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Hope Seeds 2009 farm crew
2010 NEWS & EVENTS:
Seed potatoes are selling out! Check available varieties before you order on our seed potato page.
Mar 20 - Seedy Saturday, Florenceville, NB
Apr 10/11 - ECOSGN seed growers course, Ottawa ON
...more to come!
Looking for Hope Seeds for sale in your community?
Visit any of our Hope Seeds vendors across Canada.
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Offering certified organic and sustainably-grown heritage and open-pollinated garden seed.
Committed to high quality, organic growing, and local food.
Browse
the listing to the left to discover one of the best selections of
Maritime, heritage and organic seeds in Canada!
2010 CATALOGUE ON-LINE!
Phew...made it! With
a season like 2009, I'm pretty happy to settle in for a long Winter's
nap. That was some weather we had, and I hear
you all had your own version of it, too. But in the spirit of
farming, we saw the silver lining and upon reflection realize we came
out way ahead. Thanks to our growing
network of skilled organic seed producers, Hope Seeds 2010 offerings
are the most delicious and diverse for your farm and gardens ever!
(Just try to resist! A carrot rainbow from our 2009 trials.)
Organic growers and gardeners are the best equipped to deal with the challenges that each season brings.
We're all about working with the environment and adapting to the
changes we're facing. Looking ahead to 2010, we need to be ready
for anything! How? Diversify, collaborate, experiment and share!
Grow many things,
and many types. Plant together - commuity gardens, community
harvests. Put your food by - grow what you can, can what you
grow. Share your story and skills with others, ask neighbours
(especially the grey-haired!) to share theirs. That's the recipe
for success! And you can start it all right here, with Hope Seeds.
See what's new for 2010...
- Dozens of new varieties to tantalize tastebuds - including pea shoots from PEI!
- Catalogue en français! Francophone growers can download our French catalogue from our En Français link. Coming soon...
- Pay by credit cards...finally! We're now ready to accept Visa, Mastercard and AMEX payments. Details on our order forms.
At Hope Seeds, we're committed to offering our customers a unique
selection of high-quality garden seed suited to organic growing.
We know how important it is for you to have dependable seed for a
successful harvest - we're growers just like you, and our gardens
provide our year-round food supply! We produce much of our own seed,
and work with local organic growers (certified and non-certified)
to increase our local seed supply, and build a more secure local
food system.
Please feel free to let Hope Seeds know how we're doing, and how we can
become your favourite garden seed supplier. Contact us
with your
questions and ideas. We're always happy to hear from you. All the
best, and a bountiful harvest in 2010! Thanks for including Hope
Seeds.
Andrea
Andrea Berry, Owner & Grower
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Hope Seeds takes 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 of 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.
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