Preparations are underway here at the Farm for another gardening season.
Seeds orders are in, our small greenhouse is organized and we have vowed to keep more or less on schedule this year and not let genealogy take over completely. We are trying a new source for some of our seeds, Fedco Seeds in Waterville, Maine. This is their 18th year of supplying garden seed and, though they are small compared to some of the giant companies in this business, they appear to be dedicated to their customers and are one of the few seed companies in the United States that operates as a cooperative with consumers and workers sharing in the profits. They have a network of regional growers who provide seed crops specially adapted to the northeast climate but purchase the bulk of their seeds from suppliers around the world. Only a small proportion of their seed is organically grown but all are untreated.