Heirloom Seed Companies

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#CC9966" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04600640dkesoe.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Medical Missionary Press</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#006633" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF3300" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#CC0033" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Medical Missionary Press"><B>home</B></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#CC9966" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Agriculture"><IMG SRC="0410d0d0.png" border=0 width="13" height="13" ALT="up" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></A>       <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="13" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="7">      <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="13" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="7">      <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="13" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="13"></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Heirloom Seed Companies</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.rareseeds.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.rareseeds.com"><B><U>Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds</U></B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> 2278 Baker Creek Road </div> <div> Mansfield, MO 65704 </div> <div> (417) 924-8917 </div> <div> http://www.rareseeds.com </div> <div> Catalog: Free online. </div> <div> Baker Creek has only been issuing catalogs for a few years, but the current one looks like they're well-seasoned in the world of heirlooms. Offering more than 500 non-hybrid vegetables, flowers, and herbs, this catalog is especially strong on hot-weather crops. It lists 27 different eggplants, five pages of tomatoes, plus ample numbers of old-time corn, squash, and melons. The other garden vegies are here, too, just in smaller numbers. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.bountifulgardens.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bountifulgardens.org"><B><U>Bountiful Gardens</U></B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> 18001 Shafer Ranch Road </div> <div> Willits, CA 95490 </div> <div> (707) 459-6410 </div> <div> http://www.bountifulgardens.org </div> <div> Catalog: Free online. </div> <div> Offers only open-pollinated varieties, including some newer varieties as well as a fair number of old-timers. Of these, only a few are identified as heirlooms, even though many others, including some fairly rare ones, are also heirlooms. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.history.org/history/CWLand/nursery1.cfm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.history.org/history/CWLand/nu"><B><U>Colonial Williamsburg: The Colonial Nursery Seed List</U></B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> The Colonial Nursery </div> <div> P. O. Box 1776 </div> <div> Williamsburg, VA 23187-1776 </div> <div> http://www.history.org/History/CWLand//nursery1.cfm </div> <div> Catalog: Seed list free online. </div> <div> Gardening was part and parcel of colonial life, and this remarkable museum displays everything from the aristocratic pleasure grounds for the governor to a work-a-day kitchen garden of vegetables and herbs, all carefully researched and authenticated. Their "Colonial Nursery" sells period-appropriate vegetable, flower, and herb seeds, plus bulbs, gardening accessories, and other goodies. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.enscseeds.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.enscseeds.org/"><B><U>Eastern Native Seed Conservancy</U></B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> P.O. Box 451 </div> <div> Barrington, Massachusetts 01230 </div> <div> (413) 229-8316 </div> <div> e-mail: natseeds@aol.com </div> <div> The non-profit Eastern Native Seed Conservancy has two lists of interest to heirloom gardeners. One is a <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.enscseeds.org/nativeseed/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.enscseeds.org/nativeseed/inde"><B><U>Native Seed Listing</U></B></A></FONT> that features very old Native American vegetables from the Seneca, Mohawk, Iroquois, and other tribes. It is appropriately strong on the "Three Sisters" of American agriculture--beans, corn, and squash. The other-- <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.enscseeds.org/diversity/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.enscseeds.org/diversity/index"><B><U>Diversity Seed Listings</U></B></A></FONT> --features heirloom vegetables from placeNew England and beyond. For many of these crops, they are the <U>only </U>source. While these crops are particularly well suited to placeNew England gardens and areas with a similar climate, gardeners everywhere should check out what these good people are doing to preserve plants that could otherwise disappear. