954-382-8281 |
| Fax: | 954-382-8280 |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Vegetable plants,Herb seeds,Herb plants,Flower seeds,Fruit plants or seeds |
| Specialties: | Tropical Vegetables, Medicinal herbs |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 25 – 49 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | Family owned and operated since 1994. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | Purity, germination, origin. |
| MissionStatement: | |
| Founded: | 1994 |
| CompanyOwner: | Family owned. |
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| CompanyName: | Fedco Seeds |
| Web: | http://www.fedcoseeds.com |
| Address: | PO Box 520 |
| City: | Waterville |
| State: | ME |
| Zip: | 04903 |
| Phone: | 207-873-7333 |
| Fax: | 207-692-1022 |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds,Flower seeds,Fruit trees,Grain seeds,Cover crop seeds,Native plants or seeds,Nut trees,Ornamental plants |
| Specialties: | Cold-hardy selections; untreated vegetable, herb and flower seeds; supplies for organic growing and heirloom apple trees. |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 25 – 49 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 25 – 49 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | Fedco is a cooperative garden supply company. Its divisions, Fedco Seeds, Organic Growers Supply, Fedco Trees, Moose Tubers, and Fedco Bulbs, offer untreated vegetable, herb and flower seed; soil amendments, cover crops, green manures, garden tools, organic pest control, organic growing supplies, gardening books, seed potatoes, onion sets, fruit trees, berry bushes, ornamental plants, perennials, tender bulbs, fall-planted flower bulbs and seed garlic in three annual catalogs. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | Each year we observe hundreds of varieties, selecting only the best for inclusion in our catalogs on the basis of taste, vigor, yield, appearance and their adaptability to our demanding Northeast climate. |
| MissionStatement: | |
| Founded: | 1978 |
| CompanyOwner: | We are a cooperative, one of the few seed companies so organized in the United States. Because we do not have an individual owner or beneficiary, profit is not our primary goal. Consumers own 60% of the cooperative and worker members 40%. Consumer and worker members share proportionately in the cooperative’s profits through our annual patronage dividends. |
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| CompanyName: | Filaree Garlic Farm |
| Web: | www.filareefarm.com |
| Address: | 182 Conconully Hwy |
| City: | OKANOGAN |
| State: | WA |
| Zip: | 98840 |
| Phone: | 509 422 6940 |
| Fax: | |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds |
| Specialties: | garlic |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 75 – 100 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | We have the largest collection of organic seed garlic from around the world |
| EvaluateSeeds: | visual and tactile examination |
| MissionStatement: | |
| Founded: | 1980 |
| CompanyOwner: | Alley Swiss |
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| CompanyName: | Florida Backyard Vegetable Gardener |
| Web: | http://www.growincrazyacres.com |
| Address: | 4435 Union Springs rd. |
| City: | Spring Hill |
| State: | FL |
| Zip: | 34608 |
| Phone: | 352-650-7343 |
| Fax: | |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Vegetable plants,Herb seeds,Herb plants |
| Specialties: | Heirlooms, Organic |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | We are a small family company. We offer only organic seeds and plants. Most of them are heirloom, open pollinated. We grow from seed and harvest the seeds ourseleves so quantities are limited. We offer our seeds and plants at farmers markets, events and through our website. Our focus is to help maintain original pure varieties by growing heirlooms. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | We do germination tests on all our seeds and only sell those that meet national germination requirements. We inspect all plants before we sell them for vigor and quality. |
| MissionStatement: | We hope to encourage other home gardeners & small farmers by providing helpful information & pure, organic heirloom seeds & plants. Our goal is to help keep seed & plant varieties pure and from becoming extinct. |
| Founded: | January 2009 |
| CompanyOwner: | Desiree’ Canora & Tammy Patrick |
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| CompanyName: | Golden Harvest Organics LLC |
| Web: | http://www.ghorganics.com |
| Address: | 404 N Impala Dr |
| City: | Fort Collins |
| State: | CO |
| Zip: | 80521 |
| Phone: | 970-224-4679 |
| Fax: | 413-383-2836 |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds |
| Specialties: | Heirloom tomatoes and other select ope-pollinated vegetables and herbs. |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | We have been growing organically for over 30 years. The tomato seeds we sell are harvested from our plants. We also offer an excellent selection of organic growing products. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | We grow them and rate them on taste, nutrition value, yields, preformance for different climate conditions, disease and insect problems. We have annual taste tests. |
| MissionStatement: | “Working in Harmony Nature.” It can be done. |
| Founded: | 1980. website was started in 1994 |
| CompanyOwner: | J. Bondurant, John Scarpelli |
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| CompanyName: | Goodwin Creek Gardens |
| Web: | http://www.goodwincreekgardens.com |
| Address: | PO Box 83 |
| City: | Williams |
| State: | OR |
| Zip: | 97544 |
| Phone: | 8008467359 |
| Fax: | |
| Categories: | Herb plants,Native plants or seeds,Ornamental plants |
| Specialties: | lavenders, scented geraniums, milkweeds, hummingbird and butterfly plants |
| CertifiedOrganic: | |
| OpenPollinated: | 50 – 74 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | At Goodwin Creek Gardens, we grow the plants that we sell. All of our plants are strictly grown with organic soil ingredients, organic fertilizers, and (though seldom needed) organic pesticides. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | We evaluate new plants in our own garden and keep in touch with friends, customers and public gardens throughout the country. |
| MissionStatement: | We work very hard to provide our customers not only with high quality plants, but ones that have been grown in a conscientious and environmentally friendly manner. |
| Founded: | 1977 |
| CompanyOwner: | Jim & Dotti Becker |
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| CompanyName: | Gourmet Seed International, LLC |
| Web: | gourmetseed.com |
| Address: | HC 12 Box 510 |
| City: | Tatum |
| State: | NM |
| Zip: | 88267 |
| Phone: | 575-398-6111 |
| Fax: | 575-398-6151 |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds,Flower seeds |
| Specialties: | Wide range of rare, heirloom, unusual varieties from around the world, organic sprouting seeds |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | Quality seed, quick, small-town service. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | Test in field and in kitchen. |
| MissionStatement: | Quality seed, quick service, good value. |
| Founded: | 2005 |
| CompanyOwner: | Harris and Winteregg family partnership. |
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| CompanyName: | Grey Duck Gardens |
| Web: | http://greyduckgarlic.com |
| Address: | 3151 Parvin Rd |
| City: | Colfax |
| State: | WA |
| Zip: | 99111 |
| Phone: | 509-595-3288 |
| Fax: | |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds,Flower seeds |
| Specialties: | Affordable Open Pollination |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | Our open pollinated seed gardens are designed for your space! Whether you have a traditional garden,raised bed, flower pots on your patio, large back yard, or a small kitchen area we have a garden pack designed to meet your needs. Herbs, tomatoes,peppers, and edible flowers can even be grown on a sunny window sill! Complete gardens from $9.95 |
| EvaluateSeeds: | We buy from a bulk supplier that has super high germination rates. We then spot germinate, testing for ourselves to ensure high grow rates. We select tried and true hearty varieties of vegitables herbs and flowers, most of which we ourselves have grown.When we select a variety we have not grown in the past we try it out in our own garden. |
| MissionStatement: | At Grey Duck Gardens we believe everyone has the right to grow healthy food. We provide affordable open pollinated vegetable, herb, and edible flower seeds for plots of all sizes. |
| Founded: | 2006 |
| CompanyOwner: | Small family farm owned |
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| CompanyName: | Heirloom Acres Seeds |
| Web: | www.Heirloomacresseeds.com |
| Address: | 2529 County Road 338 |
