Buying seeds online can be a daunting experience likened only to grasping oil with your hands. You stumble across the perfect site only to find that it doesn’t deliver to your area, or have the particular seed variety you’re after, or they’re too expensive, or they’ve just run out, or they’re a subsidiary of Monsanto, or…the list goes on.
If only seeds could all be found in the one spot where guarantees came with every packet and delivery was faster than a speeding bullet – I’m sure more people would buy their seeds online. Instead, we often fall back into our comfort zone purchasing the same seeds that we bought last year, and the year before that from stores that we frequent only because they’re convenient.
There are a myriad of online sources for buying seeds but here a few that offer organic or heirloom varieties and can be purchased via an online checkout.
Australian Gardeners
Eden Seeds
Our seeds are the old traditional open pollinated non-hybrid varieties and have no chemical treatment, and no genetic engineering.
USA Gardeners
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
We only offer open-pollinated seeds: pure, natural and non-GMO! We offer heirloom seeds from 70 countries, including many that we collected ourselves.
GreenPeople.org
GreenPeople.org claims to be the “World’s largest directory of eco-friendly and holistic health products”. They don’t sell seeds directly but they list more than 160 companies that do.
Whatcom Seed Company
Whatcom Seed Company is a leading online supplier of rare and unusual
seeds for home gardeners and retail growers worldwide. The company is located in Eugene, Oregon, USA.
UK Gardeners
Gogrow.co.uk
Go Grow based in Louth, Lincolnshire are suppliers of quality Flower, Vegetable & Herb seeds packed for the home gardener.
Canadian Gardeners
Upper Canada Seeds
These guys specialise in tomato seeds only having found it difficult to source good quality organic seeds.
If you know of any others that are reputable and offer organic, heirloom seeds then I’m happy to add them to the list as well.
Hi Stuart, thanks for these sources. I have gotten two catalogs from Bakers in the last couple of weeks, wasteful, but beautiful. I like to spread the wealth, so don’t mind using different companies, including Chiltern’s in the UK.
Frances