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An Abenaki ground cherry variety from Vermont from Fred Wiseman’s project – Seeds of Renewal.
They are small bright yellow fruits, almost orange, which hide in an “envelope” whose texture looks a bit like paper. The physalis are part of the same family as the tomatoes. Ground cherries have a very fine and delicate taste, sweet and at the same time tart.
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Growing to 6 feet/2 metres this pole bean is a dependable producer of large, heavy, round, deep red beans that look like a ripe cranberry and have a rich full-bodied flavour. They go really well in baked beans and are a staple in Maine baked bean recipes. This is a disputed bean as many Indigenous communities claim it to be originally from their villages. I received this bean from Fred Wiseman, Abenaki from Vermont and so rightfully named it Vermont Abenaki Cranberry bean.
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Absinthe (blue tansy)
$5.00Absinthe (blue tansy)
$5.00Known for it’s intoxicating alcohol it is extremely potent on both your liver and garden!
It is a plant that helps to keep away certain parasites and my friend Patrice Fortier from La Société des plantes told me to put it at the end of my seed beds to support my plants.
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Amaranth Hot Biscuit
$4.00Amaranth Hot Biscuit
$4.00Hot Biscuit Amaranth is a delicacy for your eyes and stomach. Having the same healthy properties as the Hopi Red amaranth – Vitamin C, Iron, Fiber and protein, this beautiful plant offers lovely shades of copper and brown in your garden.
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Antares Oak leaf lettuce
$4.00Antares Oak leaf lettuce
$4.00Antares Oak Leaf Lettuce is very mild and has quite green and pink leaves that are beautiful in the garden. A slow bolting lettuce, the Antares is even compact during July. This variety was developed by Frank Morton by crossing Salad bowl and Rouge d’Hiver lettuce.
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This beautiful dried flower keeps its colour for a very long time after it has been harvested. It is originally a perennial from Australia that acts as an annual here in Quebec. Really a pleasure to have in our garden and on our table, full of color.
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Arugula Sylvetta
$4.00Arugula Sylvetta
$4.00With a nutty, spicy taste that is sometimes pungent or peppery, arugula really perks up salads, sandwiches, and even pizza. It is very cold hardy, and has a milder flavour when grown in cool weather. High in Vitamin A and potassium. Bloom time : late spring, early summer, mid-summer, late summer. Slow bolting plant unless in cold soil. Plant every 2-3 weeks for constant supply of young leaves. Will not cross with other mustard family plants. Seed can be saved for 5 years
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The bluest of blue flowers in nature, these bachelor buttons are a must in any garden. I originally knew nothing about them but when I started seed saving my grandmother, Donna Macleod asked me if I had her favorite flowers, bachelor buttons. I can see why she loves them. Easy to grow, love the challenge of tough soils these flowers are great as border or fill in plants for any garden. The origins of the plant are hard to pin down but there are traces of bachelor buttons in the tomb of Tutankhamen in Egypt.
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Beautiful pole bean that sports fiery red flowers that attract hummingbird. This plant needs to be supported as it will climb on anything around it and can actually pull down tutors if not properly staked into the ground. Can be eaten as fresh and dried beans.
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A really cute mini hot pepper that ranges in the 1000 scoville taste it is a sweet little addition to your meals. Easy to grow and does well in a pot, this Brazilian pepper is also known as the Little Beak pepper
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Black Cherry Tomato
$4.00Black Cherry Tomato
$4.00These cute little 1.5″ cherry tomatoes are a joy to have in the garden. They produce a ridiculous abundance of fruit and that you have to add a trellis to or they will take over your garden. This is a variety was developed by Vince Sapp in Florida
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Black Panther Endamame
$4.00Black Panther Endamame
$4.00The richness and the nuttiness of this particular variety is a more intense flavor, and it has a little more diversity within your plate” (Source wnyc.org)
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Black Radish
$4.00Black Radish
$4.00Black radish is one of the staples in our home over the winter. It grows super fast without much hassle and stores for a very long time in our fridge. No need for some fancy cold storage space to keep these. We love to grate the root vegetable and mix it with other roots and lettuces to keep us nice and healthy throughout the winter months. We feel good about it being a local veg in the month of April.
Good for digestion and helps to cleanse the liver, the black radish grows to about 5″ round and fits perfectly into your veg drawer in the fridge. We love to just cast the seeds out, water away and watch them grow with very little maintenance. Great for kids gardens as they don’t need to work too hard to get a crop out of it.
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This Russian heirloom beefsteak tomato is one of the most delicious tomatoes we grew this year. It is from the black tomato family and probably one of the best black tomato we grow.
It grew with very little water and produced a ridiculous amount of fruit that is set on a determinate plant.
A full rich tasting tomato, you are not going to be disappointed.
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Very cold-hardy dark green leaves with heavily savoyed texture. For early spring and fall; good cold soil emergence but a tendency to bolt in the heat.
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Blue Bear Dance Corn
$4.00Blue Bear Dance Corn
$4.00Seneca Blue Bear Dance Corn was named by Stephen McComber who is Mohawk and has been growing this variety for thirty years.
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An heirloom variety from South Africa, this perennial is a great addition to your garden. I love the blue center that makes me think of a beautiful blue eye. They grow really well in dry and difficult places so it is a great addition to a garden, especially is tough to grow places.
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Blue Iroquois Corn
$4.00Blue Iroquois Corn
$4.00This corn was gifted to Le Noyau from Stephen McComber, Mohawk Seed saver, longhouse faith keeper and lifelong gardener.
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Bred by Frank Morton Blushed Butter Cos is a combination butterhead/romaine lettuce, with 10 inch heads of ruffly leaves in variable combinations of red and green. Many will be green with red tips.