| City: | New Bloomfield |
| State: | MO |
| Zip: | 65063 |
| Phone: | 5734913001 |
| Fax: | 5734913002 |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds,Flower seeds,Grain seeds,Cover crop seeds,Native plants or seeds |
| Specialties: | Heirloom and Open Pollinated seeds |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 25 – 49 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | We offer one of the largest selections of heirloom seeds in the world. We are a family owned and operated Christian business. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | We are market growers |
| MissionStatement: | Trusted Seeds. Trusted Service. |
| Founded: | 1999 |
| CompanyOwner: | Thom and Renate Kirk |
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| CompanyName: | High Mowing Organic Seeds |
| Web: | www.highmowingseeds.com |
| Address: | 76 Quarry Road |
| City: | Wolcott |
| State: | VT |
| Zip: | 05680 |
| Phone: | (802) 472-6174 |
| Fax: | |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds,Flower seeds,Cover crop seeds,Native plants or seeds |
| Specialties: | Excellent selection of high-quality 100% organic seeds for the commercial grower or home gardener. |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 75 – 100 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 50 – 74 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | High Mowing Organic Seeds is an independent, family-owned business dedicated to supporting sustainable agriculture by providing organic growers with the highest quality certified organic seed. We offer a great selection of nearly 400 varieties of heirloom, open-pollinated, and hybrid seeds, including 57 new varieties in 2009! |
| EvaluateSeeds: | At High Mowing Organic Seeds, we have an in-house lab where we perform regular germination and purity tests and evaluate seedling vigor on all seed lots to ensure they pass our standards, which exceed federal germination standards. |
| MissionStatement: | At High Mowing Organic Seeds, we believe in re-imagining what our world can be like. We believe in a deeper understanding of how re-built food systems can support health on all levels – healthy environments, healthy economies, healthy communities and healthy bodies. We believe in a hopeful and inspired view of the future based on better stewardship for our planet. Everyday that we are in business, we are growing; working to provide an essential component in the re-building of our healthy food systems: the seeds. |
| Founded: | High Mowing Organic Seeds began in 1996 with just 28 varieties. After tilling up a portion of his backyard and turning his shed into a seed packing area, founder Tom Stearns had no trouble selling the seed he grew that first year. Suddenly, what had started as a hobby became a practical business pursuit, as Tom realized the growing and unmet demand for organic seed. This demand allowed Tom to expand the business beyond his backyard, renting parcels of land to produce the seed he was selling through a hand-made catalog. By 2001, business had grown to such an extent that Tom began to contract with other local farms to grow seed, in addition to continuing to produce seed himself on High Mowing’s own 5 acres. |
| CompanyOwner: | High Mowing Organic Seeds is a family-owned company. |
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| CompanyName: | Home Harvest Garden Supply |
| Web: | http://HomeHarvestSeeds.com |
| Address: | 4870 Dawn Avenue |
| City: | East Lansing |
| State: | MI |
| Zip: | 48823 |
| Phone: | 517-332-2663 |
| Fax: | 517-332-6218 |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds,Flower seeds |
| Specialties: | Ferry-Morse brand seed packets discounted 30-40% every day. |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 50 – 74 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | HomeHarvestSeeds.com offers premium quality Ferry-Morse garden seed packets at 30-40% off every day. Seeds are stocked and available all year long. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | Manufacturer trials. |
| MissionStatement: | |
| Founded: | 1983 |
| CompanyOwner: | Superior Growers Supply, Inc. |
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| CompanyName: | Horizon Herbs, LLC |
| Web: | horizonherbs.com |
| Address: | po box 69 |
| City: | Williams |
| State: | OR |
| Zip: | 97544 |
| Phone: | 5418466704 |
| Fax: | 5418466233 |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Vegetable plants,Herb seeds,Herb plants,Flower seeds,Fruit plants or seeds,Fruit trees,Grain seeds,Cover crop seeds,Native plants or seeds,Nut trees,Ornamental plants |
| Specialties: | Certified Organic seeds and plants of medicinal herbs, as well as organic vegetable seeds of sustenance |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 50 – 74 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | We are PLANT ADVOCATES. Based in Williams, Oregon our certified organic seed farm and state certified organic nursery are the source of over 1,000 species of medicinal herbs offered up for international distribution. Check our website at horizonherbs.com. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | We have specific acceptance rejection criteria for all seeds and plants that we offer to our gardening friends. Identity, purity, germination and vitality are all confirmed before we ship. Bottom line, we’re good gardeners, and we send out live seeds and plants in just the manner that we would like to receive them ourselves. We always put ourselves in the place of the customer and try our hardest to give the kind of information and lively seeds and plants that will assure success. |
| MissionStatement: | “Sowing Seeds Worldwide for the Benefit of People, Plants and the Planet.” |
| Founded: | 1985 |
| CompanyOwner: | Richo and Mayche Cech and Family |
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| CompanyName: | Irish Eyes Garden Seeds |
| Web: | |
| Address: | 5045 Robinson Canyon Rd |
| City: | Ellensburg |
| State: | WA |
| Zip: | 98926 |
| Phone: | 509-964-7000 |
| Fax: | 509-964-7001 |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds,Flower seeds,Cover crop seeds |
| Specialties: | Organic seed potatoes, garlic and early season organic/heirloom vegetable seeds |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 75 – 100 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | Irish Eyes Garden Seeds is a small family-owned organic seed company dedicated to supporting other small sustainable market farms and home gardeners with commercial quality organic short season seeds. All of our organic seed is produced at our 40 acre farm or by other small organic growers in the US. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | At Irish Eyes Gardens Seeds we trial the vegetable varieties prior to adding them to the catalog to make sure that they can be grown in a 90 day growing season. |
| MissionStatement: | To provide the highest quality open pollinated heirloom organic non-GMO seeds as possible to market growers and home gardeners |
| Founded: | 1989 |
| CompanyOwner: | Greg and Sue Lutovsky |
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| CompanyName: | Italian Seed and Tool |
| Web: | italianseedandtool.com |
| Address: | HC 12 Box 510 |
| City: | Tatum |
| State: | NM |
| Zip: | 88267 |
| Phone: | 575-398-6111 |
| Fax: | 575-398-6151 |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds,Flower seeds |
| Specialties: | Certified Organic Seed for Sprouting, traditional Italian and European culinary vegetable and herb seeds |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | North American distributor for Bavicchi of Italy. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | Trials, both on site and at growers. All important ‘kitchen’ test. |
| MissionStatement: | Quality seed, quick service, good value. |
| Founded: | 2004 |
| CompanyOwner: | dba of Gourmet Seed International, LLC, a small family partnership. |
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| CompanyName: | J.L. Hudson, Seedsman |
| Web: | www.JLHudsonSeeds.net |
| Address: | P.O. Box 337 |
| City: | La Honda |
| State: | CA |
| Zip: | 94020-0337 |
| Phone: | None |
| Fax: | |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds,Flower seeds,Fruit plants or seeds,Native plants or seeds,Ornamental plants |
| Specialties: | Rare Seeds |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | A public-access seed bank, established 1911. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | Seeds are tested in our lab. |
| MissionStatement: | Preservation Through Dissemination. Full Statement of Purpose is at: http://www.jlhudsonseeds.net/Statement%20of%20Purpose.htm |
| Founded: | 1911 |
| CompanyOwner: | A private sole proprietorship with NO corporate or non-profit organization control of our seeds! |
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| CompanyName: | John Scheepers Kitchen Garden Seeds |
