List of heirloom seed sources

[opsec]

I can't vouch for the reliability of these sources since I have not dealt with them personally. Caveat emptor:

A couple links to other lists:
http://www.organicseedsourcing.com/Pages/DealerList.htm

http://www.motherearthnews.com/Organ...Companies.aspx


Gratitute to somebody named Hero4hire4 on another forum for this section:

http://www.greenpeople.org/seeds.htm

http://www.seedsofchange.com/

http://www.organicaseed.com/

http://www.heirloomseeds.com/

http://www.arkinstitute.com/

http://www.naturalgardening.com/shop/index.php3

http://www.territorialseed.com/prod_...FQurPAod1V3LRg   

http://www.seedstrust.com/

http://www.ccof.org/link_organic_seed.php

http://www.ecobusinesslinks.com/organic_seeds.htm

http://www.nextag.com/heirloom-veget...ed/search-html

http://www.hobbyfarms.com/farm-industry-news/heirloom-tomato-seeds.aspx

http://www.oldhouseweb.com/suppliers..._Plants_.shtml

http://highmowingseeds.com/ 

http://www.jlhudsonseeds.net/VegetablesA-D.htm 

http://www.survivalistseeds.com/

http://www.groworganic.com/default.h...theses=4157767

http://www.nitro-pak.com/product_inf...c5cf0800dc306b

http://www.healthyharvest.com/gardenseeds.aspx

http://www.organicseedsourcing.com/

http://www.mainstreetseedandsupply.com/organicseed.htm


And my thanks to Mahachippy for these:

www.heirloomseeds.com

www.victoryseeds.com

www.underwoodgardens.com

www.seedsavers.org

www.kitchengardenseeds.com

www.heirloomacresseeds.com

www.fedcoseeds.com

www.rareseeds.com

www.treesofantiquity.com

www.irish-eyes.com

www.southernexposure.com/index.html

www.bountifulgardens.org/default.asp

www.nativeseeds.org/Home

www.tomatofest.com/index.html

www.newhopeseed.com/

www.jlhudsonseeds.net/index.htm

http://monticellostore.stores.yahoo.net/631077.html

www.seedman.com/tomato.htm

www.dixondalefarms.com/

www.botanicalinterests.com/store/shop.php

www.sustainableseedco.com/

[The Future]

For those not on their mailing list, Tomato Fest have their annual sale on now.  There is a list of 80 tomato types at $2 off.  Seperately, they have an extensive list of cooler climate tomatoes - 126 types in total!  Some are and some are not included in the sale.

www.tomatofest.com

[Atash Hagmahani]

Beware of the Tomatofest sale; it's generally seed that's getting old. I bought quite a bit, and had low germination rates.

[darwinslair]

Here is a canadian seed company.  I ordered from them this year, yet to recieve my order but I did JUST order from them.  these are cold weather, short season varieties.

Tom

http://www.heritageharvestseed.com/

sorry about that.

Tom

[The Future]

Link is missing Tom.  Atash: I'm glad you mention that, as I suspected this, not just for them but ALL the companies running sales at this time of year.  Funny thing is, it will be profitable for them to sell these packs at a 50% discount!  With that said, I have not had any germination problems with the TF items I bought last year on sale.  Oh and their packaging system IS sophisticated enough to date stamp each package and the seed is a few years old.

[darwinslair]

Tomato seeds have to be ancient or poorly stored to really lose viability.

http://www.heritageharvestseed.com/

here is that link again.  I edited the other post as well.  Dont know why I didnt add the link.  Not much point without it.

Tom

[opsec]

I've spent all day thinking things through and I'm just about ready to send off another couple hundred dollars to Heritage Harvest Seed.

[darwinslair]

I've spent all day thinking things through and I'm just about ready to send off another couple hundred dollars to Heritage Harvest Seed.

It is fun, isnt it?

I emailed them my list, then called them after they responded and gave them CC.

Tom

[opsec]

I called the lady there, they grow everything at that site or at a sister location that is about 100 miles north of Winnipeg, so they aren't a clearinghouse for other people's seed.

[darwinslair]

my order from Heritage Harvest came today.  complete and I am smiling. 

Tom

[The Future]

site looks good.  range of beans in enticing!

[Atash Hagmahani]

Here's another one:

http://www.echobooks.org/

Not so many crops, but some very unusual special-purpose types, such as a carrot bred in Brazil to go to seed without overwintering--for trying to grow carrots in the tropics.

Also has many extremely specialised manuals.

[The Future]

Indeed.  Included in those extensive how to docs is that online rootop gardening presentation i posted elsewhere.  They have lots of detailed info.  And some of my money in exchange for seeds...

[Atash Hagmahani]

Moving this to "sticky", because it's an important topic for buying seeds for next year, and stocks of some popular seeds will run out quickly. Also, we are expecting significant food price inflation next year.

I suggest keeping it simple, and growing core staple crops (not celery...) that you know you can use in large amounts, and that you know you can grow. Avoid tricky not to mention low-calorie, low-yield crops. I should talk--I'm growing cauliflower. But it's easy to grow in MY climate (harder in most others--it's a fussy crop), and I'm just growing a few plants.

[Wellspring]

Moving this to "sticky", because it's an important topic for buying seeds for next year, and stocks of some popular seeds will run out quickly. Also, we are expecting significant food price inflation next year.

I suggest keeping it simple, and growing core staple crops (not celery...) that you know you can use in large amounts, and that you know you can grow. Avoid tricky not to mention low-calorie, low-yield crops. I should talk--I'm growing cauliflower. But it's easy to grow in MY climate (harder in most others--it's a fussy crop), and I'm just growing a few plants.

At this time of the year, Atash, many of us have limited potential for high-calorie, high-yield crops.  I assume you mean core staple crops starting in the Spring.  I raise my hand in quilt:  I have celery growing.  Such an easy crop that does great in my Winter climate.  I also have cauliflower AND broccoli and heaps of garlic and onions and fava beans and heaps and heaps of other brassica's.  The garlic, onions, favas, potatoes are something like five months before harvest given the cold.

But thanks for the reminder about "core staple crops."  I love growing out experimental crops, but they take up time that I could be using to address the inflationary aspect to important food crops.