Safe Seed Pledge

Hi! I hope y'all didn't think I'd forgotten about you! I've actually had a crazy amount of correspondence regarding the blog- honestly you guys are going to love the reviews & giveaways coming up! Also, my dad was hospitalized this past weekend. What should have been a fairly simple procedure has landed him in the hospital with an infection that isn't responding to antibiotics. Its been a bit crazy and scary here lately. That said I will try to post as much as I can. That said I doubt there will be a Giveaway Roundup this week because I just don't have the time to check those out- so how about a giveaway instead?

No without further ado, the real post for today! I'm relatively new to the world of gardening but it truly has become an all consuming passion. Last year was the first year the I had my own veggie garden and we also belonged to a CSA. The gardening adventures began when I won a Money Garden set of seeds. From there I went crazy and bought a ton of other seeds. At one point last spring I had over 1500 seedlings on my dining room table! The basic reason for me getting into gardening is that I wanted to be sure of what was going into my daughters body and there is no better way than growing the food yourself. As I've become more acclimated to gardening and its finer points I stumbled upon something called the Safe Seed Pledge. Here is a copy of the pledge:

The Safe Seed Pledge:
"Agriculture and seeds provide the basis upon which our lives depend. We must protect this foundation as a safe and genetically stable source for future generations. For the benefit of all farmers, gardeners and consumers who want an alternative,

We pledge that we do not knowingly buy or sell genetically engineered seeds or plants.
The mechanical transfer of genetic material outside of natural reproductive methods and between genera, families or kingdoms, poses great biological risks as well as economic, political, and cultural threats. We feel that genetically engineered varieties have been insufficiently tested prior to public release. More research and testing is necessary to further assess the potential risks of genetically engineered seeds. Further, we wish to support agricultural progress that leads to healthier soils, genetically diverse agricultural ecosystems and ultimately healthy people and communities."


Now I will be the first to say that there is a rather obvious loophole in the pledge if you want to be a naysayer. That out of the way, if you want to give the benefit of the doubt there are a lot of companies that have signed the Safe Seed Pledge. Here is a list that I found when I Googled Safe Seed Pledge Companies. The list is broken down by state- what a great way of being able to buy close to home so you can keep it green in that aspect as well!

ARIZONA:

Native Seeds/SEARCH
526 North 4th Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85705
Tel: 520-622-5561
Fax: 520-622-5591
www.nativeseeds.org

Old Pueblo Plant & Seed Company
P.O. Box 86441
Tucson, AZ 85745-6441
Tel: 520-201-2136
Fax: 623-201-2136
www.oldpueblocompany.com

Westwind Seeds and Gardenscapes LLC
6336 N. Oracle #326-246
Tucson, AZ 85704
Tel: 520-887-2106
reggie@westwindseeds.com
www.westwindseeds.com

CALIFORNIA :

Bountiful Gardens
18001 Shafer Ranch Rd
Willits , CA 95490
Tel: 707-459-6410
Fax:707-459-1925
Email: bountiful@sonic.net
www.bountifulgardens.org

Environmental Seed Producers
PO Box 2709
Lompoc, CA 93438
Tel: 805-735-8888
Fax: 805-735-8798
www.espseeds.com

Harmony Farm Supply and Nursery
PO Box 460
Graton, CA 95444
Tel: 707-823-9125
Fax: 707-823-1734
Email: info@harmonyfarm.com
www.harmonyfarm.com

KUSA Seed Research Foundation
PO Box 761
Ojai , CA 93024

The Natural Gardening Company
541 King Road
Petaluma, CA 94952
Tel: 707-766-9303
Fax: 707-766-9747
www.naturalgardening.com

Peaceful Valley Farm Supply
PO Box 2209
Grass Valley, CA 95945
Tel: 888-784-1722
Fax: 530-272-4769
Email: contact@groworganic.com
www.groworganic.com

Redwood City Seed Company
Box 361
Redwood City, CA 94064
Tel: 650-325-7333
www.redwoodcityseed.com

Renee’s Garden
7359 West Zayante Road
Felton, CA 95018
Tel: 831-335-7228
Fax: 831-335-7227
www.reneesgarden.com

Seed Dreams
PO Box 1476
Santa Cruz, CA 95061
Tel: 831-234-8668

COLORADO:

2BSEEDS
5023 W. 120th Ave. #312
Broomfield, CO 80020
www.2BSEEDS.com

Botanical Interests, Inc.
660 Compton Street,
Broomfield, CO 80020
Tel: 303-464-6464
Fax: 303-464-6468
Email: inform@botanicalinterests.com
www.botanicalinterests.com

Golden Harvest Organics LLC
404 North Impala Drive
Fort Collins, CO 80521
Fax: 413-383-2836
www.ghorganics.com

Grant's Plants, Seeds & Such
7048 S. Fairifax Street
Centennial, CO 80122
Tel: 303-263-5840
email: grant@grantsplants.com

Sourcepoint Organic Seeds
1452 2900 Road
Hotchkiss, CO 81419
Tel: 970-250-0951

CONNECTICUT:

