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Seeds from Whatcom Seed Company - Catalog of Rare, Exotic, Unusual Garden Seeds. MuShroomAgre. Coco.nuts. Spice of life. Healing Herbal. Morphologic Spice Index. Classic Canadian Seed Catalogues. Seed Saving & Biodiversity. Diversity of plants and animals is very important.

Seed Saving & Biodiversity

It makes living things adaptable. It allows wild and domesticated species to withstand threats like diseases, climate changes, pests, and other unpredictable conditions. With enough variation in a group, there will always be come individuals that can survive under any changing situation. Www.seeds.ca.

How to Save Your Own SeedsA handbook for Small Scale Seed Production The brand new, updated and expanded edition of our extremely popular guide to seed saving is hot off the press!

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Seeds of Diversity Canada - Semences du patrimoine Canada. Bacopa Monnieri (Brahmi): Benefits, Use, and Side Effects. If you are looking to grow your own plants and cultivate your home remedy from your own plant, you need to know a bit about bacopa seeds.

Bacopa Monnieri (Brahmi): Benefits, Use, and Side Effects

Of course you can buy the plant already grown and that will alleviate the need to research bacopa seeds, but many people like to start from scratch when considering growing and harvesting their own home remedy. Here is our general guide to choosing and buying bacopa seeds in order to grow your own plant at home. First, you need to choose what your plant will look like. Order Sacred Purple Basil, Ocimum sanctum 'Purple', Herb Seeds.

Here is a sample of some of the herbs that we have.

Order Sacred Purple Basil, Ocimum sanctum 'Purple', Herb Seeds

Sadadhatura | Safflower | Sage | Saxifrage Burnet | Schisandra | Scullcap | Sea Buckthorn | Sea Holly | Sesame | SHA Yuan | Sheep Sorrel | Shepard's Purse | Siberian Motherwort | Silver Sagebrush | Silver Thistle | Snake Gourd | Sneeze Wort For full list visit our herb catalog by common names or scientific name. Hi, this is Larry Chandler. Owner of Sand Mountain Herbs. Ayurvedic Herb Seeds - Tulsi, Amla, Bhringaraj, Shatavari - SeedSeva.com. Asian Vegetable List. Gardens Delight. United Plant Savers - Welcome to United Plant Savers. Seeds at Risk in AgroBusiness. Victuals. Seeds - Saving, Trading, Buying. Seed and supply. Seeds. Heirloom Organic Seeds. Other Seeds. Seed Savers Exchange. Safe Seed Resource List. Seedsave.org. 10 Best Heirloom Seed Companies as Selected By Readers. © MrBrownThumb When I set out to publish the post on seed sources for foodies, Kitchen Gardeners, and Chefs I did not intend to create an all-inclusive list of seed sources.

10 Best Heirloom Seed Companies as Selected By Readers

I thought I would just highlight four of them, and maybe TreeHugger readers would find one they had not heard of before. I expected the post would be well-received because of the seed companies that I chose. What I did not expect was the reaction from TreeHugger readers in the comments of the post, TreeHugger's Facebook Page, my Facebook page, and my Twitter account. Almost immediately, I started seeing comments pointing out that I had "forgotten" this or that heirloom seed company. Native Seeds/SEARCH. Seed Sourcer. Organic Seed Suppliers. Home > Searchable Databases > Directory of Organic Seed Suppliers by Katherine L.

Organic Seed Suppliers

Adam NCAT Agriculture Specialist Select a region OR Search below Farmers should contact their certifying agency or state department of agriculture to find out whether these agencies can supply lists of seed sources for organic production of their region's leading crops. In states that do not operate their own organic certification program, contact a private certifier operating in that state. The Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) lists some sources of organic seed, by variety.

Farm Wars Safe Seed Company List. Barbara H.

Farm Wars Safe Seed Company List

Peterson Farm Wars. Monsanto-Free Seed Companies. In 2005, Monsanto purchased Semenis which was (and is) the world’s largest seed company and now they own thousands of conventional seed companies in addition to their GMO seed business.

Monsanto-Free Seed Companies

Monsanto now owns 40% of the conventional seed market in the US and 20% of the worldwide market, including organics and heirlooms. It’s not terribly easy to avoid them, which is why we’ve compiled the list below list with the help of readers and some experts from the field, both to help you navigate through things as well as encouragement for companies to take part in the boycott so that they may also qualify to have their names included. Here they are, and please let us know of any companies we may have missed and we will add them to this list. Names are in alphabetical order. Try to search for a company in your bioregion when possible. Monsanto-Free Seed Companies. Share The Seeds - Index. Farmers mobilize in Brussels: “Reclaiming peasants' rights over our own seeds”

Farmers mobilize in Brussels: “Reclaiming peasants' rights over our own seeds” Details Published on Tuesday, 21 January 2014 01:34 Press Release - European Coordination Via Campesina (Brussels, 20 January 2014) At the start of the year devoted to family farming, which is being called on by the UN to feed the world, peasants from all over Europe are demonstrating before the European Parliament on Monday January 20 2014.

