Finding organic seed companies?

In the Seeds of Change catalog that I have it says there seeds are 100% open-pollinated, 100% GMO-free, and 100% USDA Certified Organically Grown in accordance with National Organic Standards and meet or exceed Federal germination requirements. They also show the latin name by each of the seeds they sell. It's in the catalog, on their website and on the seed packets I got from them.

Does anyone know of any other company that also sells seeds like this? I don't buy seeds from a company unless it is 100% of each of the above.

I have seen several organic and open-polinated seed companies, but none so far have had the latin name for the seeds listed. This part is important to me because I want to make sure I know exactly what is being planted and so that I don't put related crops too close together. Another reason is that I try to use crop rotation in my garden, which is hard to do correctly if you don't know the exact species you are planting.

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FableEvilAssassinThief
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I like Seeds of Change. I usually order at least a few packets of seeds every year.

I have read, and been told, that the process to get seed certified organic is often too expensive for small producers. I believe Southern Exposure Seed Exchange talks about that on their web page.

I would also suggest that the whole non-GMO is more of an advertising thing. I can't think of any seed company that specializes in heirlooms and open-pollinated vegetables that knowingly use GMO crops. And since the problem with GMO contamination is that it has to be pretty high for a random sample to show the contamination, I don't know how good that "guarantee" is.

Are there any seed companies that sell primarily to the home gardener that advertise GMO's as a feature?

Most of the companies I deal with include the Latin name if it's not obvious, like if a pepper is _C baccatuum_ or _C chinense_ instead of the more common _C annuum_.

Have you considered emailing the companies and asking for the information you want?

Penelope

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Penelope Periwinkle

Cooks Garden sells organic seeds for some thing. They are clearly labeled in the catalog so you can be sure of ordering the ones you want.

The organic seeds are in a separate section of their website;

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Marcella Peek

Horizon Herbs

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I'm pretty sure Johnny's does too, although not all are organic.

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kate

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