December 31, 2007

Did you get your seed catalogs yet? It is not too late. These are some of my favorite seed companies I have ordered from over the years, plus a few for those of you in countries other than North America.



Canada

Agrestal Organic Heritage Seed Co. P.O. Box 646, Gormley, Ontario L0H 1G0
905 888-1881
fax: 905 888-0094
www.agrestalseeds.com
farmerbob@agrestalseeds.com
Canadian owned and operated company specializing in certified organic heirloom vegetable, herb, and flower seeds. Catalogue online this year as they are moving.

Aurora Farm Creston, BC
www.soulmedicinejourney.com
There has been, for 10,000 years and more, an honorable custom of gifting seeds; the grandmother to her granddaughter on the occasion of the young woman's marriage, to and from the neighbors, in the celebration of life. Giving the promise of life, the wish for fertility, in the certainty of abundance. Our Gift Seed Packages revive the tradition. Each contains five packets of righteous, old fashioned, organically grown seeds. Gift Packages come in five varieties: "Garden", with carrot, spinach, lettuce, swisschard, hollyhock; "Flower", with poppy, calendula, gallardia, primrose, hollyhock; "Old Fashioned Tomato", heirloom varieties "Medicinal Herbs" "Three Sisters", with native corn, beans, squash; "Bee and Butterfly Garden", with flowers very attractive to our insect allies. at soulmedicinejourney.com/GiveSeeds.html

Boundary Garlic P.O. Box 273, Midway, B. C. V0H 1M0
250-449-2152
fax: 250-449-2152
www.garlicfarm.ca
sonia@garlicfarm.ca
Heritage varieties of seed garlic organically grown. Catalogue free.

Butchart Gardens Ltd. P.O. Box 4010, Victoria, B.C. V8X 3X4
866-652-4422
fax: 866-652-1475
www.butchartgardens.com
giftstore@butchartgardens.com
Hand packaged seeds and seed collections representative of those found in this wonderful garden. Catalogue free.

Dominion Seed House P.O. Box 2500, Georgetown, Ontario L7G 5L6
800-784-3037
fax: 800-282-5746
www.dominion-seed-house.com
mail@dominion-seed-house.com
Mail order catalog of seeds, plants, and bulbs for gardeners. Catalog free and on-line.

Richters Herbs 357 Hwy 47, Goodwood, Ontario L0C 1A0
905-640-6677
fax: 905-640-6641
www.richters.com
orderdesk@richters.com
An enormous selection of unique seeds and plants. On-line catalog gives descriptions and uses for plants. Catalogue free.

Salt Spring Seeds Box 444 Ganges P.O., Salt Spring Island, B.C. V8K 2W1
250-537-5269
www.saltspringseeds.com
dan@saltspringseeds.com
Dedicated to sustainable agriculture. Organically grown open-pollinated seeds. Specializes in beans. A large and interesting variety of vegetables grains and garlic. Catalog $2 or on-line.

Tomatoes etc. 63 Nelson, Outremont, Quebec H2V 3Z8
514-272-5185
fax: 514-272-5185
www.web.net/tomatoesetc/
tomatoesetc@yahoo.ca
Catalog by e-mail request. Offering over 50 varieties of heirloom tomato seedlings. Orders by phone or e-mail Payment Cash. Both official languages served.

West Coast Seeds Ltd. 3925 64th St., RR#1, Delta, B.C. V4K 3N2
604-952-8820
fax: 877-482-8822
www.westcoastseeds.com
info@westcoastseeds.com
Many excellent organic varieties especially chosen for coastal B.C. On-line catalog also includes growing information and planning for year round harvesting. Catalogue free.

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United States

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds 2278 Baker Creek Rd., Mansfield, Missouri 65704
417-924-8917
www.rareseeds.com
seeds@rareseeds.com
This company sells only non-hybrid vegetables, flowers and herbs. None of the varieties sold are hybrids, gene-altered or patented. Well worth investigating. Catalogue free.

Cook's Garden Box 535, Londonderry, Vermont 05148
802-824-3400
fax: 802-824-3027
Cook's Garden are committed to ecological and sustainable farming methods. All seeds are untreated and time tested. Claim to have the largest selection of lettuce and salad greens in the world. Catalogue free.

Heirloom Acres Seeds PO Box 194, New Bloomfield, MO 65063
573-491-3001
www.heirloomacres.net
A Christian family business selling over 450 open pollinated and heritage seeds. Catalogue free.
Tell Thom that tenzicut send you!!! They are one of my top 3 favorite seed companies.