Farmers mobilize in Brussels: “Reclaiming peasants' rights over our own seeds”

We have come to reclaim recognition of peasants' rights to select, preserve, use, exchange and sell our own seeds. GMOs must be banned. Andrea Ferrante , an Italian peasant, condemned "patents on plant genes that are contaminating peasant seeds and bringing them under the ownership of multinationals. " Hanny Van Geel, a Dutch peasant, hightighted that "it is only by preserving biodiversity through farmers' seeds that we can ensure good quality and healthy produce for consumers. " More information: Organic Seed Alliance - Publications. Seed Saving. How to save Tomato seeds Tomatoes are one of the easier seeds to save.

Seed Saving

With these simple instructions, you should have success! Cross-pollination notes: Tomatoes do not cross-pollinate very readily. If the seeds are for home-use only, there is no real need to separate the plants or shield them from one another. If genetic purity is important, separate different varieties by a minimum of 75 feet. Step 1: Harvest a bunch of tomatoes. Vegetable Planting and Seed Saving Instructions.

HomeGermTests_LAFrevised. Growing Beans to Save for Seed. June 1st, 2008 Email 2 users recommend. Home Garden Seed Association: Easy from Seed. 17 Apart: How To: Plant Seeds Using Eggshells. We were excited when our Sprout Robot alert went off that it was time to start broccoli seeds indoors this weekend for our zip code. With the move and being in the midst of colder months, we are seriously lacking in the gardening department, except for our avocado sprouts (which we have an exciting update on coming tomorrow). We located our organic broccoli seed packet from last year's garden and hit up our gardening Pinterest boards (mine & hers) where we've been collecting ideas for creative planting all winter.

We had one particular idea we'd seen pinned in mind and couldn't wait to try for ourselves — eggshell seed planters. Evidently, eggshells make the perfect size seed starters, are natural, biodegradable, can be planted directly into the soil after being cracked a little, and supply nourishment to the plant and surrounding soil (not to mention they're free). Gibberellic Acid. We are the original home of GA-3 and GA-3 Kits made available to the public for seed germination. Other sites copy our Gibberellic Acid Information and Instructions on their websites, and sell kits of varying quality and value, but rest assured that you have come to the original source! Gibberellic Acid-3 (GA-3) is a naturally occurring plant growth regulator which may cause a variety of effects including the stimulation of seed germination in some cases.

Resources. Botanical Interests. Heirloom Seeds. Organic Seeds. Pick a Carrot. Clear Creek Seeds. Organic Open-Pollinated Heirloom SeedsE & M Seeds. Medicinal Herb seeds From Mountain Rose Herbs. Angelica Seeds Angelica archangelica 100 seeds Medicinal gardens crave the presence of this, the official species. Bitter aromatic, antimicrobial and carminative. 100 seeds/pkt More details… Arnica Seeds Herbaceous perennial for cold and hardy zones. Organic & Heirloom Seeds from Heirloom Organics.

Heirloom Open-Pollinated Non-Hybrid Medicinal Herb Seeds. Angelica Angelica archangelicaAngelica has a long tradition of use as a general tonic herb for women, children, and the elderly. It is said to strengthen the heart and provide an antidote against general debility. According to legend, Angelica was revealed in a dream by an angel to cure the plague. All parts of the plant were believed effective against evil spirits, and Angelica was held in such esteem that it was called 'The Root of the Holy Ghost.' In America it was used by the Iroquois and other tribes in ceremonial medicine, and in traditional lore an infusion of smashed roots was used as wash to remove ghosts from the house.

NOTE The fresh root of Angelica is not edible, said to be poisonous. Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatumBoneset gets its name from its ability to "break bone fever. " Calendula Calendula officinalisThe flower petals of the Calendula plant have been used for medicinal purposes since at least the 12th century. Welcome to Victory Seeds - Rare, Open-pollinated & Heirloom Garden Seeds. Cubit's Ethical Seeds for Edible Gardens by cubits. J. L. Hudson, Seedsman. Trade Winds Fruit - Tropical Fruit and Plant Seeds. Kokopelli Seed Foundation for organic seeds. Freedom Seeds - Garden & Animals. The Grooviest Sprouting Seeds on Our Planet!

Herbs - Medicinal, Culinary, Aromatic - Plants & Seeds. Organic Seeds (Canada), certified organic heirloom, vegetable, herb and flower seeds - West Coast Seeds. Lutescent or Livingston's Honor Bright Tomato - Heirloom, Open-Pollinated, non-Hybrid Victory Seeds® Non-Hybrid Vegetable Fruit Grain Herb Seeds. Seeds from Whatcom Seed Company - Catalog of Rare, Exotic, Unusual Garden Seeds.

Maca Seeds for Sale. Organic Gardening Supplies. Veseys. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin. Seeds.