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		Canned Organic Heirloom Garden Seeds
		There is no better way to ensure self sufficiency than home gardening. It's taken us a long time to find just the right seeds, but we've found the best heirloom canned organic garden seeds available for your long term seed storage. Heirloom, non-gmo, open pollinated organic seeds that can be grown and harvested from your garden year after year. These seed collections were meticulously picked for their quality, viability and variety. Being gardeners ourselves, we've been concerned by the growing use of Non-Hybrid and Genetically Modified Seeds and their impact on both our personal health as well as our rights to self-sustaining gardening and agriculture. Now, more than ever, it may be important for each of us to have the opportunity and ability to return to a more self-sustaining lifestyle and the independent ability to produce our own clean food. Having access to reliable sources for Non- Hybrid Seeds will allow us to harvest, replant, and replenish our own gardens, which is essential for self reliance. Stored responsibly, these seeds should last upwards of 10-15 years. These seeds are not vacuum packed or nitrogen sealed like many other seed vendors offer. They are hermetically sealed and gently dried with desiccant. Enough Seeds for nearly an Acre of Garden Harvest and Preserve Your Own Seeds for a Lifetime Garden Heirloom Organic Seeds will Reproduce Every Year Carefully packed for Long-Lasting Storage Seeds stored between 66- 70 Degrees should last 5-9 Years Refrigerated/Cooled Seeds should last 10-15 Years Complete Planting/Harvesting Instructions Fresh, Healthy ORGANIC Vegetables for your family Less than ½ the Price of Individually-Purchased Seeds Complete Garden with All Major Vegetables and Herbs Heirloom Seeds are the Smallest Portion of the Seed Market: Looming Shortages in Both Food AND Seed Supplies! No one else on the internet offers this many seed varieties for this price! You will pay more elsewhere for half the amount of seeds we offer. WARNING: Growing this product may bring about a sense of well being and a more independent, healthy lifestyle! Garden in a Can - 79 Organic Heirloom Varieties! No one else sells this many seeds in their seed collections. Minimum of 60 seeds in each pack - our most diverse seed collection for those who want variety in their garden. - Limited Offer - extra 200 wheat seeds included! - $154.95 Vegi Max - 21 Basic Heirloom Varieties Minimum of 150-300 seeds in each pack - ideal for food sustaining farming when larger amounts are needed (groups, families,etc). - Limited Offer - extra 200 wheat seeds included! - $129.95 Herbs in a Can - Kitchen Culinary Delight! - 25 different herb varieties - $64.95 Crops in a Can - Crops for Field & Feed - 18 different varieties of heirloom seeds for hardy crops of grains, beans, etc. 500-2,000 seeds per pack! - $139.95

		Back to Basics Seed Sprouter Kit
		Grow your own fresh, wholesome sprouts with the help of this excellent seed sprouting kit. No soil, sun, or garden know-how is required! Just follow the simple instructions and within three to five days you will have a bountiful harvest. Made in USA Contains: 2 stackable growing trays that are 7 1/2" x 7 1/2" & 7 3/4" x 7 3/4". Crisper lid 2 oz. Certified Organic alfalfa seeds Instructions $21.99

		Victorio Kitchen Crop Sprouter Kit
		The Kitchen Crop Sprouter is the easy way to produce fresh, hight-quality sprouts in your own kitchen. In just 2-4 days enjoy healthful sprouts in soups, salads and sandwiches. The three trays make it possible to grow up to three different flavors at once. The Kitchen Crop Sprouter makes sprouting fast, easy and fun. Comes with 2oz of Organic Alfalfa Seeds. Includes 3 - 6" diameter sprouting trays, water reservoir, cover and water collection basin. Overall height is 8.25 inches. Made in USA Contains: 3 - 6" Diameter sprouting trays Water reservoir, cover & water collect basin 2 oz. Certified Organic alfalfa seeds Instructions $21.99

