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Originally Posted by pineal-pilot-in merkabah
survivalseeds.com is no longer shipping outside the usa .. oops too late nvm ;/
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Forget bulk seed companies from wherever. Find a local seedsman and buy cultivars that will work time in and time out in YOUR area. I sometimes order exotics from
http://seedman.com/ but those are more for fun. In Canada, there are soooo many microclimates its quite nutty. For instance, I live in canada's second best growing region which is Zone 8b, if you drive 4 miles up, it's Zone 7. This makes a huge difference to planting times, plant hardiness etc.
Now
http://www.survivalistseeds.com/ is in Toronto Kansas...I don't know what their USDA zone is, but I have had nothing but problems buying seeds from the Prairies in Canada, they don't finish correctly. Spend the time on line to find distributors of seeds near by where you live is better advice. Take the time to call them and ask them what in their stock is heirloom, you'll be surprised, seed people are wholesome.
I buy from these folks
http://www.saltspringseeds.com/
These folks
http://www.jlhudsonseeds.net/ not because they live near by, but because they are close friends with hardy perennial food plants.
These people
http://www.westcoastseeds.com/
And a smattering of others. Lately I've taken to producing my own. I have enough quinoa seeds to do 20 acres next year...and only have 1 acre in vegetable garden space...hmmmm, anyone wanna buy some acclimatized quinoa seeds?!