territorial seeds in oregon. a good portion is organic but they are a pretty good company so i dont mind supporting them....

www.territorial-seed.com/store...ex.cfm

their catalog is VERY helpful, they give growing conditions, harvest time, etc. good for beginning gardeners

terra edibles, organic and heritage seeds

terraedibles.ca/

Good idea! I wil check them out. Territorial has been a loyal friend for many years. And I have always been impressed with their selection of garlic and veg seeds. Flower seeds list is lacking.
For live plants try Forestfarm in Williams OR. I have dealt with them for years and been truly amaxed by the size and quality of their plants. Like to experiment with alternative fruits and unusual hardy plants.
Dave

The actual address is www.eonseed.com.

Seed Savers Exchange in Decorah, Iowa.

from the website: "Seed Savers Exchange is a nonprofit organization that saves and shares the heirloom seeds of our garden heritage, forming a living legacy that can be passed down through generations. When people grow and save seeds, they join an ancient tradition as stewards, nurturing our diverse, fragile, genetic and cultural heritage.

Our organization is saving the world’s diverse, but endangered, garden heritage for future generations by building a network of people committed to collecting, conserving and sharing heirloom seeds and plants, while educating people about the value of genetic and cultural diversity. Few gardeners comprehend the true scope of their garden heritage or how much is in immediate danger of being lost forever.

Heritage Farm, SSE’s scenic 890-acre headquarters near Decorah, Iowa, is a living museum of historic varieties. Amish carpenters have constructed an inspirational meeting area in the barn’s cathedral-like loft, and also a complex of offices and seed storage facilities that feature a magnificent oak post-and-beam frame. This unique educational center is designed to maintain and display collections of endangered food crops. Each summer an estimated 5,000 visitors tour Heritage Farm’s organic Preservation Gardens, Historic Orchard, and Ancient White Park cattle."

www.seedsavers.org/

People all over the world send their seeds here. The farm is certified organic. It's such an awesome place! Thanks for this great topic, very informative!

AWESOME!! thanks!

I add a vote for Fedco!
www.fedcoseeds.com/
It is a great co op, simple, organized, and affordable, and have more organics every year. I love the black and white catalog with beautiful drawings and great descriptions packed full of information! They have a great selection of cold hardy fruit trees with vivid descriptions, most grown in Maine by local farmers. They also have stopped selling seeds from Seminis, as it was bought out by Monsanto.

This year I have also ordered from:
www.mariseeds.com/ So many heirloom tomato and pepper seeds
www.amishlandseeds.com/ A one woman seed company who grows all that she sells, rare veggies
www.rareseeds.com/ Baker creek has a great selection of open pollinated veggies
www.johnnyseeds.com/ A good mix of hybrid/OP

Not all of these are organic, but buying open pollinated seeds allow you to save your own!

Good luck!
W.O.

Thanks for all the great links, there are a few I haven't heard of before. I love checking out different seed companies.

One I didn't notice mentioned yet is High Mowing.

www.highmowingseeds.com/

High quality/high vigor organic seeds. Great people, I used to work there a number of years ago.

I placed an order with horizon herbs (I do like their selection and they have many organic seeds) but several did not sprout at all, and many other packets had too low a sprouting rate. (we have a garden in zone 23 and in zone 21 so we planted a couple of months ago) They don't give you a lot of seeds either! I just emailed the company informing them of their unacceptable sprouting rate. I wonder if they will respond. I guess they lost me as a customer....

This thread is very interesting to me because I like some unusual/interesting varieties and herbs. I will have to try a few of the ones mentioned here. I should probably look for one near my climatic zone.

I got a response but not an adequate one....apparently they do not care in the least bit to keep me as a customer. I will not be buying from them again, that's for sure. If they gave me last year seeds the least they could have done is give me new seeds, or reimburse my money. I spent a bit of money for their seeds and I do feel ripped off.

I normally have pretty good luck sprouting and my rate with other seed suppliers (and my own seeds I had saved from last year) has been wonderful this year. I got a lot in the ground already, just need to get my squashes, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants and beans.