		Wheat Grass Growing Kit
		Did you know that wheat grass picks up 92 of the 102 known minerals in the soil and contains all the vitamins that science has isolated? Loaded with natural vitamins, minerals, enzymes and chlorophyll, wheat grass juice not only feeds and nourishes your cells, but also helps to rid them of harmful toxins and remove wastes that clog cells, tissues, and organs. This easy and fun to use kit contains everything your need. Made in USA Includes: 3 Growing Trays 1 Drain Tray 3 Cocotek Hydroponic Wheat Grass Mats 1 Supply of Azomite Trace Mineral Fertilizer 3 Lbs of Organic Wheat Grass Seed 1 Booklet - Sprouting For Health In the New Millennium 1 Laminated Instruction Sheet $39.99

Garden and Seed Resource Info

Seed Ethics
We've researched many seed companies for a long time to try and find true, authentic non-hybridized, heirloom seeds that we could sell to our customers for their emergency preparedness storage . It became more of an ethical issue than just selling a can of seeds. There are many companies currently selling seeds claiming to be organic, heirloom, non-gmo, non-hybridized seeds, but what we have found out is that many of these seeds may be questionable. There are just a few seed wholesalers in the US that supply most retail stores with seeds. The bigger question is, where do they get their seeds, are they authenticated or tested, and how old are they? People may want to become more educated when making these choices, especially when their livelyhood may depend on it.

Know Your Seeds
The seed industry has many nuances that should be considered.  The only way to be assured that your seeds are truly top quality is to make sure you know where your seed comes from, and if your seed company tests and does trials on their seeds. Ask them what their testing standards and procedures are, and if they grow and harvest their own seed. Only a small percentage of advertised seeds are truly heirloom strains. Large corporate seed giants are having their way with smaller independent seed companies threatening small businesses and causing financial hardship. They are also cross contaminating open pollinated heirloom strains with genetically engineered organisms. Our pure seed strains are under attack and becoming rare and extinct.

Responsible Seed Stewardship
Many stores sell canned seeds or long term seed storage packages. Be especially cautious about buying canned seeds elsewhere that are sealed in nitrogen packed or vacuum sealed cans. (Ours are hermetically sealed with dessicant only) Seeds are living viable organisms that need a certain amount of air to survive. They need to be kept in a low air, not airless environment. Many people think that they can just buy a can of seeds, put it on their shelf, let it sit for years and expect them to viable when opened years later. Educating people on good seed stewardship is not only responsible, but necessary, to protect our precious dwindling seed strains. Frequent seed rotation should be implemented with seeds of shorter life spans. Gently drying your seeds down with dessicant and storing seeds in a cool temperature will insure a longer seed life. Do not freeze your seeds! Freezing your seeds will cause the moisture in the seed cell to expand and harm the nucleus of your seed.

Storing Your Own Seed
Once you've decided on your climate zone, storing your seeds properly will insure the longest life possible. The three most important factors for storing seeds is constant temperature, low humidity and a dark space. A temperature of 50 degrees Fahrenheit or less and 50 percent humidity or lower is ideal. We recommend gently drying your seeds down with a natural clay desiccant for a few days before storing. Seeds can be stored in canning jars, painter type cans, or other air tight containers. Do not use oxygen absorbers, nitrogen packaging or vacuum sealing to store your seeds. Store seeds in a refrigerator or cool dry dark place. Below are some basic examples of seed life expectancy in normal storage conditions:

1 year - Sweet corn, onion, parsnip, okra, parsley
2 years - Beet, pepper, leek
3 years - Asparagus, bean, carrot, celery, lettuce, pea, spinach, tomato
4 years - Cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, Swiss chard, kale, squash, pumpkin, radish, turnip, rutabaga
5 years - Cucumber, endive, muskmelon, watermelon

Below is a resource list of seed companies that we recommend. Some seeds may be better suited to certain climates than others depending on your climate zone.

Territorial Seed Company - Territorial Seed Company is a privately held company, owned and operated by Tom and Julie Johns.  Purchased 23 years ago from master gardener Steve Soloman, they have kept and nurtured Steve’s original ideals.  Each year Territorial’s research garden staff grows and evaluates thousands of varieties for best taste, Northwest hardiness, and good germination at their 44 acre London Springs trial grounds in Cottage Grove Oregon. More recently they began reclaiming older, favorite vegetable varieties sometimes shelved by their seed suppliers.  Harvesting their very tiny product has sometimes been challenging.  Territorial’s Seed saving techniques range from natural fermentation to the newest processors.  Today, they grow almost 20% of the seed they offer, especially lettuces, tomatoes, cucumbers, and squash.  Territorial pledges to not knowingly sell genetically engineered seeds or plants.

