Seed Savers Exchange

That is my spinach for sure.

Now, you can purchase seeds from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, Baker Creek, Seed Savers Exchange, Botanical Interest, and True Leaf Market.

Go get you some spinach.

But don't give it to the chickens.

And they were using the San Marzanos.

You might try, um, looking, like, at Seed Savers.

Mm-hmm.

Or one of those companies that has, you know, the older varieties of seeds.

And one of the categories is notable producers.

I think one of the great heroes of saving Ark Foods has certainly been Seed Savers, my goodness, they grew some things out that were very rare and difficult to find at one point, probably in the early 2000s.

And we actually would have tasting meetings at Seed Savers.

And they are such heroes of this piece.

Right.

And it's interesting.

Seed Savers now is urging that every region in the United States form its own version of Seed Savers because access to foods is important.

Access to seeds is equally important.

And if, again, you have that garlic bloat nematode, look specifically for seed-tested negative for that.

I have ordered seed garlic from Johnny's Seed, Harris Seed, and Seed Savers Exchange all in the past with all really positive results if that helps you with a supplier.

Whatever you order, resist the urge to start separating the bulbs into individual cloves right away when that order shows up.

Keep the bulbs whole until the day that you're actually planting or like just the night before.

With a PhD in chemistry from Dartmouth and a 25-year career in pharmaceuticals, he later shifted full time into gardening and seed saving.

Craig is a longtime advisor to Seed Savers Exchange, and is credited with helping popularize varieties like Cherokee Purple tomatoes.

He co-leads the Dwarf Tomato Breeding Project and authored Epic Tomatoes, a widely respected guide for home growers.

Welcome to the show today, Craig.

We planted corn, and we planted beans.

So that set off my love of gardening.

Now, the love of heirlooms took off when I joined the Seed Savers Exchange.

I'm one of these weird people that get bored with the ordinary really fast.