December 23, 2024

VIDEO: Where Do I Get My Heirloom Garden Seeds? | Roots and Refuge Farm


Today I’m answering one of the questions I get asked the most: Where do I get my Heirloom Seeds? This video is purely my opinions based on my experiences buying from all these companies!

Baker Creek: https://www.rareseeds.com/
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Hudson Valley Seed Co: https://hudsonvalleyseed.com/
Botanical Interests: https://www.botanicalinterests.com/
Tradewinds Fruit: http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/
Seeds Now: https://www.seedsnow.com/
Seeds of Change: https://www.seedsofchange.com/seeds

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28 thoughts on “VIDEO: Where Do I Get My Heirloom Garden Seeds? | Roots and Refuge Farm

  1. Have you had luck with Fruition Seeds? I'm in zone 3, and they really promote the fact that their seeds are regionally adapted to short growing seasons/cooler regions. I was actually planning to devote a considerable amount of my small growing space to trying to grow their Northern Hardy Peanuts just to see if they'd do well here. I think I may have come across them through one of your videos but I am not positive.

    P.S. I love what you're doing. We're currently in our "waiting room" until the farm dream comes to life, and it's been frustrating. Our back yard is thoroughly shade by neighbours trees, so with our short growing season we havent been able to grow much food. Watching your videos has inspired me, and next year I'm putting a garden out front to take advantage of the space we do have. Bless you!

  2. What is your favorite cherry tomato variety? If you have more than one feel free to let me know what they are because my husband requested cherry tomatoes (which I've never grown) while he heard me listening to this 🙂

  3. Just placed my first order from Baker Creek!! Thanks so much for the recommendation! So excited! 🙂 Now on to MIGardener's website to see what treasures I will find! Thanks again!

  4. Made me chuckle about standing in the garden with muddy and wet hands and a paper packet of seeds..lol. I totally get that..lol

  5. I only started gardening in March 2020 after retiring early due to COVID-19. It wasn’t until then that I started to search YouTube videos about gardening and found you. I watch your videos on a daily basis and learn so much from you. I have recently ordered from Baker Creek and from Hudson Valley. I am extremely lucky that I live in the same hometown as Luke from MIgardener and am able to shop his store in person. Thank you for all of the helpful information, the smiles and giggles,

  6. Upon your fine recommendation, I have this year twice purchased from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. First order was super quick and excellent seeds. Second order, recent (The end of August, 2020 to nearly October, 2020) was not quick. I had to contact them after a month and their answer was technical issues and order had been lost – they did do a very quick FED-EX delivery right after I e-mailed them and the seeds seem to be high quality as is usual. I believe it to be an anomaly. Thanks for all you do Jessica! I so enjoy your videos.

  7. What about seed potatoes? I'm having a difficult time finding places that carry them as much. I know it's not time for them to have them yet however I want to be prepared as soon as they become available because I missed out on getting them last year. Although I found a few packs of Adirondack blue at Lowe's and they did beautifully.

  8. Hey Jesse, these are all good seed companies but I tend to go for rarer seeds. My favorite companies are
    delectationoftomatoes.com
    mariannasheirloomseeds.com
    sustainableseedco.com
    abeancollectorswindow.com
    I order from a lot of other esoteric places as well as trade with many seed savers worldwide. You really should read SEED TO SEED ,by Susan Ashworth if you want to save and trade seeds. Growing a healthy germplasm is really important when saving seeds.
    The only reason that I no longer purchase seeds from Seeds of Change is because they are owned by M&M-Marz. They market a lot of GMO food products and I don't support these types of companies.

  9. Since you are already growing Asian heirlooms like red noodle beans, maybe you have already been to kitazawaseed.com. If not, check out their selection of unusual heirloom Asian vegetables and herbs. The restaurants around here in the SF bay area rely on these seeds for authentic flavors they provide. I grow their shiso, kintsai, and bunching onions and have had great luck with them. I learned about them from my (late) next door neighbor, Mai Kitazawa Arbogast, one of the founder's daughters.

  10. Baker Creek (aka rareseeds.com):
    I remember when Jeremiah Gettle was just starting his seed company. He was always generous as a seed saver/sharer.

    The packaging used to be overstuffed little manilla envelopes, hand-labelled. It's been beautiful to watch the company and family grow.

    Their shipping this year 2021, is lightning speed!

    Also, if there's ever any error, they make good! So communicate, communicate, communicate if you have any questions or problems. Great company!

  11. I love Baker's Creek. My daughter turned me onto them. And hearing you say you use them as well has inspired me to start a seed collection of my own. I'm fully addicted to them now. I have found other companies through you now as well. Thank you for all you've shared. God Bless

  12. Thank you, thank you, thank you! As a young gardener (80), I've wasted time and money for the last 3 years with 50/50 garden success and then I started watching every episode you''ve produced. I am probably too late, but I'm crowning you The Real Garden Queen forever. I've been sticking to most of the ones you mentioned plus my local "for real" garden shop in Independence Kansas…TLC Landscaping and garden shop.

  13. Thank you very much for sharing your information; I really appreciate it!!!! This video and several other of your videos has helped me a lot regarding where to find good quality products to start my own seed vault collection.

  14. Completely agree with the Seeds of Change packets. I absolutely love them. I have had the issue of wet packet that I needed to put the seeds in something different.

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