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Eternal Seed </B></div> <div> 657 Pritchard Road </div> <div> Farrellton, Quebec </div> <div> J0X 1T0 </div> <div> country-regionCanada </div> <div> (819) 827-8881 </div> <div> e-mail: edecas@travel-net.com </div> <div> Catalog: free </div> <div> This young company has assembled a fine selection of heirlooms, including some nice short-season varieties and some that are very rare. Many are grown organically and packaged without pesticides. They also offer many old-fashioned flowers (including some choice vintage sweet peas) and a long list of herbs. BTW, I've never had any problems with customs or plant quarantines when I've ordered seeds from country-regionplaceCanada. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.filareefarm.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.filareefarm.com"><B><U>Filaree Farm</U></B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> 182 Conconully Highway </div> <div> Okanogan, WA 98840 </div> <div> (509) 422-6940 (Message only) </div> <div> http://www.filareefarm.com </div> <div> Catalog: Free online. </div> <div> This organic farm offers hundreds of garlics gathered from literally all over the world. Some are heirlooms.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.seedsavers.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.seedsavers.org/"><B><U>Heirloom Seeds</U></B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> P O Box 245</div> <div> W. Elizabeth, PA 15088-0245</div> <div> (412) 384-0852</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.heirloomseeds.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.heirloomseeds.com"><B><U>www.heirloomseeds.com</U></B></A></div> <div> Seeds, books, and gardening supplies can be found at this website. You can also order a catalogue by calling or writing. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://landisvalleymuseum.org/seeds.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://landisvalleymuseum.org/seeds.htm"><B><U>Heirloom Seed Project</U></B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Landis Valley Museum </div> <div> 2451 Kissel Hill Road </div> <div> Lancaster, PA 17601 </div> <div> (717) 569-0401 </div> <div> http://landisvalleymuseum.org </div> <div> Catalog:$4, refundable with first order. </div> <div> The Landis Valley Museum is a living history museum with a farm that showcases Pennsylvania German rural heritage. Exhibits include gardens planted with crops that date from the early 1800s to 1940. They sell seed from these plants through their dandy catalog, which features more than 200 heirlooms grown at the farm. This link gives contact information, but you'll have to snail-mail for their catalog. It's worth the effort. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.heirloomtomatoes.net/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.heirloomtomatoes.net/"><B><U>Heirloom Tomatoes</U></B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Heirloom Tomatoes </div> <div> 5423 Princess Drive </div> <div> Rosedale, MD 21237 </div> <div> http://www.heirloomtomatoes.net/ </div> <div> Catalog: Free online. </div> <div> Donna Meinschein is now shepherding Chuck Wyatt's astonishing collection of tomatoes, and carrying his tradition forward. As before, this website offers hundreds different heirloom tomatoes -- red, pink, orange, yellow, green, purple, and black tomatoes, big ones, little ones, short-season tomatoes, hot-weather tomatoes, and everything in-between. Best of all, Donna even has tomatoes that taste like real tomatoes. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.seedsavers.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.seedsavers.org/"><B><U>Heritage Farm</U></B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> 3076 North Winn Road </div> <div> Decorah, IA 52101 </div> <div> Catalog: Free </div> <div> (563) 382-5990 </div> <div> http://www.seedsavers.org/Home.asp </div> <div> Associated with the Seed Savers Exchange, Heritage Farm maintains an astounding 20,000 endangered vegetable varieties. To help finance that worthwhile effort, Heritage Farm sells seeds of heirloom vegetables, herbs, and flowers plus books and posters. Their collection of vegetables, which numbers more than 500 popular varieties, is particularly strong on heirloom tomatoes, beans, and peppers, but also has a nice selection of others. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Heritage Harvest Seed </B></div> <div> Box 2177 </div> <div> Carman, MB, R0G 0J0 </div> <div> CANADA </div> <div> Print Catalog: $2.00 in U.S. Free in Canada. </div> <div> (204) 745-6489, FAX: (204) 745-6489 </div> <div> email: heritageharvestseed@hotmail.com </div> <div> Specializing in rare and endangered varieties, this start-up's catalog is chock-full of intriguing heirlooms. Some, such as 'Champion of England' peas, 'Boston Marrow' squash, and 'Tip-Top melon' are vegetable superstars of days-gone-by. Others, including 'Brandywine' tomatoes and 'Moon and Stars' watermelon are popular today. If those weren't quite enough, HHS offers Canadian originals, Native American vegetables, and short-season varieties. For many of them, HHS is the only commercial seed source. A laudable effort, especially since without niche seed companies like this one, many rare and choice heirlooms would simply cease to be. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.irish-eyes.