Johnny's Selected Seeds - Johnny's Selected Seeds is proud to be a member of the Safe Seed Initiative, and to present our Safe Seed Pledge, following. Our research department manages several breeding programs and performs acres of variety trials at Johnny's certified organic farm. Johnny's research program focuses on development of new seed varieties and research plays a key role in quality control efforts.

Stokes Seeds - Stokes Seeds maintains a 34 acre research farm in St. Catharines, Ontario. Decisions on what varieties Stokes carries in the catalog is made from the evaluations done at these trial grounds. Beyond the 10 acre trial area at the Stokes farm is 24 acres devoted to research and development. This particular area is not open to the public because of sensitive conditions needed to breed new varieties. Stokes have been pioneers in developing early, great tasting corn, tomatoes and peppers through he efforts of the recently retired Dr. Ernie Kerr. The varieties are bred for earliness, exceptional taste, improved yields and disease resistance. Stokes has developed partnerships with a number of renowned breeders to continue the development of excellent exclusive varieties.

Seeds of Change - Each year at the Seeds of Change Research Farm and Gardens we grow over a thousand varieties of plants. In close collaboration with our extensive network of certified organic seed growers and plant breeders, we cultivate, study, refine, and expand the broad genetic diversity that we offer. This work furthers our goal of supplying gardeners and market growers with a diverse and fascinating selection of the truest, most vigorous lines of 100% organic seeds. We also test the tools and other gardening products we offer. Furthermore, we experiment with various organic methods like different ways to compost, water, and cover crop. If you'd like to visit our research farm, click here for details on our yearly farm tours.

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds - Offers open-pollinated seeds: pure, natural and non-GMO. They offer heirloom seeds from 70 different countries,
including many that they collected themselves. Started in 1998 by Jere Gettle, as a means to preserve rare seeds. They are located in the beautiful Ozark Mountains of Southern Missouri.

Seed Savers Exchange - Since 1975, Seed Savers exchange members have passed on approximately one million samples of rare garden seeds to other gardeners. We are a non-profit organization of gardeners dedicated to saving and sharing heirloom seeds.

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Garden in a Can Contents: (#10 Can - minimum 60 seeds in each pack)

1. Mary Washington Asparagus
2. Blue Lake Bush Bean
3. Kentucky Blue Pole Bean
4. California Black Eyed Pea
5. Ruby Queen Beet
6. Waltham Broccoli
7. Copenhagen Cabbage
8. Royal Chantenay Carrot
9. Self-Blanche Cauliflower
10. Utah Celery
11. Georgia Collards
12. Strawberry Popcorn
13. Black Beauty Eggplant
14. American Flag Leek
15. Cimarron Romaine Lettuce
16. Butterhead Buttercrunch Lettuce
17. Hales Best Jumbo Cantaloupe
18. Southern Giant Curled Mustard
19. Clemson Spineless Okra
20. Sweet White Spanish Onion
21. Tokyo Long Bunching Onion
22. Harris Parsnip
23. Early Frosty Pea
24. Wando Pea
25. Jalapeno Hot Early Pepper
26. Big Red Sweet Pepper
27. Hungarian Yellow Was Sweet Pepper
28. Jack O' Lantern Pumpkin
29. Champion Radish
30. Bloomsdale Long Standing Spinach
31. Crookneck Summer Squash
32. Black Beauty Zucchini Squash
33. Hubbard Winter Squash
34. Beefsteak Tomato
35. Russian Giant Sunflower
36. Early White Vienna Kohlrabi
37. Henderson Bush Lima Bean
38. Straight Eight Cucumber
39. Large Red cherry Tomato
40. Roma Tomato
41. Purple Top Globe Turnip
42. Crimson Sweet Watermelon
43. Jubilee Watermelon
44. Ruby Red Swiss Chard
45. Oregon Sugar Pod Snow Pea
46. Golden Beauty Casaba Melon
47. Vates Blue Curled Kale
48. Anise
49. Italian Large Leaf Basil
50. Caraway
51. German Chamomile
52. Slow Bolt Cilantro
53. Bouquet Dill
54. Fenugreek
55. Garlic Chives
56. Sweet Marjoram
57. Peppermint
58. Italian Oregano
59. Italian Flat Leaf Parsley
60. Rosemary
61. Broad Leafed Sage
62. Summer Savory
63. Spearmint
64. Russian Tarragon
65. Common Thyme
66. Florence Fennel
67. Curled Cress
68. Curled Chervil
69. Slow Bolt Arugula
70. Lemon Mint
71. Hard White Winter Wheat
72. Hard Red Winter Wheat
73. Golden Dent Corn
74. Long Island Brussel Sprouts
75. Green Arrow Pea
76. Golden Bantam Corn
77. Catnip
78. Long Island Brussel Sprouts
79. Cutting celery