| Web: | http://www.kitchengardenseeds.com/index.html |
| Address: | 23 Tulip Drive * PO Box 638 |
| City: | Bantam |
| State: | CT |
| Zip: | 06750 |
| Phone: | 860-567-6086 |
| Fax: | 860-567-5323 |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds,Flower seeds,Fruit plants or seeds |
| Specialties: | Kitchen Garden Seeds |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 50 – 74 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | We have the finest selection of gourmet vegetable and herb varieties and cottage flowers for your families garden and kitchen table! |
| EvaluateSeeds: | All of our seed varieties have been trialed and evaluted by our knowledgable staff. |
| MissionStatement: | We guarantee to ship you top quality seeds that are true to name and that are healthy and viable for planting. Our standard for seed quality is absolute: not only for germination rates and purity, but for the absence of seed-borne pathogens. We work with the best seed growers, farmers and producers in the world to bring you new and unique varieties. In short, our collection represents the highest quality seed available for your kitchen garden. |
| Founded: | Serving America’s finest gardens for 100 years! |
| CompanyOwner: | John Scheepers Kitchen Garden Seeds is family owned and operated. |
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| CompanyName: | Johnny’s Selected Seeds |
| Web: | http://Johnnyseeds.com |
| Address: | 955 Benton Ave. |
| City: | Winslow |
| State: | ME |
| Zip: | 04901 |
| Phone: | 207-861-3900 |
| Fax: | 207-861-8377 |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Vegetable plants,Herb seeds,Flower seeds,Fruit plants or seeds,Grain seeds,Cover crop seeds,Native plants or seeds,Ornamental plants |
| Specialties: | Squash, pumpkins, tomatoes, peppers, lettuces, greens, micro mixes |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 25 – 49 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | Johnny’s never compromises on quality and the company is absolutely dedicated to helping our gardeners and growers be successful. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | We trial and test all our seeds for germination, purity, and performance. |
| MissionStatement: | Helping families, friends and communities to feed one another by providing superior seeds, tools, information and service. |
| Founded: | 1973 |
| CompanyOwner: | Johnny’s is employee-owned. |
| CompanyOwner: | Family owned |
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| CompanyName: | Larner Seeds |
| Web: | |
| Address: | P O Box 407 |
| City: | Bolinas |
| State: | CA |
| Zip: | 94924 |
| Phone: | 415-868-9407 |
| Fax: | 415-868-2592 |
| Categories: | Cover crop seeds,Native plants or seeds |
| Specialties: | California Natives |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | Larner Seeds has been in business for over 30 years selling seeds of annual, perennial, shrubs and trees of species Native to California. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | |
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| Founded: | 1970s |
| CompanyOwner: | Judith Larner Lowry |
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| CompanyName: | Mary’s Heirloom Seeds |
| Web: | http://marysheirloomseeds.com/ |
| Address: | 1850 Monroe Street |
| City: | Hollywood |
| State: | FL |
| Zip: | 33020 |
| Phone: | (954) 364-8841 |
| Fax: | |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds,Fruit plants or seeds |
| Specialties: | Heirloom Seeds |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 75 – 100 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | Mary’s Heirloom seeds sells ONLY organic, open-pollinated, non-gmo seeds. Free shipping on all orders within the Continental US. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | I don’t sell anything I wouldn’t grow in my own garden! |
| MissionStatement: | Seeds For Life |
| Founded: | |
| CompanyOwner: | Marianne Smith |
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| CompanyName: | Morgan County Seeds |
| Web: | www.morgancountyseeds.com |
| Address: | 18761 Kelsay Rd |
| City: | Barnett |
| State: | MO |
| Zip: | 65011 |
| Phone: | 660/287-2400 |
| Fax: | 888/811-8867 |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Vegetable plants,Herb seeds,Herb plants,Flower seeds,Fruit plants or seeds,Grain seeds,Cover crop seeds,Native plants or seeds |
| Specialties: | We try to specialize in customer care. |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 50 – 74 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | We offer quality products at reasonable prices. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | Customer experience or request. |
| MissionStatement: | Top quality seeds at an affordable price. |
| Founded: | 1989 |
| CompanyOwner: | Norman Kilmer |
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| CompanyName: | Mumm’s Sprouting Seeds Ltd. |
| Web: | http://www.sprouting.com/ |
| Address: | PO Box 80 |
| City: | Parkside, SK, S0J 2A0 CANADA |
| State: | AE |
| Zip: | 10000 |
| Phone: | 306 747 2935 |
| Fax: | 306 747 3618 |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds,Grain seeds |
| Specialties: | Sprout seeds for home and commercial sprouters |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 75 – 100 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | Our seeds are for sprouting and are 100% certified organic. We ship from Canada and shipping is free on orders over $50.00. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | Samples are tested for sprouting quality and safety before we offer them. |
| MissionStatement: | |
| Founded: | 1982 |
| CompanyOwner: | Maggie and Jim Mumm |
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| CompanyName: | My Seed Cellar |
| Web: | www.myseedcellar.com |
| Address: | P.O.box 5 |
| City: | Marion Station |
| State: | MD |
| Zip: | 21838 |
| Phone: | 302-864-7991 |
| Fax: | |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds |
| Specialties: | Heirloom Seeds |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 50 – 74 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | We provide heirloom Vegetable and Herb Seeds at a very affordable price. We offer only NON-GMO, Heirloom seeds |
| EvaluateSeeds: | We have them lab tested for germination and purity and real world test germination rates on our greenhouse. |
| MissionStatement: | Purchasing a survival seed kit from my seedcellar will ensure a lifetime supply of food. Our kits contain more than 1500 seeds and are offered for the lowest price on the web! We chose to offer not just a huge variety of vegetables but we have also added multiple beans to provide your family with protein when meat may not be available. Our heirloom, non-gmo seeds are locally grown in the U.S.A. and packaged in Maryland. The survival seed kit is your best protection against food shortages and uncertain times in today’s world. We believe in family and teaching our children to be self-reliant. That’s why our survival seed pack is an investment in your future. |
| Founded: | 2012 |
| CompanyOwner: | I do, we are a family owned company and everything is made in the USA |
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| CompanyName: | Natural Gardening Company |
| Web: | www.naturalgardening.com |
| Address: | P.O. Box 750776 |
| City: | Petaluma |
| State: | CA |
| Zip: | 94975-0776 |
| Phone: | 707-766-9303 |
| Fax: | 707-766-9747 |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Vegetable plants,Herb seeds,Herb plants,Flower seeds,Fruit plants or seeds,Cover crop seeds,Ornamental plants |
| Specialties: | certified organic seeds, plants and drip irrigation |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 50 – 74 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 25 – 49 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | We are the oldest certified organic nursery in the US. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | Varieties are tested in our trial garden |
| MissionStatement: | To offer the best environmentally sound gardening supplies. |
| Founded: | 1986 |
| CompanyOwner: | owner operated |
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| CompanyName: | Nature’s Crossroads Earth-Friendly Seeds |
| Web: | http://www.naturescrossroads.com |
| Address: | 230 W. Church Lane |
| City: | Bloomington |
| State: | IN |
| Zip: | 47403 |
| Phone: | 812-327-9612 |
| Fax: | |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Vegetable plants,Herb seeds,Flower seeds,Fruit plants or seeds,Cover crop seeds,Native plants or seeds |
| Specialties: | Midwest-adapted strains of heirlooms |
| CertifiedOrganic: | |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | We are focused on rebuilding the Midwestern organic seed supply for gardeners and farmers. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | We test varieties at our sister farm in central Indiana to ensure they grow well in the Midwestern climate. |
