Seed Keepers

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <venaurafarm@bellsouth.net>]

On 12/3/2010 9:39 AM, Mary and Robin Reed wrote:
> Lawrence
> Where would I go to find seeds regional for KY?
> Robin Reed

That is a good question. Maybe someone here will respond. You can also 
ask in my marketfarming and permaculture lists:

marketfarming mailing list
marketfarming@lists.ibiblio.org
http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/marketfarming

permaculture mailing list
permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/permaculture

Or, with your permission I will forward your posts to those two lists 
for you. You can also go to the public message archives for them and 
read any replies that may appear.

There is the sanet-mg list where you would be sure to find an answer.
Sustainable Agriculture Network Discussion Group
http://lists.sare.org/archives/sanet-mg.html

And these resources:

Southern Organic Resource Guide / Sources of Organic and Untreated 
Non-GMO Seeds
http://attra.ncat.org/sorg/seeds.html
Sources of Organic and Untreated Non-GMO Seeds
    * Introduction
    * Regional Seed Resources
    * Companies Selling Organic Seeds: Source List

Regional Seed Resources

The Save Our Seed Project is a unique regional resource created in 
response to the limited availability of organic and open-pollinated 
heirloom seed. Save our Seed is working to increase the availability of 
regionally adapted, open-pollinated, certified organic seed and to 
develop a southern seed network.

Contact:
Cricket Rakita
Save our Seed Project
286 Dixie Hollow
Louisa, VA 23093
540-894-8865
cricket@savingourseed.org
www.savingourseeds.org
(seed production guides and seed source database)

The Southern Seed Legacy, a membership association, was developed to 
recover, save, and increase the diversity of heirloom plants and 
traditional knowledge of the American South. More than 400 varieties of 
heirloom seeds, with photos, are posted on their Web site, www.uga.edu/ 
%7Eebl/southernheirloom; email: ebl@uga.edu.

The Seedsaving and Seedsavers’ Resources Web page provides manylinks to 
sources for heirloom and non-GE seeds, information and resources for 
saving seeds, and seed exchange networks. Links are from the U.S., 
several European countries, the U.K., and 
Australia.homepage.tinet.ie/~merlyn/seedsaving.html

The ATTRA publication Suppliers of Seed for Certified Organic Production 
has been updated and is now in the form of a searchable on-line 
database. The database provides sources for organic seed for agronomic 
and horticultural crops. Some national mail-order suppliers of untreated 
seed are included, with emphasis on small, alternative seed companies 
offering open-pollinated vegetable, flower, and herb seed. Farmers can 
contact their certifying agents or state departments of agriculture to 
find out whether these agencies can supply lists of organic seed 
sources. www.attra.ncat.org

The Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) lists some sources of 
organic seed. For grain growers interested in using local, bin-run 
organic seed, see the ATTRA publication Marketing Organic Grains for a 
regionally balanced list. The ATTRA publication Seed Production and 
Variety Development for Organic Systems discusses additional seed 
sources. The buyer needs to ask to see the seed supplier’s 
documentation, including organic certification. 
www.omri.org/OMRI_SEED_list.html