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.irish-eyes.com/"><B><U>Irish Eyes - Garden City Seeds</U></B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> PO Box 307 </div> <div> Thorp, WA 98946 </div> <div> Catalog: Online. </div> <div> (509) 964-7000, Fax: (800) 964-9210 </div> <div> http://www.irish-eyes.com </div> <div> Irish Eyes, known for garlic and seed potatoes, and Garden City Seeds, known for short-season vegetable varieties for northern gardens, now offer more than ever. Their combined catalog offers hundreds of varieties, and features a category titled "heirloom varieties." It includes more than 125 varieties. A few of them seem fairly new. The 'Oregon Spring' tomato, for example, was released in 1984. (On the plus side, it's especially tasty and it performs well in the Pacific Northwest.) Such quibbles aside, this website is definitely worth a browse. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.johnnyseeds.com/"><B><U>Johnny's Selected Seeds</U></B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> 955 Benton Avenue </div> <div> Winslow, ME 04910 </div> <div> (207) 861-3900 Fax (US Only): 1-800-738-6314 </div> <div> E-mail: rstore@johnnyseeds.com </div> <div> http://www.johnnyseeds.com/ </div> <div> Catalog: Free online. </div> <div> While Johnny's specializes in short-season crops, it also offers a nice selection of heirlooms identified as such. To streamline the hunt for heirlooms, try using Johnny's search function using the keyword heirloom. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.landrethseeds.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.landrethseeds.com/"><B><U>Landreth Seed Company</U></B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> 180 West Ostend Street </div> <div> P.O. Box 6398 </div> <div> Baltimore, MD 21230 </div> <div> (800) 654-2407 </div> <div> Catalog: Free online. </div> <div> This historic company (founded 1784) offers an assortment of old and open-pollinated vegetables. This year, they added a page devoted entirely to the heirloom vegetables, many of which they have offered since these varieties were new. The 193 varieties listed here (with nifty vintage images) include many classics, and is worth a browse. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.nativeseeds.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.nativeseeds.org"><B><U>Native Seeds/SEARCH</U></B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> 526 N. 4th Ave. </div> <div> Tucson, AZ 85705-8450 </div> <div> (520) 622-5561, Fax: (520) 622-5591 </div> <div> http://www.nativeseeds.org </div> <div> Catalog: Free online. </div> <div> Specializing in the traditional foods from the American Southwest and northern placecountry-regionMexico, this non-profit organization offers a wide variety of crops developed by the Hopi, Apache, Navajo, and other farmers throughout the region. This catalog is strong in the "Three Sisters" of American agriculture: beans, corn, and squash, but it also has chile peppers, tomatoes, melons, and lots of other goodies including tomatillos, teosinte, gourds, and traditional cotton. The descriptions here are short, but these plants tell the real story about biodiversity and the people who care enough to preserve them. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.gardennursery.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.gardennursery.com/"><B><U>Nichols Garden Nursery</U></B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> 1190 Old Salem Road NE </div> <div> Albany, OR 97321-4580 </div> <div> (800) 422-3985, Fax: (800) 231-5306 </div> <div> http://www.gardennursery.com/ </div> <div> Catalog: Free to US addresses. Others may incur a shipping fee. </div> <div> Offering an intriguing assortment of new and old plants, Nichols' catalog is always a treasure-trove. It has a good selection of heirloom vegetables, including some old-timers that have become popular again, and some odd-balls nobody else seems to have. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.osv.org/giftshop/index.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.osv.org/giftshop/index.php"><B><U>Old Sturbridge Village Seed Store</U></B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road </div> <div> Sturbridge, MA 01566 </div> <div> (508) 347-0270 (Gift Shop) </div> <div> http://www.osvgifts.org/ </div> <div> Catalog: Free online </div> <div> One of the premier living-history museums, Old Sturbridge Village has extensive period gardens. They also sell seeds, and the thirty or so heirloom vegetables in this flyer are classics. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.plimoth.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.plimoth.com/"><B><U>Plimoth Plantation</U></B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Plimoth Plantation Museum Shops </div> <div> PO Box 1620 </div> <div> Plymouth, MA 02360 </div> <div> (800) 262-9356 x8332, Fax: (508) 747-0884 </div> <div> Garden like a Pilgrim, circa 1620. The seeds from the prestigious Plimoth Plantation museum are all the real deal -- Cornfield Beans, old pumpkins, Indian corn and others that the Pilgrims grew. Plimoth also has an interesting collection of herbs and other useful plants of the time, plus seeds of the native plants the Pilgrims encountered. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.rhshumway.