| MissionStatement: | Our mission is to rebuild the supply of locally grown, locally adapted, Earth-friendly seeds for farmers and gardeners in Indiana and surrounding states. We are working to build a network of seed savers (farmers and gardeners) as well as a community of organic gardeners and farmers to turn those seeds into food for their families and communities. |
| Founded: | 2007 |
| CompanyOwner: | Farmers and co-founders Art Sherwood and Jeff Evard plus our community of employee-owners and investors |
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| CompanyName: | Nichols Garden Nursery |
| Web: | www.nicholsgardennursery.com |
| Address: | 1190 Old Salem Road NE |
| City: | Albany |
| State: | OR |
| Zip: | 97321 |
| Phone: | 800 422 3985 |
| Fax: | 800 231 5306 |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds,Herb plants,Flower seeds,Fruit plants or seeds,Cover crop seeds |
| Specialties: | vegetable seeds, herb seeds & plants, flower seeds |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 50 – 74 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | We provide quality seeds and goods for the gardener cook. Here you will find a broad range of domestic, Asian, South & Central American and European varieties. Our emphasis is always on performance and flavor. Untreated seeds only. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | Our varieties are trialed in our test gardens. Seed germinations exceed federal standards. |
| MissionStatement: | To bring people closer to nature through gardening. |
| Founded: | 1950 |
| CompanyOwner: | We are a small company owned and operated by members of the Nichols family. |
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| CompanyName: | Old Pueblo Plants & Seed Company |
| Web: | |
| Address: | P.O. Box 86441 |
| City: | Tucson |
| State: | AZ |
| Zip: | 85745 |
| Phone: | (520)4075460 |
| Fax: | |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Vegetable plants,Herb seeds,Herb plants,Flower seeds,Native plants or seeds |
| Specialties: | Heirloom Vegetables |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | We specialize in Heirloom, Rare and Hard to Find Plants and Seeds. We offer hundreds of vegetables, something for every gardener. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | We regularly perform germination testing, using those same plants in our testing garden to see how well they do once they are larger. Then the seeds from those plants are collected and the process begins again. This allows us to be 100% certain that our seeds and plants are healthy and high quality. |
| MissionStatement: | |
| Founded: | 2007 |
| CompanyOwner: | Brandie DeBusk |
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| CompanyName: | Orchard House Heirlooms |
| Web: | http://www.orchardhouseheirlooms.com/ |
| Address: | 216 S Paul St |
| City: | Dowagiac |
| State: | MI |
| Zip: | 49047 |
| Phone: | 269-782-7000 |
| Fax: | 269-782-7000 |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds,Fruit plants or seeds,Grain seeds,Cover crop seeds |
| Specialties: | Heirloom seeds |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | We offer heirloom vegetable & herb seeds. Also survival seed vegetable & herb packs heat sealed in a mylar bag. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | Germination rate. Must not be hybrid or GMO seeds. Only heirloom & O.P. seeds |
| MissionStatement: | Orchard House Heirlooms is dedicated to bring to market the most sustainable seeds on the planet, heirlooms. Heirloom seeds are not only preserving our heritage, but the only seed that can reproduce the identical plant it came from. Our motto ” Seeds for Life” is just that. Once you plant an heirloom you will never need to buy another seed. All of our seeds are Heirloom – O.P. or Organic Heirloom. We do not sell Hybrid or GMO (Genetically Modified) Seeds. If we are to be self reliant we need to grow vegetables and be able to harvest the fruit naturally but also the seed to grow the following season. We offer Heirloom, Organic Heirloom Vegetables and Herbs. We are growing everyday and striving to include in our online catalog more and more variety of seeds regularly. |
| Founded: | 2009 |
| CompanyOwner: | John Wagner |
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| CompanyName: | Peaceful Valley Farm & Garden Supply |
| Web: | http://www.groworganic.com/ |
| Address: | PO Box 2209 (Mail), 125 Clydesdale Court (Ship) |
| City: | Grass Valley |
| State: | CA |
| Zip: | 95945 |
| Phone: | (888) 784-1722 |
| Fax: | (530) 264-6363 |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Vegetable plants,Herb seeds,Herb plants,Flower seeds,Fruit plants or seeds,Fruit trees,Grain seeds,Cover crop seeds,Native plants or seeds,Nut trees,Ornamental plants |
| Specialties: | Certified Organic Cover Crop Seeds, Every Major Organic Seed Company, Bare-Root Fruit & Nut Trees, Organic Fertilizers & Pest Control |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 75 – 100 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 50 – 74 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | Those who grow know that Peaceful Valley offers a wide selection of seeds with excellent shipping rates and unbeatable selection. From Peaceful Valley Brand to Seeds Of Change, Renee’s Garden and Turtle Tree Biodynamic Seeds, we have everything you need to grow organic, all in one place. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | We only sell NOP Certified, CCOF or OMRI listed seed sources and companies. |
| MissionStatement: | Since 1976 we’ve worked hard to bring you the lowest possible prices on organic growing supplies. |
| Founded: | 1976 |
| CompanyOwner: | Eric Boudier |
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| CompanyName: | Penny’s Tomatoes |
| Web: | http://pennystomatoes.com/ |
| Address: | P.O. Box 7661 |
| City: | Myrtle Beach |
| State: | SC |
| Zip: | 29572 |
| Phone: | (843) 455-7465 |
| Fax: | |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds |
| Specialties: | Tomatoes |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 25 – 49 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 0 – 24 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | We Offer A Unique Collection of Tomato Seeds From All Around The World |
| EvaluateSeeds: | We visually inspect all of our seeds during packaging |
| MissionStatement: | |
| Founded: | 2008 |
| CompanyOwner: | Joseph Arditi & Penny Mohney |
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| CompanyName: | Pennys Tomatoes |
| Web: | http://www.pennystomatoes.com |
| Address: | 3904 Kensington Court |
| City: | Myrtle Beach |
| State: | SC |
| Zip: | 29577 |
| Phone: | 843-626-4507 |
| Fax: | 843-626-4507 |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds,Native plants or seeds |
| Specialties: | Tomato and Herb seeds |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 75 – 100 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | We have one of teh best Tomato seeds collections available. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | Many of our seeds we De-Seed ourselves by hand and keep only the largest, strongest seeds. |
| MissionStatement: | We’re committed to being your #1 choice in a Seed Company. We vow to stick with you every step of the way, including offering a Free Newsletter, daily Facebook updates dn answering every email personally. We don’t take your money and run. |
| Founded: | 1989. |
| CompanyOwner: | Penny Mohney |
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| CompanyName: | Pepper Joe’s |
| Web: | http://www.pepperjoe.com |
| Address: | 3904 Kensington Court |
| City: | Myrtle Beach |
| State: | SC |
| Zip: | 29577 |
| Phone: | 843-626-4507 |
| Fax: | 843-626-4507 |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Vegetable plants,Native plants or seeds |
| Specialties: | Hot Pepper Seeds and Chile Seeds |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 75 – 100 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | We offer the Finest selection of Hot Pepper Seeds on the Internet including the Worlds Hottest Pepper, the Ghost Pepper. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | Many of our seeds we De-Seed ourselves by hand and keep only the largest, strongest seeds. |
| Mission Statement: | We’re committed to being your #1 choice in a Seed Company. We vow to stick with you every step of the way, including offering a Free Newsletter, daily Facebook updates dn answering every email personally. We don’t take your money and run. |
| Founded: | 1989. |
| CompanyOwner: | Joe Arditi |
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| CompanyName: | Raintree Nursery |
| Web: | http://www.raintreenursery.com |
| Address: | 391 Butts Rd |
| City: | Morton |
| State: | WA |
| Zip: | 98356 |
| Phone: | 800 391 8892 |