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Buffalo Creek Squash is from the Buffalo creek Iroquois reservation near Erie County in New York and is land set aside for the Seneca people of that region. The modern Buffalo Creek Reservation consists of a nine-acre plot of land, which was part of the original reservation.
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California Orange Poppy
$4.00California Orange Poppy
$4.00The California orange poppy, belonging to the Papaveraceae family, grows wild throughout California, and became the state flower in 1903.
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Carouby de Mausanne Pea
$4.00Carouby de Mausanne Pea
$4.00Carouby de Mausanne pea is a delicious chinese style snap pea that is crunchy and sweet. I obtained the seeds from Will Bonsall in Maine from the Scattered Seeds project.
This seed is said to originate from Mausanne near Avignon in Southern France. An easy to grow snap pea with beautiful flowers it will charm anyone who sees it. These peas a delicious harvested when they are very young and tender, but what makes them exceptional is that they retain their crunchy sweetness when they grow and do not get all tough and full of fibre when they are closer to the end of the season.
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Chadwick Cherry Tomato
$4.00Chadwick Cherry Tomato
$4.00These tomatoes are both juicy and prolific. The sweet flavor of the tiny (1.5″) round fruits is considered by some to be the best flavor of medium-sized cherry tomatoes. Great for just popping in the mouth or for salads.
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This heirloom tomato variety consistently ranks very high in taste tests. Slice Cherokee Purple tomato for rich, dark color and unmatched sweet, rich taste on sandwiches or in salads. The tomato is a beautiful dusky pink with a deep, rich-red interior.
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Also known as Cherokee Black, the variety is good as both a snap and a dry bean; when mature, the greenish-purple 6” pods encase shiny jet-black seeds. This bean was shared with Seed Savers Exchange by the late Dr. John Wyche of Hugo, Oklahoma. His Cherokee ancestors carried this bean over the Trail of Tears, the infamous winter death march from the Smoky Mountains to Oklahoma (1838-39) that left a trail of 4,000 graves. Pole
(source : Seed savers exchange)
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Cherry Belle Radish
$4.00Cherry Belle Radish
$4.00A really easy radish the grow. Don’t be discouraged by it’s tiny size, it packs a punch. This delicious red and white radish is good in salads, we love to grate the root vegetable and mix it with other roots and lettuces to keep us nice and healthy throughout the winter months.
Great for kids gardens as they don’t need to work too hard to get a crop out of it.
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Chioggia Heirloom Beets
$4.00Chioggia Heirloom Beets
$4.00Chioggia originated from the Venetian fishing town on Bassano Italy. Unique and beautiful candy-striped beet. Alternating rings of dark red and white make this variety a popular choice for specialty markets.
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Cleome spider flower
$4.00Cleome spider flower
$4.00This is a seed that I picked up at the OSA conference in Oregon in 2016. I really love the colours and height of this plant. You can see it from far far away. It attracts bees and is really good to partner up with tall plants such as sunflowers.
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Common Thyme
$4.00Common Thyme
$4.00Thyme is common throughout North America, but it originated in the southern Mediterranean. Experts in language tell us that thyme’s name was derived form the Greek word thumus, or courage.
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Corni Di Torro Pepper
$4.00Corni Di Torro Pepper
$4.00The name of this Italian heirloom translates as “bull’s horn”, a tribute to the full and tapered form of the peppers. The fruits – 8-10 ” long and 2 1/2″ wide – have a sweet, crunchy, full-bodied flavor, a tasty fruit that is eaten raw, fried, stuffed or grilled. days after the transplant (Source Burpee)
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Cosmonaut Volkov tomato
$4.00Cosmonaut Volkov tomato
$4.00Prolific and juicy beefsteak tomato. This compact fruit looks more like a slicing tomato than a beefsteak tomato. Originally from the Ukraine. The story behind this tomato is that it comes from the Garden of Mikhailovich Maslov who gave the name Cosmonaut Volkov after his astronaut friend Vladislav Volkov who died as he was in re-entry to earth on his first trip from the earth station in orbit. Now that is true friendship.
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Costata Romanesca is juicy and sweet-nutty flavored. It can be picked tiny and eaten whole; otherwise, it is best to harvest this summer squash at 7 to 10 inches long. Even at 15 inches long Costata Romanesca remains tender and flavorful. The male blossoms of this squash can be stuffed or breaded, cooked, and eaten. (Source harvesttotable.com)
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Country Blend Zinnia
$4.00Country Blend Zinnia
$4.00This California heirloom dates back to 1919 or 1926, there are some debates about this fact. They love heat and will bloom all summer long. They bloom more when you cut them so go ahead, decorate your home with lovely zinnias.
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Curly Moss Parsley
$4.00Curly Moss Parsley
$4.00Parsley is rich in vitamins and minerals. Moss Curled Parsley has milder flavor than the flat leaf varieties and is much more cold tolerant. The 6-8 in. plants contain more Vitamin C than an orange.
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Parsley is rich in vitamins and minerals. Mature plants that reach 6-8’’ have more vitamin C than an orange. The taste is rich and robust and keeps its flavor during cooking. We love it in Putanesca pasta.
Parsley is a biannual plant that is very rustic and can be harvested all year round if it is properly protected from the elements. Parsley prefers rich fertile soil that is well drained and humid and can be placed in full or half-sun.
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Cylindra Beets
$4.00Cylindra Beets
$4.00A well known heirloom beet, this long, delicious & red beet will provide a lot of veg for your time and energy invested. Originally from Denmark Europe in 1880, arriving in the US circa 1900, the cylindra beet is an easy to slice and easy to eat beet!
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Dakota Black Popcorn
$4.00Dakota Black Popcorn
$4.00Dakota Black popcorn has a rich and crunchy flavour. This variety was developed at the Podolls of Prairie Road Organic Farms in North Dakota. We bought this variety from Hawthorne Farms in Ontario. Thank you Kim!
