Oh yeah?
What about the impossibly eclectic J.L. Hudson???
http://www.jlhudsonseeds.net/
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Deborah Mills" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Don Boekelheide" <dboekelheide at yahoo.com>;
<community_garden at list.communitygarden.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 1:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Burpee Seeds - alternatives
> Don,
>
> Great information. The only one I see missing (in my book) is:
>
> Seed Savers Exchange www.seedsavers.org
>
> They are a non-profit organization based out of Decorah, Iowa. They have
> an
> interesting story behind the start of their organization.
>
> This has been an interesting dialogue from both Adam and Don. Some of you
> old timers might remember I attended the American Seed Trade Association
> back in the 90's. I was a panelist representing the home gardener and
> voiced
> their concern's about labeling seeds, whether or not if they were GMO,
> open
> pollinated, etc.
>
> Upon my arrival to the conference I felt like a fish out of water. I
> stayed
> in my room most of the time because they people were a bit scary to me.
> The
> day we had our panel discussion at lunch I was seated at the table with
> some
> of the top dogs from Monsanto. One executive asked me point blank, "Why
> would anyone want to grow their own food". Need I say more.....
>
> On another note, I had met several of the owners of the different
> companies
> discussed and I agree on all fronts. Cooks is one of my favorites too.
>
> Below is a link to SLO's community forum where I posted my article, "What
> brings life out of a seed?" I had a few great responses to it also. I
> posted
> this because of recent issues in my county about farmers and GMO's. So if
> you have an interest visit:
>
> http://pod01.prospero.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?msg=236.1&nav=messages&webtag=kr-slotm&redirCnt=1
>
> All my best,
> Deborah Mills
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Boekelheide" <dboekelheide at yahoo.com>
> To: <community_garden at list.communitygarden.org>
> Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 9:53 AM
> Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Burpee Seeds - alternatives
>
>
>> Thanks for the info, Adam.
>>
>> Well, that stinks.
>>
>> Steve Solomon, founder of Territorial Seeds, has a
>> list of recommended seed companies in his book
>> _Gardening When It Counts_ . It's an interesting and
>> worthwhile read, though he's pretty harsh dealing with
>> John Jeavons and double digging. There'll be a review
>> in the next ACGA newsletter (so join ACGA if you
>> haven't already, and you'll get a copy).
>>
>> Anyway, Solomon's list is:
>>
>> Stokes Seed, www.stokeseeds.com
>>
>> Johnny's, www.johnnyseeds.com (a great outfit!)
>>
>> Veseys Seed, www.veseys.com
>>
>> William Dam Seeds, www.damseeds.com
>>
>> Harris Seeds, www.gardeners.harrisseeds.com
>>
>> King Seeds, www.kingsseeds.com.nz (Aust/NZ)
>>
>> Southern Exposure Seed Exchange,
>> www.southernexposure.com (real friends for Southern
>> gardeners, always at our local sustainable ag
>> conferences)
>>
>> Park Seed, www.parkseed.com (local to me - great field
>> day in June if you are in SC)
>>
>> Territorial Seeds, www.territorial-seed.com (best
>> catalog cover art, I always look forward to getting my
>> copy)
>>
>> West Coast Seeds, www.westcoastseeds.com
>>
>> Chase (along with Thomson&Morgan and Suttons, all big
>> UK seed companies, he gives no website but they should
>> be easy to find). I've used T&M, it was easy and
>> inexpensive to order from the US, but that was before
>> 2001. Solomon likes Chase best.).
>>
>> Organic Gardening Catalogue, www.OrganicCatalog.com
>> (UK)
>>
>> Nw Gippsland Seeds, www.newgipps.com.au (Australia)
>>
>> Plus Solomon recommends these suppliers (edited list -
>> to see all, buy his book...):
>>
>> Fedco, www.fedcoseeds.com
>>
>> Peaceful Valley Farm Supply, www.groworganic.com (They
>> are a mainstay, even though I now live on the opposite
>> end of the US, wish we had a Southern version).
>>
>> Renee's Seed, www.reneesgarden.com
>>
>> Ronnigers, www.ronnigers.com (for spuds)
>>
>> Select, www.samen.ch (Swiss)
>>
>> Personally, I also like and use:
>>
>> Wilhite Seed, www.wilhite.com (Texas-based, good
>> international collection too)
>>
>> Wyatt-Quarles, www.wqseeds.com (local Carolina
>> company)
>>
>> Kitawaza Seed, www.kitazawa.com (best Asian seed
>> selection, very reliable)
>>
>> The Cook's Garden, www.cooksgarden.com
>>
>> Dr. David Bradshaw, S.C. Foundation Seed Association
>> (864) 656-2520. Recently retired, Dr. Bradshaw has
>> been
>> gathering and sustaining historic varieties for 2
>> decades at Clemson U. Great resource!
>>
>> Hida Tools, www.hidatool.com (best for horihori,
>> Japanese field hoes, all kinds of good solid tools)
>>
>> Anybody else have any suggestions for good seed
>> sources (or stuff sources) - or reviews of mine? Let's
>> vote with our dollars.
>>
>> Don Boekelheide
>> Charlotte NC
>>
>>> Message: 1
>>> Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2007 14:36:50 -0500
>>> From: adam36055 at aol.com
>>> Subject: [Community_garden] Burpee Seeds
>>> To: community_garden at list.communitygarden.org
>>> Message-ID:
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>>>
>>> FYI -
>>>
>>> Adam Honigman
>>> NYC
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> http://www.idigmygarden.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2245
>>>
>>>
>>> A recent merger now announced says that W.Atlee
>>> Burpee & Co. Seeds has accepted a deal to be bought
>>> out by Seminis. This will mean that from the
>>> beginning of 2007 onward, Burpee will be operated as
>>> a subsidiary of Monsanto (a.k.a. Monsatan) Co.,
>>> which has already bought out Seminis. Seminis and
>>> Burpee were the two largest American seed companies
>>> not affiliated with Monsatan until both were
>>> recently bought out by the multi-billion-dollar
>>> corporation.
>>> Burpee & Co. was started in 1876 when 18-year-old
>>> Washington Atlee Burpee started a small seed
>>> business with the help of his mother. The business
>>> took off like a space shuttle, and supplied money to
>>> buy a second seed-growing farm in California (in
>>> addition to the Burpee's famous Fordhook farm in
>>> Pennsylvania). They also built "The House" at
>>> Fordhook (which looks simply like a huge farmhouse
>>> but is a mansion inside), and converted the old
>>> family farmhouse to a seed-cleaning facility.
>>>
>>> Behind the scenes, W.A. Burpee was an alcoholic. His
>>> drinking led to his untimely death in 1915, at the
>>> age of 49. His son David Burpee, aged 22, left
>>> Cornell University to take up the reins of the
>>> company.
>>>
>>> David Burpee became the P.T. Barnum of the seed
>>> business, famous for his use of bells-and-whistles,
>>> smoke-and-mirrors advertising hype. He made
>>> hybridization mainstream in the seed industry, and
>>> helped develop chromosomal modification, a
>>> predecessor technology to genetic engineering.
>>> In 1991 Ball Co. bought out Burpee seeds. The Ball
>>> leadership conflicted often with Jonathan Burpee
>>> (heir to the company fortune), so they fired him in
>>> 1993 and took away the money that he would have
>>> received after retirement. Burpee & Co. began to use
>>> Fordhook less for trials, and the California farm
>>> more.
>>> It is unknown as of yet what the Monsanto/Seminis
>>> buyout will do to Burpee Seeds.
>>
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