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.rhshumway.com"><B><U>R. H. Shumway's</U></B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Catalog Fullfillment Center </div> <div> 334 W. Stroud ST </div> <div> Randolph,WI 53956-1274 </div> <div> (800) 342-9461. Fax: (888) 437-2733 </div> <div> email: info@rhshumway.com </div> <div> Catalog: Free online. </div> <div> Under a vintage banner "Good Seed Cheap," Shumway's catalog is illustrated with old woodcuts and color images from Victorian catalogs. The thing is, the "heirloom look" of their catalog is nothing new. This seed company has been around for more than 100 years, and their catalog looks like it did decades ago. Could it be that they never changed? In any case, styles have finally caught up with them. Some of the vegetable varieties Shumway sells have been around a long time too. Many of them are now heirlooms, although the catalog does not always identify them as such. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ronnigers.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ronnigers.com/"><B><U>Ronniger's Potato Farm</U></B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Star Route, </div> <div> Moyie Springs, ID 83845 </div> <div> Catalog: Online. </div> <div> (208) 267-7938 </div> <div> http://www.ronnigers.com/ </div> <div> Ronniger's Potato Farm has long been known for its amazing collection of interesting potato varieties, including a number of rare spuds. Many are new or relatively so, but they've also got a fine selection of heirlooms. Many of the old-timers here had faded to obscurity, but Ronnigers brought them back and now offers them virus-free thanks to the high-tech world of meristem tissue culture. Certified organic. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.sandhillpreservation.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.sandhillpreservation.com/"><B><U>Sand Hill Preservation Center</U></B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> 1878 230th Street </div> <div> Calamus, IA 52729 </div> <div> http://www.sandhillpreservation.com/ </div> <div> Catalog: Free online. </div> <div> What they're preserving at this small placeIowa business is rare poultry breeds and a fine collection of heirloom vegetables. They sell seeds of about 350 different tomatoes including red, orange, white, yellow, purple, green, paste, winter-keepers, and who knows what else. They also offer more than 50 different sweet potatoes. In addition to these in-depth collections, they also have nice selections of corn, melons, peppers, squash, and other hot weather crops for sale. The catalog lists a smaller (but still interesting) selection of other open-pollinated vegies. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.seedsofchange.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.seedsofchange.com/"><B><U>Seeds of Change</U></B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> P.O. Box 15700 </div> <div> Santa Fe, NM 87506-5700 </div> <div> (888) 762-7333, Fax: (888) 329-4762 </div> <div> http://www.seedsofchange.com/ </div> <div> Catalog: Free online. </div> <div> Lots and lots of heirlooms, grown organically. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.seedswestgardenseeds.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.seedswestgardenseeds.com/"><B><U>Seeds West Garden Seeds</U></B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> 317 14th Street NW </div> <div> Albuquerque, NM 87104 </div> <div> (505) 843-9713 </div> <div> http://www.seedswestgardenseeds.com </div> <div> Catalog: Free online. </div> <div> Specializing in open-pollinated vegetables and native plants for short-season gardens, Seeds West offers both old-time and newer varieties, including several from Europe. Those that are OP are noted, as are those that are heat- and drought-tolerant. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.skyfiregardenseeds.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.skyfiregardenseeds.com"><B><U>Skyfire Garden Seeds</U></B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> 1313 23rd Road </div> <div> Kanopolis, KS 67454 </div> <div> no phone </div> <div> email: seedsaver@myvine.com </div> <div> Catalog: Free online. </div> <div> Operated by a long-time member of the Seed Savers Exchange and organic grower, Skyfire specializes in heirloom and open-pollinated vegetables and easy flowers. The catalog offers a wide assortment of all the different vegetables, plus several intriguing in-depth collections. For example, the catalog lists more than 100 different tomatoes, more than two dozen different carrots, about that same number of peppers, and more than a dozen different summer squash. There are some real treasures here, including some hot-weather varieties and others that are rarely sold in the seed trade. What's more, the seeds are priced at only $1.50 per packet.