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Dark Green Zucchini
$4.00Dark Green Zucchini
$4.00Dark green zucchini that keeps on giving generously. A very resilient plant, this heirloom produces beautiful 5-7′ fruit that keep on coming. Worth the space and time investment.
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Many broccoli lovers favor the variety broccoli “Di Cicco” (Brassica oleracea), which sprouts a main head in addition to many smaller offshoot florets that mature at different rates. First introduced in 1890, Di Cicco is an Italian green sprouting heirloom, or Calabrese, broccoli with a six- to eight-week harvest window.
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Dolciva Carrot
$4.00Dolciva Carrot
$4.00Great sweet flavor, juicy crunch, long storage life. Slightly tapered roots have good uniformity, bright orange color and strong, healthy tops.
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Dolloff Beans
$4.00Dolloff Beans
$4.00These beans are cute, almost lima shaped beans that need a trellis to grow or they will crawl all over the ground. The pods are large with 5-6 beans inside. They take the whole season to grow but will provide you with an abundance of seeds when fully grown. Abenaki heritage bean from Vermont, this bean is perfectly suited for Quebec as long as you get it in the ground in early May.
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Early annie Tomato
$4.00Early annie Tomato
$4.00Early Annie tomatoes are great producing plants that come up earlier than most other tomatoes during the summer.
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Early Mohawk Bean
$4.00Early Mohawk Bean
$4.00Early mohawk is a bush type bean with big pods filled with plump white/beige seeds that are speckled with a beautiful red pink spots. This may be a bush bean but it produces ALOT of seeds for its size. A worth while seed to have for small places
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The Early Tall Top Wonder beet is a short season compact sweet beet that will not disappoint. Easy to grow, delicious as a root as well as a leafy green this little root is filled to the brim with minerals and vitamins.
The beet finds its origins from Southern Europe and Babylon and has gone in and out of popularity throughout the ages. Present day, 20% of the sugars produced in the world come from beets, and most of that is produced in Poland.
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Echinacea
$4.00Echinacea
$4.00We find the Echinacea flower so beautiful and this is why we grow it. It attracts butterflies with their big and beautiful flower and they are perennial! Easy peasy. The flowers, leaves and roots are medicinal but you have to wait a couple of years before harvesting the roots. This plant is a local heirloom variety.
A great pollinator and worth having around, the echinacea will always come back!
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Elberta pea
$4.00Elberta pea
$4.00This pea is a very versatile pea. High in protein and low in calories, you will find that you can use the elberta pea in multiple situations from animal feed to delicious soups, stews, salads and rice dishes.
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Emerald Gem Melon
$4.00Emerald Gem Melon
$4.00Emerald Gem Melons were introduced by Burpee’s Seed Company in 1886. Now considered a heritage variety.
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A non-trailing dwarf single variety with deep velvety Orange-Scarlet flowers and small, neat dark leaves which are especially pretty in salads.
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Esmee Arugula
$4.00Esmee Arugula
$4.00Beautiful fine leaves are incised with a rounded oak shapes leaves. A wonderful flavor that is nuttier than spicy sets Esmee apart from other arugula cultivars. The beautifully shaped leaves are straight and tall, perfect for bunching or bagging. Fast growth and very cold tolerance.
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Evening Primrose
$4.00Evening Primrose
$4.00This Mexican heirloom plant has its origins as long as 70,000 years ago, and sports beautiful yellow bell shaped flowers. Indigenous Mayans used to eat the roots and leaves and this plant is still being used in natural herbal medicinal practices. This bi-annual is hardy and will reseed itself continually. It loves to grow in fields and abandoned spaces.
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Fin de Gourmet pea
$4.00Fin de Gourmet pea
$4.00Fin de Gourmet pea has been shared with Le Noyau from the Scattered Seeds project that is run by Will Bonsall in Maine. A thin and sweet pea!
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Forme de Coeur Tomato
$4.00Forme de Coeur Tomato
$4.00A very cute heart shaped tomato, this plant produces very steady and constantly throughout the season. It is at risk of extinction and is a Quebec heirloom variety.
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French classic with oblong, blunt-tipped shape and healthy radish spiciness. Try them raw with butter and salt, or butter-poached with sourdough bread and fresh herbs.
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These tomatoes are both firm and prolific. The sweet flavour of the tiny (1.5″) long fruits is considered by some to ressemble that of a green grape. We had a hard time keeping up with the amount of tomatoes that this plant was producing. Great for just popping in the mouth or for salads.
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Gastro Maple pea
$4.00Gastro Maple pea
$4.00This pea is a very versatile pea. High in protein and low in calories, you will find that you can use the maple pea in multiple situations from animal feed to delicious soups, stews, salads and rice dishes.
It is a pea that is more known in the middle east and is used in fruit salads there. The origins of this pea are said to be from Lancashire England
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Genovese Basil
$4.00Genovese Basil
$4.00Genovese Basil (Ocimum Basilicum) is also known as Sweet Basil and originally comes from Genoa, Savona and Imperia. It is the preferred basil in cooking pesto (from the word pestâ which literally means to crush) and Genoese sauce is a mix of pestâ basil, olive oil, parmesan & sardinian pecorino cheese, pine nuts, salt and garlic. The people of Italy have been using this basil since the 16th century.
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German Chamomile
$4.00German Chamomile
$4.00The name Chamomile comes from the Greek word meaning “ground apple.” Its history dates back at least to ancient Egypt, where Chamomile tea was prescribed as a cold remedy. The Romans enjoyed it as a beverage, as well as an incense.
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Golden Acre Cabbage
$4.00Golden Acre Cabbage
$4.00Round and solid, with a delicate but crisp texture and a sweet and spicy nuance of butter when cooked. Few exterior leaves; short harvest window. Suitable habit for dense plantations. Popular since 1920
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The pepper is native to Central and South America, An American favorite since the 1920s. Popular since the 1920s, this is the golden version of the red California Wonder.
