Southern Exposure Seed Exchange was voted amongst the top 15 vegetable seed companies in the Mother Earth News 2011 Seed Company Survey, with input from hundreds of gardeners. We came in 8th out of more than 100 companies! Here’s what the Mother Earth News article has to say about us:
I can’t say it enough; there’s nothing more enjoyable than having the opportunity to taste all the mouth-watering treats you’ve harvested from your own garden. Whether it’s straight off the vine or included in your favorite recipe, nothing compares to the fresh, juicy flavors of garden-grown vegetables. If you’re anything like me when it comes to harvesting, there always seems to be the question of what to do with everything. Recipes from th
As far back as at least 6000 BC, domesticated crops were grown in China. Those crops varied dramatically owing to the many different environments and cultures throughout the country (or empire), but it’s known that crops including millet, varieties of the mustard family, beans, wheat and rice have been grown in substantial quantities for thousands of years. And yet, according to a new study led by Dr. Yiching Song from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (and seed bank organize
Parsley. Frank Morton is talking about parsley, possibly the least sexy, most maligned herb imaginable, often relegated to the role of garnish. And he’s excited. “Parsley could be the new kale. You laugh, but I might make this happen,” says the owner of Wild Garden Seed, who’s spent much of the past 30-odd years living off the grid in Philomath, Oregon, where he breeds new lettuces, quinoas, and other edible plants. Morton is currently experimenting with p
Growing waist-high from black plastic pots, the Nepali Mountain Sativa looks like any other marijuana plant: the sets of leaves reach for a set of carefully-timed lights, swaying from the push and pull of fans in the Lafayette, Colorado warehouse. But to Ben Holmes, the Nepali is a prize of his seed collection. The heirloom plant is a link to the past he hopes will help him breed the next great marijuana seed. ‘I want to be the first guy to register a strain of cannab