Butterbrooke Farm
78 Barry Rd
Oxford, CT 06478
Tel: 203-888-2000

Comstock Ferre & Co.
263 Main St.
Wethersfield, CT 06109
Tel: 860-571-6950
Fax: 860-571-6595
www.comstockferre.com

John Scheepers Kitchen Garden Seeds
23 Tulip Drive
Bantam, CT 06750
Tel: 860-567-6086
Fax: 860-567-5323
www.kitchengardenseeds.com

New England Seed Company
3580 Main Street, Bldg 10
Hartford, CT 06120
Tel: 800-783-7891 or 860-724-1240
Fax: 860-724-1273
Email: newenglsee@aol.com
www.neseed.com

Select Seeds Company
180 Stickney Hill Road
Union, CT 06076
Tel: 860-684-9310
Fax: 860-684-9224
Email: info@selectseeds.com
www.selectseeds.com

FLORIDA:

E.O.N.S., Inc.
P.O. Box 4604
Hallandale, FL 33009
Tel: 954-454-6186
Fax: 954-458-5976
www.eonseed.com

Florida Mycology Research Center
P.O. Box 18105
Pensacola, FL 32523
Tel: 850-327-4378
www.mushroomsfmrc.com

The Pepper Gal
P.O. Box 23006
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33307
Tel: 954-537-5540
Fax: 954-566-2208
Email: peppergal@mindspring.com

IDAHO:

High Altitude Gardens and Seeds Trust
4150 Black Oak Drive
Hailey, ID 83333
Tel: 208-788-4363
Fax: 208-788-3452
Email: mcdorman@seedsave.org
http://www.seedstrust.com

ILLINOIS:

Borries Open Pollinated Seed Corn Farm
16293 E. 1400th Ave
Teutopolis, IL 62467
Tel: 217 857-3377

Underwood Gardens
1414 Zimmerman Road
Woodstock, IL 60098
Email: info@underwoodgardens.com
www.underwoodgardens.com

IOWA:

Sand Hill Preservation Center
1878 230th St
Calamus, IA 52729
Tel: 319-246-2299

Seed Savers Exchange
3094 North Winn Road
Decorah, IA 52101
Tel: 608-382-5990
Fax: 608-382-5872
www.seedsavers.org

KANSAS:

Skyfire Garden Seeds
1313 23rd Road
Kanopolis, KS 67454
Email: seedsaver@myvine.com
www.grapevine.net/~mctaylor

KENTUCKY:

Ferry Morse Seed Company
600 Stephen Beale Drive
P.O. Box 1620
Fulton, KY 42041
Tel: 800-626-3392
Fax: 502-472-0566

MAINE:

FedCo Seeds
PO Box 520A
Waterville, ME 04903
Tel: 207-873-7333
Fax: 207-872-8317
www.fedcoseeds.com

Johnny's Selected Seeds
955 Benton Avenue
Winslow, ME 04901
Tel: 207-861-3900
Fax: 800-738-6314
Email: homegarden@johnnyseeds.com
www.johnnyseeds.com

The Heirloom Garden of Maine
512 North Ridge Road
Montville, ME 04941
Tel: 207-342-2116
Fax: 207-342-3407
Email: info@theheirloomgarden.com
www.theheirloomgarden.com

Wood Prairie Farm Organic Seed Potatoes
49 Kinney Rd
Bridgewater, ME 04735
Tel: 800-829-9765
Fax: 800-300-6494
www.woodprarie.com

MINNESOTA:

Melissa's Seeds
PO Box 242
Hastings, MN 55033

MISSOURI:

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
2278 Baker Creek Road
Mansfield, MO 65704
Tel: 417-924-8917
www.rareseeds.com

Barney's Ginseng Patch
433 SSE Highway B
Montgomery City, MO 63361
Tel: 573-564-2575

Gardeners Choice Heirloom Seeds
P.O. Box 642
Bolivar, MO 65613
www.gardenerschoiceheirloomseeds.com

Granny's Heirloom Seeds
P.O Box 264
Humansville, MO 65674
Tel: 417-350-7065
www.grannysheirloomseeds.com

Green Thumb Seeds
17011 West 280th Street
Bethany, MO 64424

Morgan County Wholesale
18761 Kelsay Road
Barnett, MO 65011
Tel: 573-378-2655

NEW HAMPSHIRE:

BLM Enterprises/Markham Farm
283 Turnpike Road
New Ipswich, NH 03071
Tel: 603-878-4509
Fax: 603-878-5990
www.markhamfarm.com


NEW MEXICO:

Creekside Garden
PO Box 707
Reserve, NM 87830
Tel: 575-533-6768
Fax: 575-533-6768

Gourmet Seed International, LLC
HC12 Box 510
Tatum, NM 88267-9700
Tel: 505-398-6111
Fax: 505-398-6151
Email: customerservice@gourmetseed.com
www.gourmetseed.com

Italian Seed and Tool
HC12 Box 510
Tatum, NM 88267-9700
Tel: 505-398-6111
Fax: 505-398-6151
Email: customerservice@italianseedandtool.com
www.italianseedandtool.com