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Goldrush yellow wax bean
$4.00Goldrush yellow wax bean
$4.00A nice crisp yellow wax bean that has proven itself time and time again in gardens and on farmers market stands.
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The Greengage is a somewhat smaller plant, with fruit 1 1/2 inches in diameter and two seed chambers to a berry, and is lemon yellow in color. In fruit that is true to type, the jelly mass in slightly under ripe fruit is green. This turns yellow when the fruit it ripe. The flavor of this tomato is the best of this small type. (Source Motherearthnews.com)
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Haricots Black Nightfall
$4.00Haricots Black Nightfall
$4.00These heavily productive vines will need support, but your harvest will be worth it. ALOT of snacking beans as well as a generous amount of dried beans made this bean a winner in our gardens this year. Growing up to 5-7′ the 5″ pods that house 4-6 beans each. I got this variety from Rebecca Ivanoff at a seed swap in London Ontario at a EFAO conference. -
Originally from Chile and Argentina this bean produced really well in Southern Quebec. Rich tasting and about the size of a kidney bean, they are such a beauty to look at.
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An old French Canadian heirloom originally from the Cantin family of Quebec where it was grown for generations. The mustard colored seeds are used for delicious baked beans. Similar to Worchester Indian (Old Canada Bush Bean) which is one of the oldest types of beans except for the intense coloration of the seed. An early bean that dries beautifully on the plant and is easy to shell.
(Source: heritageharvestseeds.com)
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Hidatsa Red is a very productive half climbing bean that can reach up to 4′ . Usually producing 5-7 small seeds per pod, the Hidatsa bean makes for good salads and soups. They are not as big as say the iroquois cornbread but they do pack a nice nutty punch. The history behind the seed is that they come from the Dakota people near the Missouri river. Le Noyau will make it a priority to communicate with the community and find out more about it’s history and the women who worked to save the seed for so many generations.
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Hidatsa Shield pole bean
$4.00Hidatsa Shield pole bean
$4.00Hidatsa shield is a very productive pole bean that can grow up to 8′ high. It produces 5-7 seeds per pod and they go very well with salads and soups. The story I have found online is that this seed is from the Missouri delta river and originally belonged to the Dakota people. This seed is described in the amazing book ‘Buffalo Bird Woman’ (Maxidiwiac Waheenee). This book was written in 1839 from the words of Buffalo Bird woman. This is a sacred seed for their community.
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Hillbilly potato leaf
$4.00Hillbilly potato leaf
$4.00This heirloom tomato can be traced by to Virginia circa 1800s. Very tasty, plump and not too many seeds. I got these seeds from my new friend Jason Lahue. A tomato and pepper enthusiast who shared his seeds and his love of these plants with me.
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Hungarian Hot Wax Pepper
$3.50Hungarian Hot Wax Pepper
$3.50Hungarian Hot Wax has a scoville score of 1000 to 15000. Introduced into Europe around the 16th century, it was quickly adopted by Hungarian kitchens and introduced into their cooking.
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Large, tapering fruits are long and narrow, often with the bull horn curve for which they are named. Quickly turns gold and then a beautiful deep crimson color with sweet, full-bodied flavor when fully ripe
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Iroquois Cornbread Beans
$4.00Iroquois Cornbread Beans
$4.00A great cornbread bean that grows very easily, a bush bean but can be semi vining, looking for something to hold to. Alot of pods on the plant, so much so that they get heavy and can fall down. I had to stake them to ensure that they did not fall over. These beans go well in salads, chili and soup. Very versatile and tasty, creamier than a kidney bean.
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This beautiful and delicious squash is the ancestor of the well known butternut squash. It still packs a delicious punch and is very versatile in the kitchen. Either when you are making soup, casseroles or salads, you can include this wonderful squash.
I originally got these seeds from Dave Arquette, a Mohawk seed saver from Akwesasne who I had the chance to meet when I went to the 6 Nations seed festival in 2017.
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Jacobs Cattle Bean
$4.00Jacobs Cattle Bean
$4.00The beans flavoring is fruity, rich and nutty, its consistency, dense and meaty. Jacobs Cattle shelling beans are edible at all periods of maturity.
Though Jacob’s Cattle shelling beans can be eaten raw when young, they are most suited as a soup and cassoulet bean as the beans hold their shape under long cooking, stand up well to plenty of seasoning, and possess a rich aroma when slow cooked. -
Japanese Daikon Radish
$4.00Japanese Daikon Radish
$4.00The daikon radish is such a treat for us in the winter. We love this long storage root vegetable that is a well known variety to people in Japan and now loved by Quebecers here.
long white carrot looking roots 5-8″ that are delicious in salads and in fermentations.
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Jasmin scented Nicotinia
$4.00Jasmin scented Nicotinia
$4.00Originally from South America, this plant is a gem to have in the garden as it releases its incredible smell all afternoon and into dusk. The flowers attract moths and this is how pollinisation happens. Very easy to grow and a beautiful addition to your garden.
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These seeds came from my dear mother in-law Ginette Pélissier who took it from her mothers garden years before. I was gifted the very same plant when she sold her house and no longer could care for the plant. It has been a very generous plant that seems to grow really well in full sun as well as half shade. The flower has its history steeped in religion and the Middle East.
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Jimmy Nardello pepper
$4.00Jimmy Nardello pepper
$4.00A delicious sweet frying. The seeds come from Mr. Jimmy Nardello who got them from his mother. She has brought them with her when she immigrated from the Basilica region in Southern Italy.
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Kahnawake Pole beans
$4.00Kahnawake Pole beans
$4.00A delicious pole bean from Kahnawake. What makes this bean so amazing is that it can be eaten off the vine all season long, even as the seeds are swelling in the pod. It is also very tasty when it is a dried bean.
