Heirloom/traditional/open pollinated seed and seedlings sources

[Nicole]

Please add your links!

Trees and Shrubs:
Trees of Antiquity: http://www.treesofantiquity.com/

General Vegetables, Herbs and Fruit:
Heirloom Seed Shop: http://www.organic-foods-produce-healthy-diets.com/heirloom-seed.html
Seed Savers Exchange: http://www.seedsavers.org/
Seeds of Change: http://www.seedsofchange.com/default.asp
Bountiful Gardens: http://www.bountifulgardens.org/
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange: http://www.southernexposure.com/index.html
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds: http://www.rareseeds.com/
Victory Heirloom Seeds: http://www.victoryseeds.com/
Underwood Gardens: http://underwoodgardens.com/index1.php
Landreth Seeds: http://www.landrethseeds.com/
Native Seeds: http://www.nativeseeds.org/v2/default.php

[mem]

Mountain Valley Growers:  http://mountainvalleygrowers.com/  I got a slew of rosemary from them this year, it was all in quite good shape.  They also had hardy varieties, which should survive for me here over winter.

Some antique flowers, not sure they are all heirloom:  Select Seeds: http://selectseeds.com/   More flowers than others.  But you can eat the day lilies.

Moose Tubers: http://www.fedcoseeds.com/moose.htm  I haven't bought from these guys yet, will this year.  I got a good recommendation on them from someone.

[flute]

And if you live in Europe:
http://www.realseeds.co.uk/

[flute]

I forgot a US seed source that's not on your list:
http://www.johnnyseeds.com/default.aspx

[jonny2mad]

http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/hsl/index.php

another british site formally known as the henry doubleday association

[Bovine Blue]

For the Aussies.

http://www.diggers.com.au/
http://www.edenseeds.com.au/content/default.asp
http://www.greenpatchseeds.com.au/
http://www.selectorganic.com.au/content/default.asp

[Petey_Canuck]

For us Canucks:



http://www.seeds.ca/rl/rl.php

[Jay Dee]

www.parkseed.com
Park is one of the oldest and most consistent  vegetable seed lines in the nation - out of Greenwood, South Carolina founded in 1857. Shipping is free.
 http://www.arborday.org/   > National arbor is one of the oldest tree suppliers in the country. They are out of Nebraska. SHipping is negligible.   I think I have read where the sold over ten million trees this last year. Over eight million the year before. They are the original Johnny appleseeds of this country - > began in some form in the 1870's. A non-profit foundation that promotes the salvation of rain forests and hardwoods. They have healthy trees and offer a good discount for memebrs(memberships are worth it if you are going to buy a fair amount of trees.  If you like smooth coffee that has not been baked into charcoal then you will love their rain forest grown coffee.

I am getting my fruit and pecans down on the coast of Alabama where some of the finest large scale nursery/farming operations abound.

[Gunga06]

I got my seeds from Seeds Trust last year. www.seedstrust.com
Everything grew well and I was happy with the overall results of my garden. They accidentally sent me pumpkin seeds in a bell pepper envelope though. My salads didn't have the fresh bell peppers I wanted but the kids enjoyed the pumpkin carving.  `s`
This year I think I'll try a different vendor just to see what is out there. This room is a good resource, thanks for starting it.

Regards,
Gunga

[Cash]

Fedco Seeds in Waterville, Maine -- http://www.fedcoseeds.com/ -- sells more than just tubers. It has fruit and nut trees, flowers, and a full-range garden seed and supply operation. It was the first seed supplier I know of that vowed to never sell GM seeds and features a wide range of heirloom and open-polluinated varieties. They work very hard to develop local seed suppliers. Many of their apple seedlings are started in Aroostook County in northern Maine, so they're especially winter hardy.  They're a co-op, been in business since the 1970s, and they put out the most literate and informative seed catalogs I've ever seen. I keep their garden catalog by my bed as nighttime reading material.

Johnny's is also excellent, and Rob Johnston recently announced he is selling the company to his employees so it can never be taken over by one of the big seed corporations.

No, I'm not affiliated with Fedco in any way except as a satisfied customer.

[mem]

Sharon Astyk has an important discussion of seed buying (US) today--I didn't know about some of those consolidations....

Monday, January 08, 2007
Where to buy your seeds, and where not to  

[Uncle Fester]

Sharon Astyk has an important discussion of seed buying (US) today--I didn't know about some of those consolidations....

Monday, January 08, 2007
Where to buy your seeds, and where not to  

Thanks for that link, mem. I guess I didn't see some of that coming.

[Phoenixhasricin]

Hello all! For all those who live in Southern California let me suggest the following: The Long Beach City college Horticulture Club spring sale. Not trying to plugg here really, they do though sale over 80 varieties of tomatoes, many of which are heirlooms.

The sale is on Apri 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th.

I will try to find out just which varieties will be available.

[rdocr]

Re: Seed Sources

Each of our Edible Plants Series books has a cross referenced directory of plant sources and plants, including links as available.

There are about 3000 plants in the five books. Probably the most important book is the "Vegetable Handbook" , by Fern J. Ritchie. although Edible Wild Plants and Weeds is probably more popular, especially with people who like real camping. Weeds grow in your backyard, too. How many do you know how to fix for eating? These directories are regularly updated.

Fern took eight years to collect, prove out (In our 4000 sq ft greenhouse, plus the garden) these plants, and write these books. She included everything we wanted to know about edible plants, from propagation to preparation for the table. The foreign names for most plants are included. Yes, we all eat the same things by other names- world wide..

These Books are available from http://www.ritchieublimitedpublications.com

[mem]

Anyone considering Moose Tubers:  their order deadline is this coming Friday (Mar 16).  They won't ship until later, but that's the order deadline.  My credit card and I just learned the hard way.  I thought I had more time...

http://www.fedcoseeds.com/moose.htm