Looking for Seeds
With Spring being just over a month away, I’ve been thinking about what to plant in my garden this year. In the past, I usually plant some tomatoes, bell pepper, peas and herbs. Since researching into local foods, I’ve found a couple of places that sell heirloom vegetable seeds. So this year, I’m going to be more adventurous in my gardening. I plan on heading down to Seedy Saturday (a grassroots seed exchange and gardening fair) and buy myself some unusual seeds and grow them in a mini-greenhouse.
On a side note – I found out about Seedy Saturday from an ad in a new magazine called edible Toronto – a magazine dedicated to local foods in the Toronto area. Interesting articles and lots of good resources. I picked mine up at the Dufferin Grove Market a few weeks ago. You can also view the articles online.
Here are some stores that sell heirloom and/or organic seeds:
(All of these stores are in our database, you can Search by Name for more information.)
- Urban Harvest – They sell seeds, seedlings and garden supplies. They have an online store and a nursery that operates during the growing season only.
- Clover Roads Organic Farm – has an online seed store, mostly heirloom tomato varieties.
- Everdale Organic Farm – They sell seeds at their farm store.
I was at the Dufferin Grove market today, Urban Harvest is also selling their seeds at the market.