Organic Seeds Plants For Sale In Minnesota

(Fang feng) Laserwort is a foundational traditional Chinese cold and flu remedy used to treat infections and sinus problems. Treatments are thought to harmonize spleen and liver meridians, treat “wind-moist” conditions as well as combat migraines...

Excellent for the fresh, processing, and potplant markets. Highly resistant to diseases and is tolerant of thrips and leaf tip burn. It is uniform, upright, and very vigorous. Leaves are fine to medium in thickness and dark blue-green in colour.

70-80 days to maturity. Delicious eaten fresh by itself or added to salads. Unmistakable green tomato flavour in a striking jewel-green fruit. No heirloom tomato garden is complete without the addition of one green tomato, and this is the one.

Slice, blend with fernleaf dill and sour cream or yogurt for a quick, tasty appetizer! 65 days. Adds colour to salads, good for slicing and pickling. Very prolific, delicate flavour with slight lemony fragrance in late stages of development.

Excellent pickled, in salads, gourmet borscht or grilled. Tops are used as cooked greens. Attractive, bright golden-orange roots, are best eaten when small, but retain their sweet flavour and do not become fibrous when larger.

Try adding chopped young leaves and flowers to salads or summer drinks. Known as the Herb of Gladness for its exhilarating effect. On those sweltering summer days, cool off with iced borage tea, adding honey and lemon juice to taste.

A rare family heirloom from Georgia with white seeds and yellow flesh of excellent flavour. Some think this is the melon that used to be shipped years ago from Bermuda to some Southern states around Christmas time.

Heirloom variety of rose-coloured with white radish with crisp, tender mildly pungent flavour that is wonderful in salads, sliced thin on buttered bread, as a garnish or appetizer.

Large-leaf type from the Genoa area of Italy, the pesto capital of the world.

Broad tapered roots with red core, light orange flesh. Heirloom variety, good for heavier soils. Keeps well in storage, retaining its ‘real' carrot flavour, sweet and smooth! 65 days

What a fun revelation this was for us. Our good friend Karen O'Brien, owner of Green Woman's Garden near Boston, treated us to a summer lunch in which she served fresh seed pods gathered from plants growing in her garden.

It is a beefsteak tomato of irregular shape that stays green when ripe. The green-yellow flesh, with occasional pink streaks, is very meaty and even buttery in texture. She got it from her immigrant grandfather.

It looks like a dandelion but it is actually a type of chicory popular in Italy for salads. The taste is agreeably bitter with an underlying base of sweetness. Sow direct in spring like leaf lettuce.

A beautiful heritage onion variety from Italy where it is often seen braided like garlic and hung in kitchens. The distinctive flat bulbs, about 8-10cm/3-4in across, have a bright red colour and semi-sweet flavour.

Since the time of the Aztecs it has been used to treat intestinal parasites and flatulence, and an early innovation may have been to add it to foods as a preventative measure. Seed requires light and may take several weeks to germinate.

(She chuang) Chinese stimulant and aphrodisiac used to treat impotency. Also used as a vaginal wash against trichomoniasis, and to treat scabies and fungal diseases.

Full of health benefits! Broccoli has become a popular sprout because of its delicious flavor. Broccoli sprouts add color and a mild spicy flavor to your meals. In 1998 Johns Hopkins University declared broccoli sprouts and other crucifer sprouts to be...

The foliage is glossy and medium green with good flavour. (Chinese parsley) An outstanding Israeli variety developed to resist bolting (early flowering) in hot summer weather. It is highly productive, producing upwards of 20 tons of fresh cilantro per...

Flavour is reminiscent of celery, and of the famous yeast extract, Maggi. Leaves possess excellent flavouring qualities for soups, stews and casseroles. Can replace meat and bone stock in soups.

Keeps its buttery sweetness well even in the heat of summer and is more bolt-resistant than other butterhead varieties. A long time favourite of gardeners with crisp, dark green, reddish-tinged leaves and a yellowish-white heart.

The fruits get up to 4kg/10lb in size and store well, keeping their flavour through the winter. The skin is blue-green and shiny, and the flesh is deep orange, succulent and sweet.

Leaves are medium large to large with dark green colour. Fast growing Genovese type suited for year round pot production. Uniform, erect habit.

Highly productive bush bean producing deep green, stringless, fleshy tender pods of excellent quality, terrific for eating raw with dips or lightly steamed and served whole.

Large seeded variety well filled with meat. Source of an excellent quality cooking oil. Valued for its highly nutritious seeds eaten roasted or raw. Familiar large yellow sunflowers are a favourite of children.

Requires a long hot growing season. Refreshing hot or iced. Tea made with the fleshy calyces has a lemony flavour and beautiful ruby colour. (Hibiscus) Lovely flowers known throughout the tropics for their flavouring qualities.

Dried powder adds zest and piquancy to soups, sauces, egg and meat dishes. Red hot chiles, 5-10cm/2-4” long and 1cm/0.5” in diameter, are indispensable in Mexican, Indonesian and Italian dishes.