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All of the seed we offer is
grown and produced here on our farm,
unlike other seed companies, we
don’t buy from the mainstream seed industry.
Our seeds are rare, and
hand produced by me for your garden. They might be a little higher than
the mass produced varieties you can find elsewhere, but I still don’t
make minimum wage raising these for you. It is a labor of love.
With this in mind, this is why our
selection may seem small. We work hard at researching and locating rarer
open-pollinated and heirloom varieties of usable and historical merit.
Our goal is to provide you with the best possible quality of
open-pollinated and heirloom varieties. Our seeds meet or exceed
industry and regulatory standards.
Treated/Untreated
Seed
With today’s conventional
agriculture, most seed are treated with fungicides, insecticides or
other chemicals to enhance germination in colder, harsher growing
conditions. Our seed have not been treated with any chemicals, so
caution should be observed in planting too early. We suggest
that you contact your local
agricultural extension office to obtain recommended planting dates for
specific plants in your growing area.
GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms)
We pledge that we do not
knowingly grow
and produce or offer for sale, any plants or seeds that have been
genetically modified through laboratory practices. We offer only
standard, open-pollinated seed varieties.
We are a proud signer of
The Save Seed Pledge
Our Packaging
We
do not have the fancy decorative
packaging that commercial seed companies usually have, we keep things
simple as to design on our seed packets and larger bags. Our primary
focus is getting quality seed of rare and threatened varieties into as
many home gardens and farmer's fields as possible and not on how pretty
our packets look. On small packets we use a standard paper envelope with
an inner 2 mil reclosable polyethylene bag. Plastics can still breath
but it is a better barrier than plain paper and aids in keeping seed
more viable if you need to store for later use. On our larger seed
packaging we use 4-6 mil polyethylene bags that are sealed at the time
of filling, this gives the same benefit as the reclosable polyethylene
bags in protecting the seed but these are not reclosable.
Organic Seed
Our seed is not
organic certified and we have no plans for the near future of becoming
a certified organic
operation due to the high cost of doing so. Although we believe highly
in the principles of organic and sustainable agriculture and use organic
practices on our farm, we still employ on occasion, conventional farming
practices such as using small amounts of commercial fertilize on
specific crops as well as the use of insecticides if insect pressure
becomes too severe for
control by organic methods.
Even
though we are not certified organic many of the varieties that we offer
are not available anywhere else. Certified growers can therefore use our
seed as outlined in the standards.
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