Seed Savers Exchange
Blue watermelon?? Outhouse hollyhock?? Bull’s Blood beet?? How about Lazy Housewife beans??
I’m not making these up. These are some of the varieties of seeds we’ve just received from Seed Savers Exchange. This organization’s motto is “Passing on our Vegetable Heritage.”
As their motto implies, Seed Savers seeks out and sells seeds for heirloom varieties. This means varieties that are not hybrids and that have characteristics that may have been bred out of many of the vegetables and flowers we’re used to.
You know that those large, red tomatoes that ship well and look so beautiful in the store may not taste very much like a tomato should. That’s where heirloom seeds come in.
So if you’re ready to try something new (old very old) in your garden this year, come see the dozens of varieties on our Seed Savers rack. Your $2.79 investment might yield some great-tasting vegetables and a lot of interesting conversations.