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Gardening and Cooking Supplies
Gardener’s Supply Company
128 Intervale Road
Burlington, VT 05401
Extensive collection of gardening tools and supplies
Native Seeds/SEARCH
526 North 4th Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85705
Membership: 20.00
Low income/student: $12.00
Catalog: $1.00 for nonmembers
Fascinating selection of foodstuffs, including red and blue cornmeals, beans, chile products
The Natural Gardening Company
217 San Anselmo Avenue
San Anselmo, CA 94960
Gardening supplies, organic fertilizers, beneficial nematodes
Nutrite Inc.
P.O. Box 160
Elmira, Ontario
Canada N3B 2Z6
Canadian source of gardening supplies
Peaceful Valley Farm Supply
P.O. Box 2209
Grass Valley, CA 95945
Gardening supplies, organic fertilizers, seeds for cover crops
Sur La Table
Catalog Division
1765 Sixth Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98134
Cooking equipment
Williams-Sonoma
Mail Order Department
P.O. Box 7456
San Francisco, CA 94120-7456
Cook,ing equipment and specialty foods
Wycliffe Gardens
P.O. Box 430
Kimberly, British Columbia
Canada BC VIA 2Y9
Canadian source of gardening supplies
Seeds and Plants
Abundant Life Seed Foundation
P.O. Box 772
Port Townsend, WA 98368
Non-profit organization
Membership: $30.00; Limited income: $20.00
Catalog: $2.00 donation for nonmembers
Various open-pollinated, multi-colored heirlooms
Becker’s Seed Potatoes
R.R. 1
Trout Creek, Ontario
Canada POH 2L0
Certified seed potatoes including ‘All Red’ and ‘All Blue’
Bountiful Gardens
18001 Shafer Ranch Road
Willits, CA 95490-9626
Main Catalog: free in United States; $2.00
elsewhere
Rare seeds catalog: $2.00
Interesting selection of open-pollinated varieties; organic gardening supplies
W. Atlee Burpee & Co.
Warminster, PA 18974
Wide variety of types of seed
Chiltern Seeds
Bortree Stile
Ulverston
Cumbria LA12 7PB England
Wide selection of seeds including unusual and colorful vegetables
The Cook’s Garden
P.O. Box 535
Londonderry, VT 05148
Great selection of colorful, tasty vegetable varieties; also herb and flower seeds
DeGiorgi Company, Inc.
6011 North Street
Omaha, NE 68117-1634
Catalog: $2.00
Variety of vegetables, herbs, and flowers including many colorful varieties
The Digger’s Club
Heronswood, 105 Latrobe Parade
Dromana 3936
Australia
Seed-exchange club and mail-order catalog with many heirloom varieties
Evergreen Y. H. Enterprises
P.O. Box 17538
Anaheim, CA 92817
Catalog: $2.00 United States; $2.50 Canada
Oriental vegetables and herbs including unusual and colorful amaranths and radishes
Fox Hollow Seeds
P.O. Box 148
McGrann, PA 16236
Catalog: $1.00
Specializes in heirloom herbs, vegetables, and flowers including hard-to-find, colorful vegetable varieties
Garden City Seeds
778 Highway 93 North
Hamilton, MT 59840
Colorful varieties rich in healthy phytonutrients; specializes in varieties for short seasons and cold climates
The Gourmet Gardener
8650 College Boulevard
Overland Park, KS 66210
Vegetables, herbs, edible flowers; some heirlooms, many colorful varieties
Gurney Seed & Nursery Company
110 Capital Street
Yankton, SD 57079
Wide variety of seeds and plants including purple asparagus
Harris Seeds and Nursery
P.O. Box 22960
Rochester, NY 14692
Carries many heirloom seeds
J. L. Hudson, Seedsman
Star Route 2, Box 337
La Honda, CA 94020
For catalog: P.O. Box 1058, Redwood City,
CA 94064
Catalog: $1.00
Open-pollinated; heirlooms; unusual varieties
Johnny’s Selected Seeds
Foss Hill Road
Albion, ME 04910-9731
Excellent selection of herb and vegetable seeds; many unusual and colorful varieties
Landis Valley
Heirloom Seed Project
2451 Kissel Hill Road
Lancaster, PA 17601
Catalog $4.00
Heirloom vegetable seeds and flowers
Lockhart Seeds, Inc.