Seeds of Change Box 15700, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87506-5700
888-762-7333
fax: 505-438-7052
www.seedsofchange.com
gardener@seedsofchange.com
Organic and open-pollinated flower herb and vegetable seeds featuring many heirloom traditional and other rare seeds collections built around specific themes. Catalogue free.

Seed Savers Exchange 3076 North Winn Rd., Decorah, Iowa 52101
563-382-5990
fax: 563-382-5872
www.seedsavers.org
A grassroots seed exchange. Members receive two information filled issues and a huge seed listing. Membership $U.S.35 SSE subsection "Flowers & Herb Exchange" U.S.$12 A free heirloom and products catalog published for the general public.

Territorial Seed Company PO Box 158
Cottage Grove, OR 97424
Phone Orders: 800-626-0866
Fax Orders: 888-657-3131
Customer Service/Gardening Questions: 541-942-9547
www.territorialseed.com/
Territorial announces over 200 new items for 2008!
One of the best parts of my job is evaluating our trials. I literally get to taste thousands of different vegetables and herbs, and view hundreds of beautiful flowers. Each year, I find both new favorites and get reacquainted with old favorites. The problem (if you can really call it a problem) comes when it is time to start choosing new varieties... Catalogue free.
My family has been ordering from them for at least 20 years.


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I do not know anything about the companies listed below, but I thought they were noteworthy.

England

Chiltern Seeds Bortree Stile, Ulverston, Cumbria LA12 7PB
011441229 581137
fax: 11441229 584549
www.chilternseeds.co.uk
info@chilternseeds.co.uk
4600+ varieties of wild and cultivated plants from around the world. Seed packets are usually generous. Catalog listed by ethnobotanical names. Payment by credit card or postal order. First catalog Can $4. Free after first order.

Thomas Etty Esq. 45 Forde Avenue, Bromley Kent, Britain BR1 3EU
11020 846667 85
www.users.dircon.co.uk/~nfarley...etty.html
rwarner@tometty.freeserve.co.uk
Online Seed catalog with heirloom seeds dating back to medieval times. Postal money orders only to R. Warner. An interesting book "Roots of vegetables" is offered at #9.00. Catalogue free.

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France

B & T World Seeds, sarl Paguignan, Olonzac 34210, Olonzac, France 34210
33-6891-29-63
fax: 33-46891-30-39
b-and-t-world-seeds.com
matt@b-and-t-world-seeds.com
Extremely large selection of over 35,000 common and exotic seeds. Publishes a master catalog and several sub-lists. Catalog is also on CD or on-line. It can be downloaded to any database (ask for schema). Minimum order U.S.$ 9.00 Catalogue $24

Genesis Seeds 10 Plaut St. , Weizmann Science Park, Rehovot, Isreal 76122
972-8931-8966
www.genesisseeds.com
genesis@genesisseeds.co.il
Israeli seed breeder Genesis Seeds is promoting its organic vegetable, flower and herb seeds to the conventional market. There are about 10 companies in the world producing organic seeds and Genesis is among the big players, producing over 350 varieties of heritage, open pollinated and F-1 hybrid seeds. It has an 11-year history in the field. Catalogue free.

Graines Baumaux B.P. 100, Nancy Cedex, France 54062
03.83.15.86.86
www.baumaux.com
contact@graines-baumaux.fr
French Company with a huge selection of vegetable and flower seeds both organic and chemical. Online ordering is very easy with a catalog. Catalog is totally in French. Orders take 2-3 weeks to arrive. Catalogue $1

L'Association Kokopelli Oasis, 131 impasse des Palmiers, Alès, 30100
0033466306491
www.kokopelli.asso.fr
kokopelli.semences@wanadoo.fr
Association Kokopelli endeavours : - to promote the preservation of biodiversity through the distribution of organic and open-pollinated seeds of heirloom varieties of vegetables and grains. - to create a network of gardeners involved in seed saving. - to help Third World countries to develop sustainable organic agriculture through the gift of seeds and the setting of seed grower networks. Catalogue free.

To start out the new year, I am buying a new vacuum cleaner today since my ex wanted his back. And since time and light ran out yesterday, the root cellar is a definite must today as it got down to -17C/1.4F last night, although it warmed up to -12C by 5 am.

I made some seafood chowder last night, of organic or locally grown items, except I did break down and buy pollack. It is also yummy for breakfast, which I am currently having as I type this before I head about my chores.

I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful evening bringing in the new year and I hope 2008 is wonderful for everyone.

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