| Fax: | 888 391 8892 |
| Categories: | Fruit plants or seeds,Fruit trees,Native plants or seeds,Nut trees,Ornamental plants |
| Specialties: | Fruit varieties (trees, shrubs, berries, ornamentals & more!) |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 75 – 100 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | This is the 36th year we have been supplying flavorful, disease resistant fruit varieties to backyard gardeners like you. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | Most mail order fruit nurseries choose their varieties for the commercial grower and since they grow many thousands of each variety, they then offer those same varieties to you. Commercial fruit varieties, the same ones you find in the supermarkets, are grown for their uniformity of shape and color, their ability to keep in controlled storage and their high production. We frankly don’t care how bright and shiny the fruit is or how well it can ship across the country. We care about how flavorful the fruit is and how easy it is for you, the backyard grower to grow. |
| MissionStatement: | Raintree selects fruit varieties for flavor and ease of growing, with you the backyard gardener in mind. We have searched the world to collect the best backyard fruit varieties for you, the American gardener, as you will see as you enjoy our catalog. |
| Founded: | 1972 |
| CompanyOwner: | Sam Benowitz |
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| CompanyName: | Renee’s Garden seed |
| Web: | reneesgarden.com |
| Address: | 6060A Graham Hill |
| City: | Felton |
| State: | CA |
| Zip: | 95018 |
| Phone: | 831-335-7228 |
| Fax: | 831-335-7227 |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds,Flower seeds |
| Specialties: | Ornamental edibles, Salad greens, mesclun mix, sweetpeas, zinnias, flowers for bouquets |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 25 – 49 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 50 – 74 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | We source and sell the best varieties for the home gardener who enjoy cooking from the garden and growing their own flowers for colorful fragrant bouquets. We work with seed producers both small farmers and larger seed companies in Europe and Asian as well as a wide variety of American growers. We are proponents of sustainable and organic gardening principles for over 25 years. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | We grow out every variety in our trial gardens here in northern California to evaluate before selecting the very best to offer our customers. All the photos on our website come from our own trial gardens and the watercolor portraits on of each packet are painted from the trial garden.. Renee writes the packet backs entirely from our own personal experiences in growing the varieties. We also trial grow all the varieties in our selection in our other trial gardens in Washington, Vermont and Florida to be sure our varieties grow successfully all over the country before listing them. We keep an extensive database of everything we grow. |
| MissionStatement: | We are a very horticulturally based company and our goal is to share the joy and satisfaction of gardening from seed. We work hard to make sure our customers are successful with our seeds by offering complete and thorough growing information and hints on the back of every packet as well as a full variety description. |
| Founded: | Renee started Shepherds Garden Seed, a mail-order catalog in 1983. She started our current company, Renee’s Garden, in 1997 |
| CompanyOwner: | Renee Shepherd |
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| CompanyName: | Rich Farm Garden Supply |
| Web: | http://www.richfarmgarden.com |
| Address: | 985 W. State Rd. 32 |
| City: | Winchester |
| State: | IN |
| Zip: | 47394 |
| Phone: | (765) 584-2500 |
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| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Vegetable plants,Herb seeds,Herb plants,Flower seeds,Fruit plants or seeds,Fruit trees,Grain seeds,Cover crop seeds,Native plants or seeds,Nut trees,Ornamental plants |
| Specialties: | Heirloom seeds and Fruit Trees |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | Our company was established on the farm, which in 1906 was awarded the title “The Most Modern Farm in Indiana”. Our customers now range from serious farmers living on all parts of the globe to individuals who are growing in patio pots to insure the quality of their food. We cater to intelligent and discerning people who recognize value and plan for the future Our varieties of seeds, plants, and trees are chosen for their unique qualities of toughness, ease of cultivation, bounty, and beauty. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | Seeds and plants must meet standards. Seeds are germination tested. |
| MissionStatement: | To provide quality products and real value and leave the rest in the barnyard. |
| Founded: | 2002 |
| CompanyOwner: | privately held |
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| CompanyName: | Rocky Mountain Rare Plants |
| Web: | www.rmrp.com |
| Address: | 1706 Deerpath Road |
| City: | Franktown |
| State: | CO |
| Zip: | 80116 |
| Phone: | (000) 000-0000 |
| Fax: | (303) 957-1921 |
| Categories: | Flower seeds,Native plants or seeds |
| Specialties: | Alpine and xeric seed |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 75 – 100 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | Rocky Mountain Rare Plants offers flower seed from the high mountains and arid plateaus of the Western United States and from around the world. The beauty of the mountains and high plains can be yours to grow in your very own garden. Our seed is renowned for high quality, being truly unique and is rarely available in the trade. If new to rock gardening, we offer germination data and information on how to grow alpine plants. Rocky Mountain Rare Plants sells and ships seed around the world. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | Visual inspection |
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| Founded: | 1995 |
| CompanyOwner: | Rebecca Day-Skowron & Bob Skowron |
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| CompanyName: | Sand Hill Preservation Center |
| Web: | http://www.sandhillpreservation.com |
| Address: | 1878 230 th Street |
| City: | Calamus |
| State: | IA |
| Zip: | 52729 |
| Phone: | 563-246-2299 |
| Fax: | |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Flower seeds |
| Specialties: | heirlooms and sweet potato plants, as well as heritage poultry |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 75 – 100 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | a home based hobby business designed to preserve,educate and perpetuate rare and unusual varieties to help insure we have a diverse genetic food supply and encourage others to perpetuate and carry on traditional and heirloom varieties. We grow over 80% of the varieties of seed we sell on our farm here in east central Iowa. Our farm is certified Organic. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | We carefully store our seeds and test periodically for germination success. Ony 5 packets of a variety are filled at a time to keep the majority of the seed supply in proper storage conditions to insure long seed life. |
| MissionStatement: | To preserve, educate and perpetuate rare and unusual genetic material with a primary focus on heirlooms. |
| Founded: | 1990 |
| CompanyOwner: | Glenn and Linda Drowns |
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| CompanyName: | Seed Savers Exchange, Inc. |
| Web: | http://www.seedsavers.org |
| Address: | 3094 North Winn Road |
| City: | Decorah |
| State: | IA |
| Zip: | 52101 |
| Phone: | 563.382.5990 |
| Fax: | 563.382.6511 |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Vegetable plants,Herb seeds,Herb plants,Flower seeds,Native plants or seeds,Ornamental plants |
| Specialties: | We offer only heirloom seeds and promote saving heirloom varieties |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 25 – 49 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | See mission statement. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | Our seeds are germination tested every 9 months, minimum. |
| MissionStatement: | Seed Savers Exchange is a non-profit organization that saves and shares the heirloom seeds or our garden heritage, forming a living legacy that can be passed down through generations. When people grow and save seeds, they join an ancient tradition as stewards, nurturing our diverse, fragile, genetic and cultural heritage. |
| Founded: | 1975 |
| CompanyOwner: | Non-profit organization |
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| CompanyName: | Seeds From Italy |
| Web: | http://www.growitalian.com |
| Address: | P.O. Box 3908 |
| City: | Lawrence |
| State: | KS |
| Zip: | 66047 |
| Phone: | 785-748-0959 |