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://virtual.clemson.edu/groups/seed/newpage21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://virtual.clemson.edu/groups/seed/n"><B><U>South Carolina Foundation Seed Association</U></B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> 1162 Cherry Road </div> <div> Box 349952</div> <div> Clemson, SC 29634</div> <div> (864)656-2520 </div> <div> http://virtual.clemson.edu/groups/seed/newpage21.htm</div> <div> Perhaps the most interesting source of pass-along and handed-down heirlooms from Georgia and the old South, this foundation offers beans, butterbeans, corn, peanuts, squash, pumpkins, and others adapted to hot summers. Each of these varieties has a rich history, including some traditional Native American and African-American varieties. Dr. David Bradshaw, a professor at placePlaceNameClemson PlaceTypeUniversity, originally collected these varieties and kept them going. Now, the Foundation has made it possible for gardeners everywhere to grow treasures such as the plumgranny, healing squash, cornfield beans, multi-colored beans, and many, many more. A very good list. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.southernexposure.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.southernexposure.com/"><B><U>Southern Exposure Seed Exchange</U></B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> P.O. Box 460 </div> <div> Mineral, VA 23117 </div> <div> (540) 894-9480, Fax: (540) 894-9481 </div> <div> Catalog: Free online. </div> <div> http://www.southernexposure.com/ </div> <div> Offering more than 500 varieties of heirloom vegetables, herbs, flowers, and other seeds, Southern Exposure has an impressive assortment of heirloom tomatoes, plus many other choice varieties. The catalog includes lots of historical information. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.organicseed.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.organicseed.com/"><B><U>Southern Oregon Organics</U></B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> P.O. Box 527 </div> <div> Williams, OR 97544 </div> <div> (888)709-7333 </div> <div> email: organic@organicseed.com </div> <div> Catalog: Free online. </div> <div> Another of the regional, organic seed companies, Southern Oregon Organics offers a highly browse-able list of heirlooms and open-pollinated vegetables, including some hard-to-find varieties. In addition, they also offer some heirlooms-in-the-making -- new open-pollinated varieties with some unusual traits (e.g. corn that sprouts in cold, wet soil; extra-red romaine). While the catalog identifies some heirlooms, there are plenty of others listed here. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ORGANICSEED.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ORGANICSEED.com/"><B><U>Sow Organic Seeds</U></B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> P.O. Box 527 </div> <div> Williams, OR 97544 </div> <div> (888) 709-SEED(7333) </div> <div> Catalog: Free online </div> <div> http://www.ORGANICSEED.com/ </div> <div> This online catalog offers certified organic seeds for more than 100 vegetables, plus flowers and herbs. They identify about half the vegetables as heirlooms, but they actually have even more oldies-but-goodies mixed in among the newer varieties. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://store.yahoo.com/monticellostore/plants---seeds-seeds.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://store.yahoo.com/monticellostore/p"><B><U>The Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants</U></B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Monticello </div> <div> PO Box 316 </div> <div> Charlottesville, VA 22902 </div> <div> Orders: (800) 243-1743. Customer service: (800) 243-0743 </div> <div> http://store.yahoo.com/monticellostore/plants---seeds-seeds.html </div> <div> Catalog: Free from web site. </div> <div> Like his home, Jefferson's beloved gardens have been carefully restored and planted with the vegetables, herbs, and flowers he knew. Their 32-page catalog (illustrated with vintage woodcuts) is chock-full of history and lists an impressive collection of heirlooms. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.vermontbean.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.vermontbean.com"><B><U>Vermont Bean Seed Company</U></B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> 334 West Stroud Street </div> <div> Randolph, WI 53956-1274 </div> <div> (800) 349-1071. Fax:(888) 500-7333 </div> <div> email info@vermontbean.com </div> <div> In addition to a huge assortment of vintage beans, this seed company offers a good selection of other vegetables. Some are heirlooms, but not all of them are labeled as such. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://VictorySeeds.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://VictorySeeds.com/"><B><U>The Victory Seed Company</U></B></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#660000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> P.O. Box 192 </div> <div> Molalla, Oregon 97038 </div> <div> (503) 829-3126 </div> <div> http://victoryseeds.com/ </div> <div> Catalog: free online or $2.00 (refundable with order) for print version </div> <div> email: info@victoryseeds.com </div> <div> Along with some nice information about <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://victoryseeds.com/TheVictoryGarden/index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://victoryseeds.com/TheVictoryGarden"><B><U>World War II Victory Gardens</U></B></A></FONT> accompanied by original posters and pamphlets, this family seed company offers a good-sized assortment of heirloom and more recent vegetables, flowers, and herbs. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> Most information gathered from: http://www.halcyon.com/tmend/links.htm</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>