Its here! My first seed catalog of the year! (or, as my wife informed me - "Honey, your garden porn has arrived!")I love seed catalogs. They help me get through the winter. Seriously. The magnificent pictures, the tantalizing descriptions, the titillating promises! Did I mention my wife says this is garden porn?
I get to dream and plan all winter. I get to overplan every inch of garden. And to get this one first...
I love SSE (Seed Savers Exchange). Its a non-profit with the mission of preserving heirloom seeds and heritage breeds. Of keeping and encouraging the once declining (on the upswing now?) art of saving seed. The variety and quality is unparalleled.
I get 99% of my seed from three sources. I may change that over time, and these are not endorsements, but at they are:
1) Seed Savers Exchange - All of the above. And more, they have great service.
2) Freedom Seeds - The Dervaes family, or Path to Freedom fame, has just gotten started in the seed business, but the items I got from them last year were top notch. And the service has been the BEST.
3) Burpee - These are the seeds I remember from my childhood. I think thats why I still order them, its a sense of nostalgia. They have great service, but they are not as environmentally progressive as the others, but I think they will come around with time.
Well, back to the SSE catalog. Its well organized, but really almost organized as a good read, not just a quick tool to order from. I like that. I like the profiles and history and stories inside. Love it!
Oh, I hope I don't get any soon. I just can't think about that right now.
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