| Fax: | 785-748-0609 |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds,Flower seeds |
| Specialties: | Heirloom, open-pollinated Italian vegetable seeds |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | We are the exclusive U.S. mail-order distributor for Franchi Sementi, Italy’s oldest family-owned seed company, founded in 1783 and in the same family seven generations later. We sell more than 400 varieties of heirloom Italian vegetable seeds, herb seeds, and flower seeds. Franchi Sementi is known worldwide for the quality of its seed, resulting in high germination, vigorous plants, and delicious food. Franchi’s seed packets are big and beautiful, with generous seed counts and full color photog |
| EvaluateSeeds: | Franchi chooses varieties, germ tests them and grows them out to determine uniformity before offering them. |
| MissionStatement: | To provide gardeners with access to Italian vegetable seeds that have been selected for flavor over generations. |
| Founded: | 2001 |
| CompanyOwner: | Girasole, Inc. A Kansas corporation |
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| CompanyName: | Seeds of Change |
| Web: | www.seedsofchange.com |
| Address: | PO Box 15700 |
| City: | Santa Fe |
| State: | NM |
| Zip: | 87592 |
| Phone: | 800-957-3337 |
| Fax: | |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Vegetable plants,Herb seeds,Herb plants,Flower seeds,Fruit plants or seeds,Fruit trees,Grain seeds,Cover crop seeds,Native plants or seeds,Ornamental plants |
| Specialties: | organic garden products |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 75 – 100 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | the oldest organic seed company in the US |
| EvaluateSeeds: | extensive trials on our farm and around the country on organic farms and gardens |
| MissionStatement: | To preserve biodiversity and promote the use of sustainable organic agricultural practices |
| Founded: | 1989 |
| CompanyOwner: | privately held |
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| CompanyName: | Seeds Trust |
| Web: | http://secure.seedstrust.com/ |
| Address: | PO Box 596 |
| City: | Cornville |
| State: | AZ |
| Zip: | 86325 |
| Phone: | 928.649.3315 |
| Fax: | |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds,Flower seeds,Cover crop seeds,Native plants or seeds |
| Specialties: | Cold Climate, Short Season, Great flavor, Siberian Tomatoes |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 50 – 74 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | 25 years old, family owned, dedicated to self-reliance, we never use chemicals. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | Short season, cold-tolerant, drought-tolerant, open-pollinated, great tasting, low maintenance. |
| MissionStatement: | Teaching our customers to save their own seeds for 25 years! |
| Founded: | 1984 |
| CompanyOwner: | Bill McDorman and family. |
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| CompanyName: | Select Seeds |
| Web: | http://www.selectseeds.com |
| Address: | 180 Stickney Hill Rd |
| City: | Union |
| State: | CT |
| Zip: | 06076 |
| Phone: | 800-684-0395 |
| Fax: | 800-653-3304 |
| Categories: | Vegetable plants,Flower seeds,Ornamental plants |
| Specialties: | Heirloom flower seeds and plants |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | Garden Watchdog rates us as a TOP 5 for HEIRLOOM SEEDS! |
| EvaluateSeeds: | We are gardeners first and foremost, and grow flower seed samples here in our trial beds to evaluate new varieties. Often we choose varieties that perform well with no pampering from us, as ideal new flowers for the next catalog. |
| MissionStatement: | Flowers with a past! Heirloom seeds and plants for the gardener who enjoys flowers; their fragrance, grace, vigor, history, and amazing variety. See why our customers rave about our quality and selection! |
| Founded: | 1987 |
| CompanyOwner: | Marilyn Barlow |
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| CompanyName: | Soggy Creek Seed Co. |
| Web: | http://seeds.soggycreek.com/ |
| Address: | 113 Chapman’s Landing Rd |
| City: | Nipissing Village, Ontario P0H 1W0 |
| State: | OH |
| Zip: | 22136 |
| Phone: | 705 724-1144 |
| Fax: | 705 724-1144 |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds,Native plants or seeds |
| Specialties: | Our vegetables have a sense of humor |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 50 – 74 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | Our seed is grown with LOVE by HAPPY people |
| EvaluateSeeds: | We choose seeds/plants that have thrived for a few years here in our Northern Ontario gardens. |
| MissionStatement: | Plants used to use brightly coloured fruits, birds, burrs or the wind to aid with their seed dispersal, now they have Soggy Creek Seed Co. |
| Founded: | 2005 |
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| CompanyName: | Southern Exposure Seed Exchange |
| Web: | www.southernexposure.com |
| Address: | PO Box 460 |
| City: | Mineral |
| State: | VA |
| Zip: | 23117 |
| Phone: | 540-894-9480 |
| Fax: | 540-894-9481 |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds,Flower seeds,Fruit plants or seeds,Grain seeds,Cover crop seeds,Native plants or seeds |
| Specialties: | Open-pollinated, Heirloom, and Organic Seed |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 50 – 74 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | Southern Exposure Seed Exchange is located near Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello in the gently rolling foothills of Central Virginia. Although we emphasize varieties adapted to the Mid-Atlantic region, we serve gardeners throughout the United States and Canada. A large percentage of the seed and bulb varieties we offer are grown by us or our growers. We have a commitment to quality in all aspects of our service to our customers. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | In our variety trials we look for valuable qualities such as flavor, color, disease-resistance, or adaptability for specific conditions or regions. Then we meticulously research the history of each variety and document performance under our growing conditions. Germination test are performed in our own facility and we print the results on the packet so that you know what you are getting. We don’t leave germination to the imagination, and our standards meet or exceed Federal Standards. We guarantee that you will be 100% satisfied with our seeds, nursery stock, and accessories, or we will replace the dissatisfactory item or refund the purchase price according to your choice. See our catalog for details. |
| MissionStatement: | From the beginning we have believed that our seed company serves: (1) as a source for new, high performance varieties, and (2) most importantly, as a preservation tool for collecting and distributing varieties with special qualities: varieties with heritage, flavor, disease resistance, or other qualities of interest to gardeners. |
| Founded: | 1982 |
| CompanyOwner: | Southern Exposure Seed Exchange is a worker owned cooperative. |
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| CompanyName: | Sow True Seed |
| Web: | www.sowtrueseed.com |
| Address: | 146 Church Street |
| City: | Asheville |
| State: | NC |
| Zip: | 28748 |
| Phone: | (828) 254-0708 |
| Fax: | |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Vegetable plants,Herb seeds,Herb plants,Flower seeds,Grain seeds,Cover crop seeds,Native plants or seeds |
| Specialties: | 100% of our seed selection is open-pollinated. We also offer Vegetable, Herb and Flower seeds, Heirloom & Traditional Favorites, Seasonal offerings including sweet potato slips, potatoes, seed garlic, Eco-grown plant starts |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 25 – 49 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | Sow True Seed offers exclusively open-pollinated, non-hybrid, untreated vegetable, herb and flower seed that remains true to type when saved and replanted. We specialize in heirloom, certified organic, and traditional Southern Appalachia varieties. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | We grow and source a broad selection of premium quality vegetable seed, herb seed, flower seed, bulbs & tubers, and cover crop varieties that have survived the test of time based on their dependability, usefulness and distinctive characteristics. The seeds we source come from our network of skilled regional growers and independently-owned North American seed producers. To ensure our customers receive the highest quality seed, we perform germination tests with in-house standards that exceed the USDA’s minimum percentages for germination. |
| MissionStatement: | Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Sow True Seed seeks to promote and foster community sustainability by helping to preserve our shared botanical heritage and seed a new era of sustainable culture and ecological wisdom. |
