Comments on: Heirloom Vegetable Seeds for the Kitchen Garden

By: William Rubel

William Rubel — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 01:02:03 +0000

I’ll add them to my list. Thank you for sending me the link. I appreciate it when readers offer suggestions for seed companies they like, work for, or own. It is helpful for me if you explain why you like a particular company. There are so many seed companies, many with their own specialties. If you know what a company is especially proud of, do let me know in your comment. Thank you.

By: William Rubel

William Rubel — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 00:44:16 +0000

Jason - Not sure what might have been wrong. The listis up today.

By: William Rubel

William Rubel — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 00:38:53 +0000

I offer a list of seed companies to offer a wide range of seed offerings to the home gardener and truck farmer. Burpees is a large company with a wide range of seed offerings, including many “heritage” varieties. For many American gardeners Burpees is a company they trust and with whom their family has been dealing for generations. I think it is important to respect family traditions and also to note when large companies are responsive to changing times. Burbees has brought back many varieties that they’d taken out of production in response to this renewed interest in older varieties. Burpees has a heritage seed line.

By: Heirloom Sourcing/Monsatan Follow-up « soilentgreens

Heirloom Sourcing/Monsatan Follow-up « soilentgreens — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:03:38 +0000

[...] now wait, a second, this is pissing me off. I clicked on Heirloom Vegetable Seed Catalogs (William Rubel dot Com, whoever he is), and I noticed that Burpee is on that list, a company I KNOW [...]

By: Jason

Jason — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:20:38 +0000

The list of heirloom vegetable seed suppliers appears to have gone away. Can you repost I would like to see what you’ve collected.

Kind Regards,

Jason

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:12:03 +0000

My wife and I love Sustainable Seed Co. We love what they are doing for the environment and we love the selection. Over 1,000 types! You can’t go wrong.

By: warbaby

warbaby — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:59:30 +0000

What a beautiful website. Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas

By: Bob Knack

Bob Knack — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:40:41 +0000

Clear Creek Seeds is new but they have great service and prices. They keep growing their selection also. I had great success with the seeds I purchased last year and will be ordering more this year.

By: Alice

Alice — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 21:50:34 +0000

Great list and a wonderful subject!
As a long time member of this organization (which has been the main source of the growing interest in heirloom vegetable varieties in the US (information, gorgeous photos, and access to the seeds thru their members’ seed exchange as well as their seed company), may I second the recommendation of Seed Savers Exchange (www.seedsavers.org), and also suggest Real Seeds in the UK, Solstice Seeds in Vermont and Adaptive Seeds in Oregon. All are small companies, offering interesting locally adapted, open pollinated varieties.
Gardening in far NW coastal Washington, a supposedly “English” climate, I have been very interested in trying English heirloom varieties. Since 9/11 however I cannot find English or European companies that will actually sell to me–including Thompson & Morgan; their US branch will, of course, but from a different list of American varieties (Mid-West/hot summer adapted)–not the English varieties I’m looking for.
Enlarging this list is a great project–Thanks!

By: Thor

Thor — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 22:40:56 +0000

Thank you for this great list
I’ve just bought some interesting heirloom seed from Amishland Heirloom Seeds.