Heirloom/traditional/open pollinated seed and seedlings sources

[Ethos]

Holy crap!  Thanks for information folks.  This forum rocks.

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awesome I  just got my seeds for next spring all open pollinated (seeds savers this time).......this forum is a great resource ...i love it... its really helping my preparations... thanks everyone for being so generous of your information and experience...


My family and i are  really thankful

[muskoil]

Midwestherbalist...thanks for the heads up on parkseed.com

A few more Canadian heirloom see companies:

www.circledanceseeds@scsinternet.com
www.terraedibles.ca
www.uppercanadaseeds.ca
www.westcoastseeds.com

2007 catalogue from West Coast Seeds actually mentions Peak Oil in it's introduction..awesome

[mule]

Some seed sources do not have email.  A good Amish store is the Morgan County Seeds, 18761 Kelsay Rd., Barnett, MO 65011-3009.  Phone 573-378-2655, Fax 573-378-5401.  They are nearing completion of a new large metal bldg for more seed storage and to handle better mail orders.  Ask for the catalog, which is over a hundred pages.  They sell equip. as well.  Orders can be placed via WWW.morgancountyseeds.com, but they do not run or own the site.  Errol Ahlers runs the site.  Amish are, after all, well, Amish.

They buy and sell seeds and only produce a small amount.  They will generally let you knowif the seed is treated.  CAtalog will provide all particulars for ordering, etc.

I have personally been to their operation and purchased seeds.  If you ask for heirloom seeds they will do their best to help you.  Very knowledgeable folks and good to deal with.

Oh yeah, while I am at it......I have returned, but only very sparingly.  My own building efforts and community work preclude hanging out here a great deal.  If ya wanna chat send me an email and I will do my best to respond.

[rdocr]

Dear Nicole
The last time I mentioned these books as plant sources, the relpy got lost, so here they are once again.

Fern Ritchie, my talented wife, has written five books on Edible Plants. They each contain a complete listing by plant names, species, and some sub-species- on where the seeds or plants can be obtained. They identify some 2800 pants on about 1542 pages, covering vegetables,  edible wild plants, ornamental, herbs and seasoning plants.
The source listing on wild plants was large enough that we published it as a separate volume.
 
There are about 1200 color photographs, plus drawings in the series.

These books also describe zones for each plant and propagation requirements- be they seeds or cuttings, as well as preparations for eating. 
Foreign names for the same plant are also listed, as well as the place of origin.
Not only are the sources listed, but she updates the list about once a year. We use comb bindings so the books in stock can be updated without destroying an entire bound edition's printing.

The source lists are cross referenced by plant and by which sources have each plant. The list also includes addresses, phone, fax numbers, websites and links, where available. There are 49 verified sources listed in this one book on wild edible plants; each of the other books has its own list.

These books took eight years in the writing while she used our 2,000 sq ft of greenhouse, plus a large garden to prove out her research.

We have yet to find a comparable plant source listing.

http://www.ritcnieunlimitedpublications.com/edibleplants/index.html

I hope this helps.

Ralph

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the link seems to be wrong.... ? HELP! sounds very interesting

[Iris]

http://www.ritchieunlimitedpublications.com/edibleplants/index.html

had to switch the "n" in ritcnie to an "h" ;  the link above works

[lady-t]

QUESTION--- i bought some heirloom seeds this summer and couldn't get the garden plowed up soon enough so i put the seeds in the deep freeze.  now, i didn't vacuum seal or put them in a glass jar or anything, i just left them in the box from my seed store and put the whole box in the deep freeze.  will they stay good til spring or do i need to replace them. does anyone know, i am not real knowledgeable about seed saving and storage yet.

[Princess]

Two years ago I had a terrible time getting seeds to germinate, so I stuck what was left in a large Ziplock container in the fridge. This year I planted them and, darn, if they didn't sprout just fine. Most seeds will keep a couple years in cold storage just fine.

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Thank you...... just ordered the edible plants book for hubbies christmas....

much appreciate the link.

[kiwi_lady]

If there is anyone from New Zealand interested in heirloom seeds Kings seeds have a great selection and their catalogue is wonderful.

[Lamont]

For herb seeds I use www.richters.com for garden and grain seed I use www.prseeds.ca and www.saltspringseeds.com If anyone is into growing grains the prseeds is the best. They have Red Fife wheat, Marquis wheat, and antique seed from all over the world. The Red Fife is the wheat seed that was used to make N. America the bread basket of the world. It requires no pampering and was broadcast by hand by the pioneers. They can use the business to help keep this variety alive and in as many different hands as possible to ensure it's survival.

[Uncle Fester]

For herb seeds I use www.richters.com for garden and grain seed I use www.prseeds.ca and www.saltspringseeds.com If anyone is into growing grains the prseeds is the best. They have Red Fife wheat, Marquis wheat, and antique seed from all over the world. The Red Fife is the wheat seed that was used to make N. America the bread basket of the world. It requires no pampering and was broadcast by hand by the pioneers. They can use the business to help keep this variety alive and in as many different hands as possible to ensure it's survival.

Cool! Thanks!

[muskoil]

I'm trying 2 new Canadian companies besides my regular ones this year.  They look good and offer organic/heirloom, open pollinated seeds.

www.stellarseeds.com
www.yuko.com
www.cottagegardener.com

[Dangime]

I'm considering buying one of the heirloom seed packages from http://www.heirloomseeds.com/ where they come sealed for 3 year storage. I'm having a hard time comparison shopping though since I haven't found similar packages on the other sites listed here. Do any of you have more links to packages like this for doomers who aren't gardening quite yet but are fond of the idea we might be able to in the near future?