| Founded: | 2009 |
| CompanyOwner: | Carol Koury |
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| CompanyName: | St. Clare Heirloom Seeds |
| Web: | www.StClareSeeds.com |
| Address: | P.O. Box 556 |
| City: | Gillett |
| State: | WI |
| Zip: | 54124 |
| Phone: | not listed |
| Fax: | |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds,Fruit plants or seeds |
| Specialties: | Non-Hybrid, Non-GMO, Heirloom / Open-pollinated Seeds |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | We carry only Non-Hybrid seeds. St. Clare’s also offers a large selection of books on gardening, self-sufficieny, and cookbooks; organic wormcastings; and seed saving envelopes. Our seed packets are designed to keep your seeds fresh, with a resealable 2 mil plastic envelope inside the outer packaging, making it easier for you to save your seeds preserving their viability as long as possible. We also offer gardening tips, planting and growing instructions, and recipes on our website. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | Yearly germination tests are conducted on all our seeds making sure that your seeds leave our facilities above the federal standards for germination rates. Here, on our land, and at carefully selected growing sites as well, we run trials of a number of the seeds we carry, seeing how they grow in different environments, soils, etc. We grow out a number of new varieties yearly to provide fresh and exciting choices to our customers! Often a new variety is chosen due to popular request, and we ask around to find out what other’s like thus diversifying our offerings to serve many tastes, not merely our own. |
| MissionStatement: | Our company focus is entirely on heirloom and open-pollinated seed varieties. We take pride in selling only non-hybrid, old time, natural seeds which grown and isolated properly will produce the very same variety when planted again next season. Our mission is to preserve the wonderful seeds that are part of our heritage, to work against the damaging current trends of genetic engineering, sterilization of seeds, and hybridizing of so many seeds on the market today. To provide our customers with natural, healthy, non-GMO, non-hybrid garden seeds, along with the best service possible is the goal and mission, the life-blood of our company. |
| Founded: | 2009 |
| CompanyOwner: | St. Clare’s is family owned and operated, all of our facilities and growing grounds are right here on the family homestead. Oldest to youngest( at least youngest able to) take part in some part of the operation of the business, it is an awesome hands on learning experience for all, and they love it! |
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| CompanyName: | Sunshine Farm & Gardens |
| Web: | http://www.sunfarm.com |
| Address: | HC 67 Box 539 B |
| City: | Renick |
| State: | WV |
| Zip: | 24966 |
| Phone: | 304-497-2208 |
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| Categories: | Herb seeds,Herb plants,Flower seeds,Fruit plants or seeds,Native plants or seeds,Ornamental plants |
| Specialties: | Rare and unusual hardy perennials with a major focus on Native Plants |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 50 – 74 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 50 – 74 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | We have been growing since 1972 |
| EvaluateSeeds: | We grow them ourselves. |
| MissionStatement: | Our Mission statement is on our website – http://www.sunfarm.com |
| Founded: | 1972 |
| CompanyOwner: | Barry Glick |
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| CompanyName: | Sustainable Seed Company |
| Web: | http://www.sustainableseedco.com |
| Address: | 20406 Church Street |
| City: | Monte Rio |
| State: | CA |
| Zip: | 95462 |
| Phone: | 707-632-6212 |
| Fax: | |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds,Flower seeds,Grain seeds,Cover crop seeds |
| Specialties: | Open pollinated heirloom vegetables |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 25 – 49 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | We work very hard to find family seed growers who follow excellent sustainable, organic practices when growing our seed. We use customer dollars to support these small family farms who are struggling to survive. We do not buy our seed from Seminis or any other Monsanto subsidery. We even show you our growers on our web! |
| EvaluateSeeds: | We have many seed trials and evaluations, but we actually visit our growers to check up on how our seed is growning and performing. We require them to fill out monthly reports and even take photos as the plants develop. We keep a database on all the var. we offer and all customer comments are kept here so that we may evaluate just how a var. is doing. These comments are even posted on our web. |
| MissionStatement: | To provide the finest open pollinated untreated heirloom seeds. |
| Founded: | 2008 |
| CompanyOwner: | Family owned |
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| CompanyName: | Territorial Seed Company |
| Web: | www.territorialseed.com |
| Address: | PO Box 158 |
| City: | Cottage Grove |
| State: | OR |
| Zip: | 97424 |
| Phone: | 800-626-0866 |
| Fax: | 541-942-2614 |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Vegetable plants,Herb seeds,Herb plants,Flower seeds,Fruit plants or seeds,Fruit trees,Cover crop seeds,Ornamental plants |
| Specialties: | Vegetable, flower, and herb seeds and garden accessories for the home gardener. |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 25 – 49 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | Territorial Seed Company publishes two catalogs yearly, one each for spring and winter gardening, and both are chocked full of planting and growing tips. Call for a catalog or visit their website. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | Every yearly Territorial does extensive trialing on their 44-acre certified organic research farm. They grow their current offerings along side potential new varieties. |
| MissionStatement: | Our purpose is to improve people’s self-sufficiency and independence by enabling gardeners to produce an abundance of good tasting, fresh from the garden food, twelve months a year. |
| Founded: | 1979 |
| CompanyOwner: | Tom and Julie Johns |
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| CompanyName: | Terroir Seeds LLC Home of Underwood Gardens |
| Web: | http://www.underwoodgardens.com/ |
| Address: | PO Box 4995 |
| City: | Chino Valley |
| State: | AZ |
| Zip: | 86323 |
| Phone: | 888-878-5247 |
| Fax: | 888-878-5247 |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds,Flower seeds,Fruit plants or seeds |
| Specialties: | Heirloom and Open-Pollinated Seeds |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | Family owned and operated heirloom seed company selling only heirloom and open pollinated vegetable, flower and herb seeds. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | Grower evaluation, test gardens and personal evaluation. |
| MissionStatement: | We offer the finest quality heirloom seeds and best personal service. |
| Founded: | 1993 |
| CompanyOwner: | Family owned and operated. |
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| CompanyName: | The Chile Woman |
| Web: | http://www.thechilewoman.com |
| Address: | 1704 S. Weimer Rd. |
| City: | Bloomington |
| State: | IN |
| Zip: | 47403 |
| Phone: | 812-339-8321 |
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| Categories: | Vegetable plants,Herb plants,Ornamental plants |
| Specialties: | Heirloom chile pepper, sweet pepper, tomato and tomatillo plants. All Hoosierganic, natural and sustainably grown |
| CertifiedOrganic: | |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | Chiles are a wonderful crop, as delicious as they are beautiful. There are over 3000 varieties but few are available commercially. My seed bank currently has 1500 plus varieties and I am working on gathering and preserving more. My plants always have been and always will be grown naturally without any chemicals or pesticides. They are HOOSIERGANIC, grown sustainably. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | I grow them out both in the field and greenhouse |
| MissionStatement: | Keeping heirloom seeds alive and viable is the key to preserving our biogenetic diversity. I am more than ever committed to preserving and sharing seeds and plants. |
| Founded: | 1992 |
| CompanyOwner: | Me! |
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| CompanyName: | The Gardeners Workshop Farm |
| Web: | www.shoptgw.com |
| Address: | P.O.Box 2987 |
| City: | Newport News |
| State: | VA |
| Zip: | 23609 |
| Phone: | 757-877-7159 |
| Fax: | 757-877-7158 |
| Categories: | Flower seeds,Cover crop seeds |
