Best seed catalogs

Sow True Seed sells open-pollinated/untreated vegetable, herb and flower seeds that are organic, heirloom and traditional. Also purchase potato slips and garlic. This company is located in Asheville, NC. Call (828)-254-0708 or visit http://www.sowtrueseed.com.The Living Seed Company in San Geronimo, CA is family-owned and sells organic heirloom vegetable and herb seeds. They donate to school gardens and other charities. Call (415)-662-6855 or visit http://www.livingseedcompany.com. Annie's Heirloom Seeds is family-owned. They sell to individuals and small commercial gardeners. Annie has a large variety of organic seeds, many that go back decades without having been altered. Write to Annie's Heirloom Seeds, 12123 Darby Road, Clarksville, MI 58815. Visit them at http://www.annieheirloomseeds.com. Use coupon code 'seeddir5' for a five percent discount.Southern Exposure Seed Exchange has heirloom, organic, untreated and GMO-free vegetable, flower, grain and herb seeds. They also sell sweet potato, garlic and perennial onion slips. Receive a free garden guide with free catalog. Write to: Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, PO Box 460, Mineral, VA 23117. Call (540)-894-9480 or visit at http://www.southernexposure.com.  Irish Eyes Garden Seeds offers a large selection of organic seed potatoes, onions, garlic, and heirloom short-season vegetable seeds. Consumers can order gardening supplies, organic fertilizer and tools. Write to Irish Eyes Garden Seeds, 5045 Robinson Canyon Road, Ellensburg, WA 98926. Call (509)-933-7150 or visit the website at http://www.irisheyesgardenseeds.com.Denali Seed has cold-climate, short season garden seed. They specialize in vegetable, flower, herb, heirloom and organic varieties from seed. The seed has been weather-tested in Alaska. Call (907)-344-0347.View the list »
This is the catalog for ordering bare-root fruit trees. They offer hundreds of varieties of apple, pear, cherry, peach, plum, nectarine and apricot trees. Order a catalog by writing to: Grandpa's Orchard LLC, PO Box 773, Coloma, MI 49038 or call (877)- 800-0077. Visit their website at http://www.grandpasorchard.com.

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Commercial farmers and home gardeners look forward to the seed catalogs received by mail every year the same way some people look forward to Victoria's Secret catalogs. If gardeners haven't changed seed sources in the last five to ten years, maybe it is time to see what's being offered these days.

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Organic farmers look for heirloom seeds that have not been genetically altered. Like everything else, the price of seeds has gone up. It doesn't hurt to comparison shop and some catalogs offer a small discount.

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  • This is the catalog for ordering bare-root fruit trees. They offer hundreds of varieties of apple, pear, cherry, peach, plum, nectarine and apricot trees. Order a catalog by writing to: Grandpa's Orchard LLC, PO Box 773, Coloma, MI 49038 or call (877)- 800-0077. Visit their website at http://www.grandpasorchard.com.
  • Irish Eyes Garden Seeds offers a large selection of organic seed potatoes, onions, garlic, and heirloom short-season vegetable seeds. Consumers can order gardening supplies, organic fertilizer and tools. Write to Irish Eyes Garden Seeds, 5045 Robinson Canyon Road, Ellensburg, WA 98926. Call (509)-933-7150 or visit the website at http://www.irisheyesgardenseeds.com.Denali Seed has cold-climate, short season garden seed. They specialize in vegetable, flower, herb, heirloom and organic varieties from seed. The seed has been weather-tested in Alaska. Call (907)-344-0347.
  • Annie's Heirloom Seeds is family-owned. They sell to individuals and small commercial gardeners. Annie has a large variety of organic seeds, many that go back decades without having been altered. Write to Annie's Heirloom Seeds, 12123 Darby Road, Clarksville, MI 58815. Visit them at http://www.annieheirloomseeds.com. Use coupon code 'seeddir5' for a five percent discount.Southern Exposure Seed Exchange has heirloom, organic, untreated and GMO-free vegetable, flower, grain and herb seeds. They also sell sweet potato, garlic and perennial onion slips. Receive a free garden guide with free catalog. Write to: Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, PO Box 460, Mineral, VA 23117. Call (540)-894-9480 or visit at http://www.southernexposure.com.  
  • Sow True Seed sells open-pollinated/untreated vegetable, herb and flower seeds that are organic, heirloom and traditional. Also purchase potato slips and garlic. This company is located in Asheville, NC. Call (828)-254-0708 or visit http://www.sowtrueseed.com.The Living Seed Company in San Geronimo, CA is family-owned and sells organic heirloom vegetable and herb seeds. They donate to school gardens and other charities. Call (415)-662-6855 or visit http://www.livingseedcompany.com. 
  • Located in Oregon, Nichols nursery features 1,500 organic and heirloom seeds. Find vegetable, herb and flower seeds in their 92-page catalog. Call (800)-422-3985 or visit http://www.nicholsgardennursery.com.Select Seed has rare heirloom seeds and plants. Their flower seeds are open-pollinated, old-fashioned fragrant varieties. Purchase organic vegetable seeds and garden supplies. Write to Select Seed, 180 Stickney Road, Union, CT 06076. Call  (800)-684-0395 or visit http://www.selectseeds.com. 
  • Receive an information-filled packet from Botanical Interests. They offer more than 600 untreated, non-GMO and heirloom varieties. Order online at http://www.botanicalinterests.com.Companion Plants sell 600-plus herb plants and seeds from around the world. The herbs are used for culinary, medicinal and dying purposes. Order online at http://www.companionplants.com.
  • With more than 1,600 varieties of plants and seeds to offer, Sandy Mush is bound to have everything a gardener could want. Find aromatic, medicinal and culinary herbs, old-fashioned flower seeds and trees and shrubs. Call (828)-683-2014 or visit at http://www.sandymushherbs.com. The handbook includes a growing guide and garden designs. There is a five dollar coupon.
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