*Please note that seed varieties may be substituted without notice as seed availability changes

Herbs in a Can Contents: (smaller soup size can)

Borage
Caraway
Catnip
German Chamomile
Slow Bolt Cilantro
Garlic Chives
Bouquet Dill
Fenugreek
English Lavender
Sweet Marjoram
Italian Oregano
Flat Leafed Parsley
Rosemary
Broad Leaf Sage
Summer Savory
Large Leafed Sorrel
Spearmint
St. John's Wort
Russian Tarragon
Common Thyme
Fennel
Curled Cress
Curled Chervil
Lemon Mint
Slow Bolt Arugula

Please note that seed varieties may be substituted without notice as seed availability changes

Crops in a Can Contents: (#10 size can)

• Hard Spring Wheat –          1,000 Seeds
• Soft Spring Wheat -            1,000 Seeds
• Hard White Winter Whea t- 1,000 Seeds
• Hard Red Winter Wheat -    1,000 Seeds
• Amaranth-                           20,000 Seeds
• Alfalfa-                                10,000 Seeds
• Millet-                                    5,000 Seeds
• Buckwheat-                         1,000 Seeds
• French Lentils-                    1,000 Seeds
• Lacey Barley-                      3,000 Seeds
• Rye-                                     1,000 Seeds
• Sorghum-                              500 Seeds
• Soybeans-                            500 Seeds
• Flax-                                     10,000 Seeds
• Morton Oats-                        3,000 Seeds
• Garbanzo-                            300 Seeds
• Red Clover-                          10,000 Seeds
• Quinoa-                                 3.000 Seeds

Please note that seed varieties may be substituted without notice as seed availability changes

Vegi-Max Contents: (#10 size can)

• 1. Yellow Dent Corn-150 Seeds
• 2. Blue Lake Bush Beans-150 Seeds
• 3. Kentucky Blue Pole Beans-150 Seeds
• 4. Hickory King Corn-150 Seeds
• 5. Golden Bantam Corn-150 Seeds
• 6. Waltham Brocolli-150 Seeds
• 7. Self-Blanching Cauliflower-150 Seeds
• 8. Black Beauty Eggplant-150 Seeds
• 9. Crenshaw Melon-120 Seeds
• 10. Tokyo Bunching Onions-180 Seeds
• 11. Wando Peas-150 Seeds
• 12. Clemson Spineless Okra-150 Seeds
• 13. Green Arrow Peas-150 Seeds
• 14. Zucchini Summer Squash-150 Seeds
• 15. Acorn Winter Table Squash-150 Seeds
• 16. Crimson Sweet Watermelon-150 Seeds
• 17. California Black-Eye Peas-150 Seeds
• 18. Bloomsdale Spinach-200 Seeds
• 19. Royal Chantenay Carrot-300 Seeds
• 20. Purple-top Turnip-200 Seeds
• 21. Jack-O’Lantern Pumpkin-150 Seeds

Please note that seed varieties may be substituted without notice as seed availability changes