These beans will climb and climb if given the trellis to do so. Great to cover a wall!
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Very rare and delicious cucumber. We were gifted this seed at the OSA conference in 2017 and have been growing it ever since. It is a great pickling cucumber that can be harvested at 4-6″, however this is not the surprise that we love so much. Let this fruit mature until the flesh is yellow and brown and harvest to discover a delightful white flesh inside that tastes like a mix between cucumber and melon. This firm and sweet fleshed cucumber is said to originate with the Kaiser of Russia, Alexander, who delighted in it’s flavour and texture.
We can’t get enough of it!
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King of the Early Bean
$4.00King of the Early Bean
$4.00A lovely, spotted red baking bean, “King” ripens early and then expands to several times its original size when soaked.
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Laitue Romaine Olga
$4.00Laitue Romaine Olga
$4.00Romaine type lettuce that is very cold hardy. This variety was bred by the amazing Frank Morton from Wild Garden Seeds.
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Lebanese Za’atar
$4.00Lebanese Za’atar
$4.00These Lebanese za’atar seeds were gifted to me by Owen Bridge from Annapolis seeds in Nova Scotia and they grew very well here in Stanbridge East. This plant was gifted to Owen from his good friend Niki Jabboour. This plant botanically ressembles summer savory. We have been drinking it in a tea over the winter season to keep our bodies strong. Almost tastes like a mix between oregano and hyssop.
Za’atar is a mix of a variety of herbs and spices used in Middle Eastern cooking, often on breads and pizzas.
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Lemon Cucumber
$4.00Lemon Cucumber
$4.00“They are considered a great dainty by those who are fond of that popular vegetable. They have all the desired qualities of a good cucumber, slightly flavored with lemon, whichgives them a decided advantage over the common kind.”(Source 1894 catalog of Samuel Wilson) -
Often called a “showstopper”, it can grow to 8 feet and tolerates a wide variety of soil conditions. It can with-stand very dry soil.
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Lows Champion Bean
$4.00Lows Champion Bean
$4.00The plants grow about 12 to 15 inches tall, remaining very compact, and bear pods that hang down straight to touch the ground. The flowers are pale pink, yielding long, flat stringless pods about 4 1/2 to 6 inches long. There are normally 4 to 5 seeds per pod, oval in shape, and very dark red when ripe. The beans ripen in 70 days and are therefore considered one of the best for short-season areas, hence the immense popularity of this variety in New England.
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Marketmore 76 Cucumber
$4.00Marketmore 76 Cucumber
$4.00An interesting cucumbers to grow for all gardeners, especially for those without a greenhouse. This variety is resistant to downy mildew.
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A perfect extra long stringless filet. Dark green bush bean averages a very straight 7”. Slender, firm texture with excellent flavour. Beans hold well on plants. High yields.
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Mizuna
$4.00Mizuna
$4.00Japanese mustard greens,or spider mustard is a cultivated crop plant from the specie Brassica juncea var. japonica a dark green, serrated leafed plant.
“piquant, mild peppery flavor…slightly spicy, but less so than arugula.” It is also used in stir fries, soups, and nabemo (Japanese hot pots).
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Moon & Stars Watermelon
$4.00Moon & Stars Watermelon
$4.00Moon and stars shined this summer in our garden. Big juicy watermelons, with thin skin and alot of fruit! My biggest melon was 28lbs and my smallest was 20lbs. The originally seed comes from the Peter Henderson seed company of New York in 1926. Gardeners stopped growing it for decades and it was reintroduced in 1981 by Merle Van Doren of Macon, Missouri. Merle shared it with the seed savers exchange .
My good friend Janice Brant from Tyendenaga shared the original seeds with me.
In 2019 I was happy to visit the Kenhteke seed sanctuary in Tyendenaga, and Janice shared alot of seed knowledge and stories. Nia:wen Kowa Janice.
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There are 2 stories that are surrounding this tomato.
It is said that William Estler from Barboursville, West Virginia first developed this variety by crossing and stabilizing 6 different varieties of tomatoes. He then grew out the tomatoes, sold 6000 of them at 1$ a pop and was able to pay the mortgage on his greenhouse in the 1920s.
The second story is that in 1940, M.C. Byles of Logan West Virginia registers the ‘Radiator Charlie Mortgage Lifter tomato.’ This is another strain from the same family as the original Mortgage Lifter tomato.
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Motherwort
$4.50Motherwort
$4.50To the dismay of some of my landlords, I have transplanted and travelled this plant every time I have moved. Dismay because it is a perennial that does take up space, but what a perennial it is. A pollinator plant that attracts all sorts of friendly insects, motherwort is also a medicinal plant that helps with palpitations and monthly moon time living.
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Known for its deeply ridged, flat shape, this late maturing pumpkin is popular both for its decorative qualities and its long storage ability. When mature, the skin has a rich tan shade and the flesh is sweet. Usually grows from from 5-10 lbs. (Source everwilde.com)
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National Pickling cucumbers in particular come from the research of George Starr of Michigan State University, who was commissioned by the National Pickle Packers Association to produce a pickle that would perform equally well for small and large pickles. The resulting cucumber excelled all expectations when it was offered to the public in 1924. (Source : everwilde.com)
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Abenaki pole bean that ressembles a red and white yin yang symbol. This seed was generously donated to Le Noyau from Fred Wiseman and the Seeds of Renewal project in Vermont. This bean takes the whole season to grow so make sure you get it in the ground early and you will ensure a bountiful harvest.
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This is an Onondaga Iroquois sunflower from the Tuscarora community in the United States of Turtle Island. The Tuscarora were the 6th nation to be added to the Iroquois nation. It was grown by Neill Patterson who is a seed saver and wild food forager.
