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About our seeds
All of our seeds are open-pollinated, grown sustainably with no chemical fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, or fungicides, and Non-GMO. We cancelled our Organic Certification a few years ago due to unreasonably skyrocketing certification fees and burdensome paperwork audits for the size and type of our business. We wish to assure our customers that our growing practices have not changed and if needed, we can provide a letter for commercial organic growers, describing how we follow all requirements if your certifier requests you document this for your seed purchases. Many of our seeds are heirloom varieties that have stood the test of time. Many more are newer varieties bred under organic conditions by regional independent seed breeders. We are a member of the Open Source Seed Network, so we have pledged to keep these independent breeders' varieties safe from patenting and available to everyone (www.osseed.org). You will also find a few "modern land races" (genetically diverse varieties) and variety mixes that offer you the opportunity to become a seed-adaptor/breeder yourself: just grow these out year after year and save seed from the plants that do best under your specific growing conditions.
We grow 100% of the seed we offer, so we have firsthand, detailed knowledge about each crop and each variety. All of our seed exceeds federal germination standards and is tested on a yearly basis. Basic growing instructions are included with each packet. For more details on growing dry beans and grains, download our free pdfs from the RESOURCES - Growing Guides tab.
Unlike seed companies that sell hybrids (which need to be purchased every year), we hope that our customers will learn to save their own seed and share them with their friends and neighbors.
To learn more about us and how we got started, check out the About Us page and the Backyard Beans & Grains Project history.
*NOTE: We no longer ship seeds outside of the United States. It has become too challenging to keep up with rising international shipping costs. If you are in British Columbia and particularly in need of a particular northwest-adapted variety that you are unable to purchase from a Canadian seed company, and are willing to pay the current exorbitant shipping costs (0ver $15 for one seed packet), please email us and we can work something out. Or visit us in Whatcom County for a pick up. Thank you for your understanding.
We grow 100% of the seed we offer, so we have firsthand, detailed knowledge about each crop and each variety. All of our seed exceeds federal germination standards and is tested on a yearly basis. Basic growing instructions are included with each packet. For more details on growing dry beans and grains, download our free pdfs from the RESOURCES - Growing Guides tab.
Unlike seed companies that sell hybrids (which need to be purchased every year), we hope that our customers will learn to save their own seed and share them with their friends and neighbors.
To learn more about us and how we got started, check out the About Us page and the Backyard Beans & Grains Project history.
*NOTE: We no longer ship seeds outside of the United States. It has become too challenging to keep up with rising international shipping costs. If you are in British Columbia and particularly in need of a particular northwest-adapted variety that you are unable to purchase from a Canadian seed company, and are willing to pay the current exorbitant shipping costs (0ver $15 for one seed packet), please email us and we can work something out. Or visit us in Whatcom County for a pick up. Thank you for your understanding.
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