P.O. Box 1361
3 North Wilson Way
Stockton, CA 95205
Mostly commercial varieties with an especially large selection of onion varieties
Native Seeds/SEARCH
526 North 4th Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85705
Membership: $20.00; Low-income/student: $12.00
Catalog: $1.00 for nonmembers
Great selection of amaranth and colorful com. Nonprofit organization dedicated to preservation of traditional crops, seeds, and farming methods of the native peoples of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Membership includes quarterly newsletter, catalog, and 10 percent discount on items in the catalog and the retail store in Tucson.
Nichols Garden Nursery
1190 North Pacific Highway NE
Albany, OR 97321-4580
Vegetables and herbs; wide selection of interesting colorful varieties including heirlooms and European varieties
Park Seed Company
One Parkton Avenue
Greenwood, SC 29647
Wide variety of vegetables, herbs, and flowers
The Pepper Gal
P.O. Box 23006
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33307-3006
Catalog: $2.00
Great selection of hot, sweet, and ornamental peppers
Pinetree Garden Seeds
Box 300
New Gloucester, ME 04260
Good selection of heirloom, European, and open-pollinated varieties
Plants of the Southwest
Agua Fria, Route 6, Box 11A
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Catalog: $3.50
Open-pollinated seeds of warm-season vegetables, heirlooms, grasses, and wildflowers
Redwood City Seed Company
P.O. Box 361
Redwood City, CA 94064
Catalog: $1.00 in United States, Canada, Mexico; $2.00 in other countries
Specializes in endangered cultivated plants; carries many unusual vegetable varieties
Ronniger’s Seed & Potato Company
P.O. Box 307
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Certified organic seed potatoes and certified, disease-free seed potatoes including colorful varieties; also red scallions
Santa Barbara Heirloom Nursery
P.O. Box 4235
Santa Barbara, CA 93140-4235
Certified, organically grown, heirloom seedlings including colorful pepper, eggplant, and tomato seedlings. Offers a rainbow tomato collection of six different colored tomatoes
Seeds Blüm
HC 33 Box 2057
Boise, ID 83706
Catalog: $3.00; First Class option: $5.00
A leader in the field, offering unusual and colorful vegetable varieties for years
Seeds of Change
P.O. Box 15700
Santa Fe, NM 87506-5700
Organically grown vegetable and herb seeds
Seed Savers Exchange
3076 North Winn Road
Decorah, IA 52101
Membership fee: $25.00
Low-income/Senior/Student: $20.00
Canadian: $30.00; Overseas: $40.00
Catalog for purchasing selected seeds is free to nonmembers and members.
Nonprofit organization dedicated to saving vegetable gene pool diversity. The only source for many rare and heirloom vegetable seeds. Members join an extensive network of gardeners saving and exchanging seeds.
Shepherd’s Garden Seeds
30 Irene Street
Torrington, CT 06790-6658
Many European vegetable varieties, some of unusual colors; also herbs and flowers
R. H. Shumway’s
P.O. Box 1
Graniteville, SC 29829-0001
Wide variety of seeds including many heirlooms; also bare-root purple asparagus
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
P.O. Box 170
Earlysville, VA 22936
Catalog: $2.00
Carries many open-pollinated and heirloom varieties and a good selection of colorful vegetables; specializes in heat-tolerant varieties
Stokes Seeds, Inc.
P.O. Box 548
Buffalo, NY 14240
Wide variety of vegetables, herbs, and flowers
Territorial Seed Company
P.O. Box 157
Cottage Grove, OR 97424-0061
Good selection of heirloom and other open-pollinated varieties; several colorful varieties
Thompson & Morgan Inc.
P.O. Box 1308
Jackson, NJ 08527-0308
Wide variety of types of seeds
Thompson & Morgan, Ltd.
Poplar Lane
Ipswich
Suffolk 1P8 3BU
England
Wide variety of types of seeds
Tomato Growers Supply Company
P.O. Box 2237
Fort Meyers, FL 33902
Extensive selection of types and colors of tomatoes and peppers
Totally Tomatoes
P.O. Box 1626
Augusta, GA 30903
Extensive selection of types and colors of tomatoes and peppers
Vermont Bean Seed Company
Garden Lane
Fair Haven, VT 05743
Extensive selection of many types of beans as well as other vegetables
Wood Prairie Farm
49 Kinney Road
Bridgewater, ME 04735
Certified, organic seed potatoes and other organic vegetables; grains for cooking including Mandan Bride cornmeal and different colored popcorns
Non-Mail Order Source
Look for seeds by Renee’s Garden in your local retail outlets. Renee’s Garden offers an excellent selection of colorful, high-quality vegetable varieties. Call 1-888-880-7228 for more information.