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Opal Creek Pea
$4.00Opal Creek Pea
$4.00Golden Snap’ became Opal Creek, named in honour of an ancient forest in Oregon. It’s not easy to find, but Dr Kapuler, who has dedicated his life to breeding superb open-pollinated vegetables for the public domain, made it available through the Seed Savers Exchange in the US so it has been doing the rounds among seed swappers. (Source Daughters of the Soil)
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This beautiful medicinal plant is not only good for human health but also for the incredibly micro-biological health of the soil. It attracts pollinators, and easily reseeds itself every year. We love using it teas (mixed with sage) or to help clean out infected cuts (soaking your finger or cut in a cooled down calendula tea).
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Panisse Lettuce
$4.00Panisse Lettuce
$4.00Green compact oakleaf lettuce is an easy lettuce to grow, that requires very little space, and is open to everyone, even if you only have a balcony. -
Penobscot pumpkin
$5.00Penobscot pumpkin
$5.00The Penobscot is a gifted seed from Fred Wiseman and the Seeds of renewal project in Vermont. It is similar to a zucchini in the way it grows around the crown base of the plant. The summer squash is delicious in pies and soups and really goes well with any spice that you add to it, almost magnifying the flavour. Very rare and delicious plant.
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This was a gift from my friend Carole Dansereau who is an ecological gardener who offers activities in the local elementary school in Notre-Dame de Stanbridge. A beautiful annual flower that is used as a green manure as well as a pollinator plant. This plant flowers all season long so it is a great source of nectar for the bees. The plant originally comes from the deserts of the Southwest US / Northern Mexico / Turtle Island.
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Provider Bush Bean
$4.00Provider Bush Bean
$4.00A great addition to the garden. An incredibly productive string bean plant that often needs support when the plant is full of 7″ pods. Easy to grow and adapts to many soils this bean will not disappoint the small garden or the market garden. Introduced in 1965 by horticulturist Dr. Hoffman of the U.S. Vegetable Laboratory in South Carolina
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Purple Top Turnip
$4.00Purple Top Turnip
$4.00A white turnip that is easy to grow and has a great light taste. A real gem to produce on our farm, and so easy to harvest the seeds. The root vegetable is an heirloom from either India or Europe, this is the current debate. It is part of the brassica family.
We love making fries with this vegetable. Don’t cook it too long or they get too soft!
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Rapini Spring Raab
$4.00Rapini Spring Raab
$4.00The flavor of rapini is nutty, bitter, and pungent. The flavour is also reminiscent of mustard greens. Rapini is a source of vitamins A, C, and K, as well as potassium, calcium, and iron. (Source Wikipedia)
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This beautiful almost 90% red/maroon lettuce is truly a spectacular gem in the garden. Pointed leaves resembling the ears of a deer, this lettuce does not disappoint. I was surprised at how sweet and tender the leaves stay even when it has been growing in the garden for a while.
Slow to bolt and gorgeous in a salad, you will want to try out this amazing nutty flavoured lettuce in your garden!
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Red Express Cabbage
$4.00Red Express Cabbage
$4.00Small heads with a striking purple color and subtle sweetness makes this cabbage a wonder. It is a newly created cabbage with open pollination grown specifically for Canada and the northern United States. This is the first free pollinated cabbage that has been developed for years and deserves to be recognized! (Source Cottage Gardener) -
Red Kuri Winter Squash
$4.00Red Kuri Winter Squash
$4.00Red kuri squash is thin skinned orange colored winter squash, that has the appearance of a small pumkin without the ridges. It belongs to the Hubbard squash group.
Red kuri squash is commonly called “Japanese squash”, “orange Hokkaido squash”, “baby red hubbard squash”, or “Uchiki kuri squash”. In Japan, the word kuri may refer to either the squash discussed in this article or to Japanese chestnuts. In France, it is called potimarron, and in the United Kingdom, it is commonly called “onion squash”.
This hardy squash grows to maturity in full sun and is drought tolerant.
Source : Wikipedia
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Red Mohawk Corn
$4.00Red Mohawk Corn
$4.00Mohawk Red can be used as a flour corn in soups, casseroles and cereal. This is a corn gifted to me from Uncle Bear Gilles who is Innu and living in Québec.
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Red Russian Kale
$4.00Red Russian Kale
$4.00Bright purple stems and slate green, deeply lobed foliage. Leaves are tender, smooth and very sweet compared to other kales.
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Really prolific cherry tomato plant that kept on giving many many tomatoes. A lot of multi-layered flowers. A German heirloom that came to the U.S. in 1850 and landed in Pennsylvania.
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Reumberto Roma Tomato
$4.00Reumberto Roma Tomato
$4.00This is an heirloom tomato from Italy. A long roma tomato that is squared on the sides, it is bursting with flavour. It is a really good tomato to use in canning and sauces.
It is said that this tomato was gifted to the king Umberto I di Savoia, king of Italie when he was visiting Naples Italy in 1878.
This is tomato is also known as the “Fiascone” tomato and is said to be the ancestor to the San Marzano tomato that is so well known for it’s flavour.
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Ring of Fire Hot Pepper
$4.00Ring of Fire Hot Pepper
$4.00A little compact hot pepper plant that gives at least 20-30 fruits. This plant was really easy to grow and has the greatest name, it makes me think of Johnny Cash. 15,000 scoville
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Robin Egg beans
$4.00Robin Egg beans
$4.00This is a very productive, sweet and easy to grow climbing bean. It will need a trellis or something to grow on, as it loves to climb. At home, we love to eat this bean in salads and as a flour substitute for brownies and other treats.
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Rockwell Bean
$4.00Rockwell Bean
$4.00This was a fun and easy bean to grow in the garden. A compact bush bean that generously give 4-5″ pods filled with delicious red and white beans. They do not take up a lot of space in the garden and can be grown close together as they do not spread too much in diameter. Looking forward to growing out more next year.