Plants of the Southwest
Aqua Fria Rt 6 Box 11A
Santa Fe, NM 87201
Tel: 505-438-8888
Fax: 505-438-8800
www.plantsofthesouthwest.com

NEW YORK:

Ommas - Aarden
3059 ST. RT. 12D
Boonville, NY 13309
Tel: 315-348-6033
Fax: 315-348-5593 (Please call ahead)
Email: kc@ommas-aarden.net

NORTH CAROLINA:

Christopher Weeks Peppers
PO Box 3207
Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
Email: peppers@pinn.net

Sow True Seed
P.O. Box 18508
Asheville, NC 28814
www.sowtrue.com

OHIO:

Companion Plants, Inc.
7247 N. Coolville Ridge
Athens, OH 45701
Tel: 740-592-4643
Fax: 740-593-3092
Email: complants@frognet.net
www.companionplants.com

OKLAHOMA:

Red Sky Farm
35545 EW1170
Seminole, OK 74868
Tel: 405-382-9883
Email: redskyfarm@rsib.net

OREGON:

Anioleka Seeds
1475 SunGlo Drive
Grants Pass, OR 97527
www.seedfest.co.uk

Goodwin Creek Gardens
PO Box 83
Williams, OR 97544
Tel: 800-846-7359
Fax: 541-846-7357
www.goodwincreekgardens.com

Horizon Herbs
PO Box 69
Williams, OR 97544
Tel: 541-846-6704
Fax: 541-846-6233
Email: herbseed@chatlink.com

Nichol's Garden Nursery
1190 Old Salem Road, NE
Albany, OR 97321
Tel: 541-928-9280 or 800-422-3985
Fax: 541-967-8406
Email: nichols@gardennursery.com
www.nicholsgardennursery.com

Siskiyou Seeds
3220 East Fork Rd.
Williams, OR 97544

Sow Organic Seed
Box 527
1130 Tetherow Road
Williams, OR 97544
www.organicseed.com

Territorial Seed Company
PO Box 158
Cottage Grove, OR 97424
Tel: 541-942-9547
Fax: 541-942-9881
Email: tsc@ordata.com
www.territorial-seed.com

Thyme Garden – Herb Seed Company
20546 Alsea Highway
Alsea, OR 97324
Tel & Fax: 541-487-8671
Email: herbs@thymegarden.com
www.thymegarden.com

Victory Seed Company
PO Box 192
Molalla, OR 97038
Tel/Fax: 503-829-3126
Email: safeseed@victoryseeds.com
www.victoryseeds.com

Wild Garden Seed and Shoulder to Shoulder Farm
PO Box 1509
Philomath, OR 97370
Tel: 541-929-4068
Email: frank@wildgardenseed.com
www.wildgardenseed.com

PENNSYLVANIA:

ContainerSeeds.com
64 Greenwood Street
Wellsboro, PA 16901
Tel: 570-724-5172
Email: pat@containerseeds.com
www.containerseeds.com

Heirloom Seed Project
Landis Valley Museum
2451 Kissel Hill Road
Lancaster, PA 17601
Tel: 717-569-0401 ext: 202
Fax: 717-560-3545

Heirloom Seeds
PO Box 245
West Elizabeth, PA 15088
Tel/Fax: 415-384-0852
Email: mail@heirloomseeds.com
www.heirloomseeds.com

SOUTH CAROLINA:

Seeds for the South
410 Whaley Pond Rd
Graniteville, SC 29829
Tel: 803-232-1119
www.seedsforthesouth.com

TENNESSEE:

New Hope Seed Company
P.O. Box 443
Bon Aqua, TN 37025
Email: farmergrass@newhopeseed.com

UTAH:

Hometown Seeds.com
507 N. 1500 W.
Orem, UT 84057
www.hometownseeds.com

VERMONT:

The Cook's Garden
PO Box 535
Londonderry, VT 05148
Tel: 800-457-9703
Fax: 802-824-9556
Email: catalog@cooksgarden.com
www.cooksgarden.com

Dirt Works
1195 Dog Team Road
New Haven, VT 05472-4000
Tel: 877-213-3828 (Toll Free)
www.dirtworks.net

Ladybug Herbs of Vermont
943 Richard Woolcutt Road
Wolcott, VT 05680
Tel/Fax: 802-888-5940
Email: vtherbs@pover.net
www.ladybugherbsofvermont.com

Weed Farm Herbs
613 Quaker St.
Lincoln, VT 05443
Tel: 802-453-7395
Email: weedfarm@gmavt.net

VIRGINIA:

Garden Medicinals and Culinaries
PO Box 320
Earlysville, VA 22936
Tel: 804-964-9113
Fax: 804-973-8717
www.gardenmedicinals.com

Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants
PO Box 316, Monticello
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Tel: 804-984-9821
Fax: 804-984-0358
www.monticello.org/shop

WASHINGTON:

Frosty Hollow Ecological Restoration
Box 53
Langley, WA 98260
Tel: 360-579-2332
Fax: 360-579-4080
Email: wean@whidbey.net

Garlicsmiths
967 Mingo Mountain Road
Kettle Falls, WA 99141
Tel: 509-738-4470

I hope this gives you some great ideas for your garden this year!

Sarah