SEEDS!!

Today I was asked "where do you get your seeds?" and with the new year upon us, I thought it would be a good time to share those details with all of our farm customers, as we have our seed catalogs spread out and are beginning to order the new season's seeds.

There are many, many seed companies to choose from and many toot the "organic" horn and I'm sure that originally, they were reputable companies looking to offer wholesome seeds to the public.  After doing some research, we've found that many of the larger organic seed companies are now in the pockets of companies such as Monsanto, and, well, we just aren't willing to pad those pockets in any way.

The three companies we currently buy seeds from have a proven history of independent ownership, ethical land & seed stewardship and they offer a hearty variety of organics and heirloom seeds, with a pledge to non-GMO seeds. If you would like to check out these companies, follow these links:  Territorial Seeds, Siskiyou Seeds and Seed Savers Exchange.

In addition to purchased seeds, we save seeds on our farm each year from our crops that we can ensure are not cross-pollinated by GMO crops.  Sweet corn, chard and beets are not ones we saved last year as we were concerned with possible contamination from GMO crop fields within our wind-pollination zone.  Hopefully some day that will not be an issue.

Stay tuned for our list of seeds that will be planted in 2014.  Happy New Year!