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Large (10-15 cm) barrel shaped onions are a bright rosy red color and have a sweet, pungent taste and firm texture. Flat on top tapering to a narrow rounded bottom. Great storage onion.
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Rouge d’Hiver Lettuce
$4.00Rouge d’Hiver Lettuce
$4.00Delicious and tasty, this lettuce brings color and zest to salads. Heritage, red Roman type from France. Listed in the Vilmorin vegetable garden book from 1885. The red and green leaves take a redder hue in cold weather. (Source Rare Seeds) -
Rutabaga Joan
$4.00Rutabaga Joan
$4.00This rutabaga is renowned for its flavour and texture, smooth and easy to cook with. It goes well in casseroles, soups and as a side dish, mashed! The origins of this root vegetable are not quite clear. It seems that is may be a natural hybrid between the wild cabbage and the wild turnip in Northern Europe. It likes cold climates so the running theory is that it is from Sweden or the Scandinavian regions.
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Samara Lettuce
$4.00Samara Lettuce
$4.00This Russian Heirloom lettuce has been said to originate from the Volga River in the town of Samara. A delicious well rounded head of lettuce, the leaves are green with pink hues. The lettuce seems to be able to tolerate a little bit of heat and takes a little bit longer to bolt than other varieties of lettuce we have had in the garden.
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Santo Coriander
$4.00Santo Coriander
$4.00Coriander (Coriandrum Sativum) also known as cilantro is a culinary herb from the apiaceae family. All parts of the plant are edible, but the fresh leaves and the dried seeds are what are most traditionally used in cooking.
The Santo variety is well known for its pronounced and robust taste, its ability to not bolt as fast as the other varieties and a large production of leaves per plant.
Companion planting : Caraway, tansy, yarrow, mint, basil, eggplant, potato, tomato, peppers, fruit trees.
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Extremely productive climbing dry bean, this beige and deep red speckled seed is a delight in the on your plate. Small seed that is very tasty and versatile for the recipes in the kitchen that will not disappoint any gardener willing to try a new bean in their garden. Seeds given to me by Stephen McComber Mohawk Seed saver from Kahnawake.
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Seneca Flint corn
$4.00Seneca Flint corn
$4.00Seneca Flint can be used as a flour corn in soups, casseroles and cereal. Seneca Flint was grown for over 40 years by Stephen McComber who is a Mohawk seed saver, longhouse faithkeeper and avid gardener from Kahnawake.
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Pollinators love this plant. The flowers can bloom twice in one season – at the beginning and at the end.
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Shanghai Green Bok Choy
$4.00Shanghai Green Bok Choy
$4.00Bok choy has been cultivated for centuries in China. It has played as vital role in cuisines as well as traditional Chinese medicine.Bok choy contains wealthy amounts of Vitamin K, C, A, magnesium, calcium, manganese, potassium and iron. It is also known as powerhouse of nutrients. Vitamin A is vital for proper functioning of immune system. Vitamin C acts as antioxidant which assists the body to counteract free radicals. It supplies ample amounts of potassium for healthy nerve and muscle function.
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Soisson Green pole bean
$4.00Soisson Green pole bean
$4.00A very productive vine that reached the top of my 6′ trellis and fell over the other side as well. A French heirloom that are delicious in Cassoulet meals – slow cooked meals.
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Soldier Bean
$4.00Soldier Bean
$4.00Soldier beans, also called red-eye beans, come from New England, where Americans have been growing them since the 1800s. It received its name because if you look real close the red marking looks like a little toy soldier standing with it’s arms beside it’s body.
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Sparky French Marigold
$4.00Sparky French Marigold
$4.00Marigolds are hardy, annual plants and are great plants for cheering up any garden. Marigold cultivars in this group grow 5 inches to 18 inches high. Flower colors are red, orange and yellow. Red and orange bicolor patterns are also found. Flowers are smaller (2 inches across). French Marigolds are ideal for edging flowerbeds and in mass plantings. They also do well in containers and window boxes. (Source: theflowerexpert.com)
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This beautiful bush bean produces an abundance of bean pods that have brown and pink speckled beans. They keep their shape during cooking and are great in soups. The origins of this seed is not confirmed but it is said to be from the Algonquins from Turtle island.
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The story behind this lettuce is that it originates with the mennonites from the Eastern parts of the US, in Pennsylvania. It also goes by the name of Golden spotted because of how deeply rich its almost maroon spots are on the leaves.
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St-Hubert Pea
$4.00St-Hubert Pea
$4.00This green pea is ideal for drying, requires a tutor since it can reach 3 to 4 feet in height. Its white flowers give a subtle soft color to the garden that will produce beautiful green pods. Rare and hard to find. Is considered to be on the verge of extinction. “(Source Potager d’Antan)
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Straight 8 Cucumber
$4.00Straight 8 Cucumber
$4.00An heirloom cucumber from 1935 that grows up to 8″ that grows really fast and well. This fruit is thick from one end of the cucumber to the other and therefore makes a great slicing cucumber.
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This heirloom, All-America Selections winner is a cuke for all seasons. Pick when 8″ long for top flavor.
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This beautiful medicinal plant is not only good for human health but also for the health of the soil. It attracts pollinators, and easily reseeds itself every year. We love using it teas (mixed with sage) or to help clean out infected cuts (soaking your finger or cut in a cooled down calendula tea).
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Sugar Snap Pea
$4.00Sugar Snap Pea
$4.00They are considered one of the oldest crops and have provided humans with nutrition and sustenance since before civilization as we know it. The wider opinion is that they were originally from Central Asia or the Middle East.
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Sussex Flax
$4.00Sussex Flax
$4.00Such a beauty in the garden. I love how it sways in the wind with its green and blue/purple colours. I obtained this seed when I was in Oregon at the OSA conference and had no clue how incredible they would be in the garden. A good source of omega oils, flax is also a natural phytoestrogen.
