[permaculture] sources for clean, safe, natural seeds
Lawrence F. London, Jr.
venaurafarm at bellsouth.net
Tue Jan 24 11:51:48 EST 2012
On 1/24/2012 7:04 AM, jenny Nazak wrote:
> Thank you for that list Lawrence. And how about D. Landreth Seed Company - heirlooms and classics
> http://www.landrethseeds.com/
I would add:
Mountain Valley Seeds
Rupp Seeds
High Mowing Seeds
Johnnys Seeds
Baker Creek Seed Co
Clifton Seed Co (in North Carolina)
Southern Exposure Seed Co
and many others (search message archives for more)
> I believe this is the oldest seed company in the U.S.
I should have added them; here is complete information about Landreth SC:
Landreth Seed Co.
http://www.landrethseeds.com/
Since 1784, the D. Landreth Seed Company has been providing its
customers with one of the most extensive selections of fine lawn and
garden seeds in the world. Our founders introduced into the United
States some of the most beloved flowers and vegetables known today
including the Zinnia, the white potato, various tomatoes, and our own
Bloomsdale Spinach. We have become the oldest seed house in America
because we are passionate in our quest for excellence in quality,
service and innovation.
From their Facebook page:
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Landreth Seed Co
Seed Supply; Garden · New Freedom, Pennsylvania
We are currently leading an initiative to try to save Landreth Seed
Company. There is a garnishment against the company and outstanding debt
that needs to be paid back or else our doors will close. So far we are
reaching our goal and doing amazing thanks to all of our fans, friends
and support! Our original deadline was September 30th, but we are still
awaiting word from the lawyers, let's keep our push going and order
catalogs or contribute to chip in :) We are reaching our goal in big
ways due to your sharing of our story and support of our product. We are
a hardworking all American business (American products, we employ
locally and buy local services (even our printing for our catalog)). For
more information, please see the first three links:
http://landrethseedco.chipin.com (Chipin)
http://www.landrethseeds.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=5689
(Catalog Order)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GDBTSBRwq5t6-uQ9LJnZXFg1U1PhFflQ1uNaCVyGVIY/edit?hl=en_US&pli=1
(Our reason for running this campaign, press statement)
http://www.loe.org/audio/stream.m3u?file=http%3A%2F%2Fstream.loe.org%2Faudio%2F110923%2F110923seedcompany.mp3
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/gardening/130562188.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jesse-kornbluth/could-a-beautiful-5-catal_b_951939.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sandra-ingerman/inner-garden_b_942092.html
http://davesgarden.com/products/gwd/c/371/
http://www.smalltimecook.com/2011/09/save-the-seeds/
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/gardening/Landreth_seeds.html
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/heirloom/msg0914442729828.html?1
http://in.gredients.com/2011/09/13/heirlooms-and-why-they-matter/
http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/home-and-gardening/headlines/20110914-owner-of-d.-landreth-seed-co.-calls-on-gardeners-to-save-firm.ece?action=reregister
http://www.yorkdispatch.com/business/ci_18910264
http://solari.com/blog/help-save-one-of-americas-heirloom-non-gmo-seed-houses/
Please be advised, that while we appreciate the out pouring of love and
support in regard to Landreth's financial plight, we have been saddened
to hear that certain individuals have begun to make threats and
derogatory comments about Ms. King.
We appreciate and very much need your continued and considerable support
to continue operating, but ask that you respect Ms. King, and do not
find fault with her for attempting to collect the money she has been due
the past two years.
Address
60 E High St Bldg 4, New Freedom, PA 17349 · Get Directions
Phone
717-227-1110
Website
http://www.landrethseeds.com
Founded
1784
About
The Oldest Seed House in America, est 1784, more than 900 Heirloom Seed
varieties, roots, onion, shallot, garlic sets, tubers, Heirloom flower
bulbs more than 50 Dahlia varieties plus Classic Garden tools and
equipment. http://www.landrethseeds.com/
Mission
To provide quality seeds to our customers since 1784. We are committed
to buying American, employing American and keeping our local economy as
our main focus. We are non-GMO and most of our seeds are
open-pollinated. All seeds are hybrid. A few of our seeds are F1 Hybrids
which means they do not breed true. In particular, our Black Pearl Hot
Pepper and the Fairytale eggplant. Just about everything else is open
pollinated and heirloom.
Awards
We sell seeds to Old Sturbridge Village, Colonial Williamsburg,
Monticello, The Hagley Museum, The Henry Ford Museum, The Smithsonian,
The Claude Moore Colonial Farm, The Farmers Museum in Cooperstown NY,
The National Museum of Civ...il War Medicine, Longwood Gardens, The
Missouri Botanical Gardens, Mount Vernon, Nemours Mansion and Garden,
The Old Salem Museum and Gardens, The Mount Vernon Hotel and Museum in
NYC and many, many other botanical gardens, historical museums and
historical sites.
Email
info at landrethseeds.com
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