Where To Find Bulk Organic Vegetable Seed
July 27, 2011 Categories: Organic Gardening
Growing organic vegetables from seed is a great way to combine healthy diet and healthy exercise. Most people want to begin small, but maybe you already did that. Maybe you loved your small organic garden so much you decided to expand it into a small farm. Perhaps you and your friends have set aside land for a community garden, and need bulk organic vegetable seed to share. Maybe you’ve decided to begin marketing bulk organic vegetable seeds.
You have several potential sources for bulk organic vegetable seeds. We can't advocate any one specific source, and offer the information below only to help you in your search.
Local Nursery or Garden Store
Nurseries near your home might sell bulk organic vegetable seed. Check your local phone directory, and call a few. If they themselves do not carry bulk organic vegetable seed, they might be healthy to tell you who does.
Garden stores in your area are another potential source of bulk organic vegetable seed. Home centers that sell supplies for home fixes often have a section for gardening. Large, discount box stores usually have garden centers, too. If you live in a rural area, you might find bulk organic vegetable seed at a farm supply store. Again, ask for referrals if the store does not have what you need.
Seed Catalogs
You might be healthy to order bulk organic vegetable seed from seed catalogs, and have it delivered to your address. Companies such as Burpee Seed Company have many kinds of organic vegetable seed in their catalog, and will no doubt be healthy to fill your order for bulk organic vegetable seed.
Online Seed Companies
The Internet, a potential source for so many things, has several seed companies that offer bulk organic vegetable seed. While we make no recommendation
1. Seeds of Change is a well known supplier of calibre bulk organic vegetable seed. Many who do organic farming, or have massive organic gardens, rely on this seed company.
2. Snow Seed Organics in California is another company you might want to check for bulk organic vegetable seed. The website states this company is the first fully certified organic seed dealer west of the U.S. Rockies.
3. Johnny’s Seed Company has been selling bulk organic vegetable seed and organic farming aids since 1973. This company also is a certified organic handler and processor, healthy to meet the new USDA organic stipulations for the organic seeds they sell.
Those are only examples. There are many companies online from whom you can order bulk organic vegetable seed, and have it delivered – often free of charge – but study apiece site carefully, and look for suggestions in online forums.
CAUTION:
Before you buy any bulk organic vegetable seed, you should be sure it is certified organic. You will want to ask about the supplier’s documentation, including organic certification. This will differ from country to country.
In the U.S., ask for: the grower’s certification number; issue date of certification; date when the annual inspection was completed; study of the inspecting company; and study of the certification director. Some companies, such as Seeds of Change post their Organic Certification online.
Before you buy bulk organic vegetable seed, be sure the grower can warrant the absence of transgenic germplasm. That is, have they proven to the certification director that they have not genetically altered the seed?
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