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This variety was developed by Brad Gates from Wild Boar farms. It was a real beauty in the garden as it stuck out with its green, apricot and yellow colours.
It is a sweet, savory and mildly acidic tomato that allows it to be versatile a variety of dishes from sauces to salads. Kids love them too!
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Sweet Chocolat Pepper
$4.00Sweet Chocolat Pepper
$4.00Sweet chocolat is a nice round thick walled pepper that is green then turns to a nice purple brown color, hence the name. The plant is very generous with its fruit and very little work is required to maintain the plant.
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Sweet Salsa Pepper
$4.00Sweet Salsa Pepper
$4.00Sweet, flavourful cone shape pimento pepper. Also known as Spanish Cherry and lipstick pepper.
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Aubergine Ping Tung
Aubergine du patrimoine de Taiwan, Ping a un goût prononcé, mais pas amer, qui s’apprête très bien dans les grillades et des lasagnes aubergine et parmesan. Peau mince et très facile à cuire. Très productive, les aubergines ont environ 4-6″ chaque. Vous allez en avoir tellement les voisins vont en recevoir en cadeau!
Commencer 8-12 semaines avant dernier gel, vous pouvez les transplanter dans le sol ou bien dans un pot. ADORENT le chaud alors trouver la place le plus ensoleillée!
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Tene Beans
$4.00Tene Beans
$4.00An old heirloom Marrowfat type bean that has been grown by the Locke Family of Grand Manan, NB for 3 generations. The large white oval seeds are excellent for baking with wonderful flavor.
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Tokyo Bekana
$4.00Tokyo Bekana
$4.00Tokyo Bekana is distinguished for being an extremely loose head and lightweight cabbage, more lettuce-like than cabbage-like in flavor and texture. At harvest age, its tender yet crisp ruffled and expanded lime green leaves are supported by narrow white petioles.
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Tom Thumb Popcorn
$4.00Tom Thumb Popcorn
$4.00Yellow dwarf popcorn that is easy to produce. The original seed is supposed to historically be Abenaki. This variety was improved upon by professor E. Meader at the University of New Hampshire.
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Tondo Liscio Tomato
$4.00Tondo Liscio Tomato
$4.00This Italian heirloom open pollinated favorite produces lots of red, sweet tasting 8-10 ounce fruit. The vines have dense foliage, and are loaded with globe shaped, solid tomatoes. Indeterminate vines.
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Improved gold beet with mild flavor and vibrant color retained in cooking.
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Trout Lettuce
$4.00Trout Lettuce
$4.00Austrian heirloom romaine lettuce, this is a speckled variety that has a nice buttery flavor and thick leaves.
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Valencia Heirloom Tomato
$4.00Valencia Heirloom Tomato
$4.00Round, smooth fruits average 8-10 oz. Their meaty interiors have few seeds. This midseason tomato is among the best for flavor and texture.
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These are the most interesting and versatile pumpkins we sell. They have a delicious flesh that is nutty and bright orange/yellow. The shell or skin of the pumpkin is almost a gourd like bowl so you can harvest the flesh and then use the bowl afterwards. But the piece de resistance is that the seeds are naked seeds. They can be eaten immediately because they don’t have a protective shell around the actual seed. So yummy and a treat in the garden, you will need to stop yourself from planting it everywhere!
This seed was selected by Will Bonsall from the Scattered Seeds project and shared with Le Noyau farms. Will has shared that the original seeds are from Macedonia, however, he is still doing research on the specific origins of the seeds. We will keep you posted.
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These tomatoes are both juicy and prolific. The sweet and soft flavour. A very early setting fruit, we were surprised by how firm and velvety this tomato stayed even after harvesting. Does not get pasty.
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This seed is an heirloom originally from the Algonquin community but not directly linked to one community in particular. It is a well known bean to be used in slow cooked meals. It is closest related to the Héritage Doré bean.
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Xanthos Cosmos
$4.00Xanthos Cosmos
$4.00Pollinators love this plant. The flowers are a beautiful soft yellow that bloom all season long. A newly developed variety from Van Hemert & Co, this flower gets it’s name from the Greek work for yellow. It will come back every year if you let dead head flowers fall to the ground.
A lovely addition to a flower bed, Xanthos is a must!
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Yellow Cippolini Onion
$4.00Yellow Cippolini Onion
$4.00The name Cipollini translates from Italian to “little onion”. Common Cipollini onion varieties are Gold Princess, Flat of Italy, Bianca di Maggio and Noordhollandse Bloedrode. They can be distinguished by three colors: white, yellow and red. (Source specialtyproduce.com)
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Yellow Eye Bean
$4.00Yellow Eye Bean
$4.00When cooked, this beautiful and versatile bean plumps and has a smooth, almost creamy texture. High in protein, complex carbohydrates, and dietary fiber, yellow eye beans are also an excellent source of vitamins and minerals, particularly Vitamin A and iron.
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Beautiful yellow flowers that were such a sight to see on our farm. We loved how they stood out from the rest and put a smile on our face. Easy to produce and really good for your body and soil health, it was a no brainer for us to offer this seed to you, our beloved customers.
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Possibly the most popular yellow heirloom variety of tomato, the Yellow Pear gets its name from its color and shape. This variety dates back to the 1800s and is a vigorous indeterminate. It produces generously with an abundance of small, yellow pear-shaped tomatoes that are sweet, but mild in flavor. These are a popular table tomato and are relatively cold tolerant (for a tomato), giving them the ability to produce later into the fall than others might. (Source gardeningchannel.com)
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Yellowstone Carrot
$4.00Yellowstone Carrot
$4.00Long, sunflower-yellow carrots with strong, feathery tops. Extremely productive and adaptable to many growing conditions; one of the easiest carrots to grow.