[Community_garden] Landreth

[Libby J. Goldstein]

I know that they were/are a Philly local firm, but I don't recall  
seeing their seeds for quite some time. They may have racks around tho.

Libby
On Jan 7, 2007, at 10:39 PM, Jack Hale wrote:

>
> Well, I have to put in a mention of our local guys.  As far as I know
> they are all still independent.
> New England Seed www.neseed.com - relatively new.  Focuses on  
> commercial
> growers to some degree.  Donates all of their leftovers at the end of
> each growing season.
> Comstock, Ferre www.comstockferre.com - claims to be the oldest (1820)
> continuously operating seed company in the U.S.  They developed the
> Wethersfield Red onion but are now just a distributor with a really  
> nice
> retail store.
> Charles C. Hart Seed Co. www.hartseed.com - doesn't sell direct to
> consumers.  Part of their business is racks in Hardware stores and  
> such.
> Another local company apparently still independent.
> All 3 of these companies are located within 5 miles of my office.
> Nothing really earth-shattering here, but it's really great to know  
> they
> are in business.
> Has anybody had any experience with Landreth Seed Co.
> www.landrethseeds.com?  They certainly have an interesting website and
> they claim to have been around since 1784 and also to have the best
> selection of heirloom seeds available.  I saw a copy of their catalog
> last year and it was rather inspirational.
> JH
>
> Jack N. Hale
> Executive Director
> Knox Parks Foundation
> 75 Laurel Street
> Hartford, CT 06106
> 860/951-7694
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: community_garden-bounces at list.communitygarden.org
> [mailto:community_garden-bounces at list.communitygarden.org] On Behalf Of
> Don Boekelheide
> Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 12:53 PM
> To: community_garden at list.communitygarden.org
> 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
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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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