yesterday i received in the mail the one thing that helps get me through the long, cold winter: my seed savers exchange catalog. every year it spends the winter months on my nightstand, promising dreams of ripe, red tomatoes, deep purple pole beans, and fragrant anise to name just a few.
i love this catalog, not just for the organic, heirloom promises it makes but for the amazing work the company does preserving our planet's rich botanical heritage. seed savers exchange preserves more than 25,000 endangered heritage plants at their farm, 650 of which are available for purchase through their catalog and online. becoming a member not only supports this important work, it also gets you a 10% discount on purchases.
as for me, i will definitely be renewing my membership this holiday and putting it straight to work on an order of heirloom tomato transplants that will ship come spring. my varieties of choice: amish paste, cherokee purple and stupice (a.k.a. the apocalypse tomato). i may even throw in a ground cherry for good measure, just because it sounds like fun.
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