Large filterable database of plants common to North Carolina (but close enough for Kentucky). Extra handy due to the "edible" filter for foraging.

Discover Mountain Valley Garlic's organic seed garlic and seed potatoes. Buy heirloom varieties. Mnt Valley Garlic offers the best mnt valley garlic.

Join The Society of St. Andrew in gleaning fresh produce to fight hunger and reduce food waste. Volunteer, donate, and support food recovery efforts nationwide.

A growing number of people are taking an interest in herbal medicine. Why learn herbalism now? For many, it is a way to deeply learn and lean into the nature right outside their door. Further, learning how to identify, prepare, preserve, and use medicinal plants helps you take health into your own hands.

On this page you will find useful seed-saving resources to get you started in saving some of your own seed.

The Library in its entirety is a compendium of the Technological and Industrial Knowledge of the 1800 through early 1900s with a few books from even earlier periods. It is the knowledge needed to rebuild a technological and industrial infrastructure from scratch when the modern infrastructure ceases to function.

A set of online horticulture courses.

Jelitto Perennial Seeds specializes since 1957 in seed production, breeding and seed technology, and offers seeds of perennials, annuals, biennials, ornamental grasses, herbs, etc.

Returning native plants to the Maine landscape.

Sylvatica Forest Farm is a hub to educate the local and regional community on the importance of forest farming, herbalism and land stewardship within a long-term conservation mindset. Our practices are rooted in whole ecosystem health, land regeneration and climate smart solutions for diverse small-scale farms.

You want a scythe? I can get you a scythe, believe me. There are ways, Dude. You don't wanna know about it, believe me.

A state-by-state list of sources for native plants and seeds.

A 1942 guide to growing your own victory garden.

An organization working to keep Southern Appalachian heirloom seeds going. Sooooo many beans in the shop!

Maps for seed libraries on your community. Think little free libraries but gardening!

Fedco is a Maine-based worker/consumer-owned cooperative specializing in gardening, farming and orcharding supplies from our warehouses in Clinton, ME.

EFN is a non-profit organization committed to truly sustainable agriculture and justice for all people. Along with our team of over 50 small growers and dedicated staff and volunteers, we do our best to produce unique and high quality seeds without exploiting the planet or its inhabitants. We strive for transparency and fairness in all of our practices. Every purchase supports our non-profit work facilitating collaborative research and plant breeding to make farming more sustainable & fight climate change.

A seed shop recommended, unofficially, by our extension agent.

All-America Selections (AAS) Winners are reliable, non-GMO varieties with proven superior garden performance in AAS trial grounds across North America. Each year, a few select winners are chosen by an expert panel of independent judges with an eye for the new and exciting. AAS judges put entries through the paces, evaluating based on improvements across several criteria, such as earliness to bloom or harvest, disease resistance, yield, length of harvest, color, flavor, and overall performance. Johnny's Selected Seeds is proud to offer 13 AAS Winners from our breeding program!