| Specialties: | Cut-Flower Seeds & Supplies |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 0 – 24 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | We are flower farmers that follow organic and sustainable practices. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | We plant the same seeds on our cut-flower farm for production. |
| MissionStatement: | To share the organic and sustainable steps we follow on our cut-flower and offer the suuplies and seeds we use. |
| Founded: | 1998 |
| CompanyOwner: | Lisa Mason Ziegler |
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| CompanyName: | The Living Seed Company |
| Web: | www.livingseedcompany.com |
| Address: | P.O. Box 272 San Geronimo, Ca 94963 |
| City: | San Geronimo |
| State: | CA |
| Zip: | 94963 |
| Phone: | 415-662-6855 |
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| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds,Flower seeds,Fruit plants or seeds |
| Specialties: | Heirloom vegetable seeds |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 75 – 100 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | The Living Seed Company is working to preserve genetic diversity in our food chain, through the distribution and growing of open pollinated seeds and preserving the ancient art of seed saving. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | We have researched and diligently selected the finest heirloom seeds |
| MissionStatement: | We are dedicated to Happy Healthy People preserving genetic diversity in our food chain through the distribution and growing of open pollinated seeds and educating about the life affirming art of seed saving. |
| Founded: | 2011 |
| CompanyOwner: | Matthew Hoffman and Astrid Lindo |
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| CompanyName: | The Tasteful Garden |
| Web: | http://tastefulgarden.com |
| Address: | 973 County Road 8 |
| City: | Heflin |
| State: | AL |
| Zip: | 36264 |
| Phone: | 256-403-3413 |
| Fax: | |
| Categories: | Vegetable plants,Herb plants,Fruit plants or seeds,Fruit trees |
| Specialties: | Edibles of all kinds |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 50 – 74 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | The Tasteful Garden |
| EvaluateSeeds: | All of our plants are grown by us and are the best flavored varieties! |
| MissionStatement: | The Tasteful Garden…it’s all about the flavor of the vegetables, fruits, herbs, and spices you can grow in your own backyard garden. Order our herbs, tomato plants and vegetable plants with exceptional gourmet colors and flavors, and they are delivered right to your door, ready to plant. We grow them naturally and organically and with the personal care only a small family nursery can provide. Our plants will arrive healthy and happy, it’s guaranteed. |
| Founded: | 1996 |
| CompanyOwner: | Cindy & George Martin |
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| CompanyName: | The Thyme Garden Herb Company |
| Web: | http://www.thymegarden.com |
| Address: | 20546M Alsea Hwy. |
| City: | Alsea |
| State: | OR |
| Zip: | 97324 |
| Phone: | 541-487-8671 |
| Fax: | 541-487-8671 |
| Categories: | Herb seeds,Flower seeds,Native plants or seeds |
| Specialties: | Culinary herbs and organic hop rhizomes |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 75 – 100 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | Over 350 varieties of herb seeds & hop rhizomes. Organically grown on our farm for 21 years. Heating coils and much more. Catalog $2.00 |
| EvaluateSeeds: | We start all our plants for our retail nursery with the same seeds we sell to our customers. |
| MissionStatement: | Our mission is to raise awareness of the value of every part of nature and to leave our 80 acres far better off than when we arrived here. |
| Founded: | 1990 |
| CompanyOwner: | Rolfe, Janet, Bethany and Emily Hagen. Its a family business. |
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| CompanyName: | TomatoFest Heirloom Tomato Seeds |
| Web: | http://tomatofest.com |
| Address: | Box 628 |
| City: | Little River |
| State: | CA |
| Zip: | 95456 |
| Phone: | 707-937-1218 |
| Fax: | |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds |
| Specialties: | Heirloom Tomato Seeds |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 75 – 100 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | TomatoFest Heirloom Tomato seeds grows and harvests 600 varieties of heirloom tomatoes. All our tomato varieties are favorite varieties from around the world, many of which are rare seeds. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | We test all our seeds in our own seed trials for 2-5 years before offering them to our customers. All our tomatoes harvested for seeds are hand selected by us personally. We photograph each variety and make growing/tasting notes. |
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| Founded: | 1990 |
| CompanyOwner: | Dagma Lacey |
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| CompanyName: | Two Wings Farm Organic Seeds |
| Web: | twowingsfarm.com |
| Address: | 4768 William Head rd |
| City: | Victoria |
| State: | BC |
| Zip: | V9C3Y7 |
| Phone: | 250-478-3794 |
| Fax: | |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds,Grain seeds |
| Specialties: | tomatoes, lettuce |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 75 – 100 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | A small family seed company. We grow all our seed, we don’t buy from other sources to resell.Over the years we have trialed varieties for taste and performance. We also preserve old and rare seeds. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | We grow for taste and performance. If we like the plants we share the seed with our customers |
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| Founded: | Two Wings Farm was established in 1986. We went to seeds exclusively in1998. Certified organic since 1993. |
| CompanyOwner: | owned by M & B Martin-Wood |
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| CompanyName: | Underwood Gardens |
| Web: | http://www.underwoodgardens.com/ |
| Address: | PO Box 4995 |
| City: | Chino Valley |
| State: | AZ |
| Zip: | 86323 |
| Phone: | 888-878-5247 |
| Fax: | 888-878-5247 |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds,Flower seeds,Cover crop seeds,Native plants or seeds |
| Specialties: | Heirloom seeds |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 25 – 49 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | Family owned and operated heirloom seed company selling only heirloom and open pollinated vegetable, flower and herb seeds. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | Grower evaluation, test gardens and personal evaluation. |
| MissionStatement: | We offer the finest quality heirloom seeds and best personal service. |
| Founded: | 1993 |
| CompanyOwner: | Family owned and operated. |
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| CompanyName: | Victory Seed Company |
| Web: | http://www.victoryseeds.com |
| Address: | PO Box 192 |
| City: | Molalla |
| State: | OR |
| Zip: | 97038 |
| Phone: | 503-829-3126 |
| Fax: | |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds,Flower seeds,Grain seeds,Cover crop seeds |
| Specialties: | rare & heirloom seeds |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | We are a small, family owned and operated organization that works to preserve rare and heirloom seed varieties by keeping them available to home gardeners. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | Unlike many seed companies, we operate from a multi-generational family farm and trial varieties, comparing the results to the documentation from our large research library (www.saveseeds.org). |
| MissionStatement: | “Preserving the future, one seed at a time.”™ |
| Founded: | 1998 |
| CompanyOwner: | Family Owned |
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| CompanyName: | Westwind Seeds & Gardenscapes llc |
| Web: | http://www.westwindseeds.com |
| Address: | 6336 N Oracle #326-246 |
| City: | Tucson |
| State: | AZ |
| Zip: | 85704 |
| Phone: | 520 887 2106 |
| Fax: | |
| Categories: | Vegetable seeds,Herb seeds,Flower seeds |
| Specialties: | Heirloom and open pollinated, chemically untreated vegetable, flower and herb seeds |
| CertifiedOrganic: | 0 – 24 percent |
| OpenPollinated: | 75 – 100 percent |
| SafeSeedPledge: | Yes |
| CompanyDescription: | I began Westwind Seeds to provide gardeners with a selection of heirloom, open pollinated and chemically untreated vegetable, flower and herb seeds. We offer more than 200 varieties that perform well in extreme climates. |
| EvaluateSeeds: | Our growers perform germination tests on all varieties we offer for sale. We also design and build home gardens in Tucson, Arizona. We use all our seeds and starter plants in our year-round gardens. |
| MissionStatement: | a growing business |
| Founded: | 1980 |
| CompanyOwner: | Reggie Smith, owner and master gardener |
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