Heirloom Vegetable Seed Sources

Here are a few heirloom vegetable seed sources for you. I don’t think it’s all inclusive but there are enough garden seeds here to sink a ship. Let me know in the comments if I’ve missed anybody you really think I need to include (put the data in the comments for others to read)

One of the handicaps I’m facing in listing these companies is that I have my own company in the basement and I call her the Princess. As the founder of Underwood Gardens, my Princess is a dynamo at saving seed and making sure that heirloom varieties hit our gardens. We have to get more of our neighbors starting seed because we simply have too many to store for too long and this year we’re going to have to grow out quite a few to collect and resave so the seed remains viable.

But that’s a project for another day.

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, 2278 Baker Creek Rd., Mansfield, MO 65704, http://www.rareseeds.com, phone 417-924-8917 (catalog free)

Bountiful Gardens, 18001 Shafer Ranch Rd., Willits, CA 95490, http://www.bountifulgardens.org, phone 707-459-1925 (catalog free to U.S. addresses, $2 elsewhere)

The Cook’s Garden, P.O. Box C5030, Warminster, PA 18974, http://www.cooksgarden.com phone 800-457-9703 (catalog free)

Fedco Seeds, P.O. Box 520, Waterville, ME 04903-0520 http://www.fedcoseeds.com, phone 207-873-7333 (catalog $3)

Gurney’s Seed and Nursery Co., P.O. Box 4178, Greendale, IN 47025, http://gurneys.com, phone 513-354-1491 (catalog free)

Johnny’s Selected Seeds, 955 Benton Ave., Winslow, ME 04901-2601, http://Johnnyseeds.com, phone 877-564- 6697 (catalog free)

D. Landreth Seed Company, 60 E. High St., #4, New Free- dom, PA 17349, http://www.landrethseeds.com, phone 800- 654-2407 (catalog $5.00)

Nichols Garden Nursery, 1190 Old Salem Rd., N.E., Albany, OR 97321-4580, http://www.nicholsgardennursery.com, phone 800-422-3985 (catalog free)

George W. Park Seed Co., Inc., 1 Parkton Ave., Greenwood, SC 29647, http://parkseed.com, phone 800-845-3369 (catalog free)

Pinetree Garden Seeds, P.O. Box 300, New Gloucester, ME 04260, http://www.superseeds.com, phone 207-926-3400 (catalog free)

Seed Savers Exchange, 3094 N. Winn Rd., Decorah, IA 52101, http://www.seedsavers.org, phone 563-382-5990

Seeds of Change, P.O. Box 152, Spicer, MN 56288, http://www.seedsofchange.com, phone 888-762-7333 (catalog free)

Stokes Seeds Inc., P.O. Box 548, Buffalo, NY 14240, http://www.stokeseeds.com, phone 800-396-9238 (catalog free)

Terroir Seeds LLC (They purchased Underwood Gardens), P.O. Box 4995, Chino Valley, AZ 86323, http://www.underwoodgardens.com phone 888-878-5247 (catalog free)

Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, P.O. Box 460, Mineral, VA 23117, http://www.southernexposure.com, phone 540-849- 9480 (catalog free)

Vermont Bean Seed Company, 334 W. Stroud St., Randolph, WI 53956, http://www.vermontbean.com, phone 800-349- 1071 (catalog free)

Thompson & Morgan Seedsmen Inc., 220 Faraday Ave., Jack- son, NJ 08527-5073, http://www.tmseeds.com, phone 800- 274-7333 (catalog free)