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Food, Farms, and Genetic Engineering

RESOURCES

The Safe Seed Initiative
c/o the Council for Responsible Genetics
Attn. Kim Wilson
5 Upland Road, Suite 3
Cambridge, MA 02140
617/868-0870
kimwilson@gene-watch.org
www.gene-watch.org



Organic Seeds

The Cook's Garden PO Box 5010
Hodges, SC 29653-5010
800/457-9703
www.cooksgarden.com

Seeds of Change PO Box 15700
Santa Fe, NM 87506
888/762-7333
www.seedsofchange.com

Heirloom Seeds

Heirloom Seeds
PO Box 245
W. Elizabeth, PA 15088-0245
Phone: 412/384-0852
www.heirloomseeds.com

Seed Savers Exchange
3076 North Winn Road
Decorah, IA 52101
319/382-5990
www.seedsavers.org
--Provides a market for seed savers and gardeners interested in heirlook seeds. Publishes Garden Seed Inventory ($26), which lists seed catalogs for over 6,000 nonhybrid vegetables, and other guides.

Heirloom Vegetable Gardening: A Master Gardener's Guide to Planting, Seed Saving and Cultural History
by William Woys Weaver, Henry Holt & Co., 1997, $25.00
--Extensive guide with resource listings.

The Heirloom Vegetable Garden: Gardening in the 19th Century
Cornell Cooperative Extension Information Bulletin 177,
$5.25, available from Cornell University Resource Center
7 Business Technology Park
Ithaca, NY 14850
607/255-2080

Companies Selling Non-GE Seeds

Johnny's Selected Seeds Foss Hill Road
Albion, ME 04910
207/437-4301
www.johnnyseeds.com

Shepherd's Garden Seeds 30 Irene Street
Torrington, CT 06790
207/437-4301
www.johnnyseeds.com

The Territorial Seed Company PO Box 157
Cottage Grove, OR 97424-0061
541/942-9547
www.territorial-seed.com


Backyard Wildlife

Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Publications Department
1000 Washington Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11225
718/623-7286
www.bbg.org
--Natural and wildlife gardening guides

National Audubon Society 700 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
www.audubon.org
--Publications and videos on bird and butterfly gardens.

National Wildlife Federation 8925 Leesburg Pike
Vienna, VA 22184
703/790-4000
www.nwf.org/habitats
--Backyard Wildlife Habitat Program

Other Resources

Gardener's Supply Company Passport to Gardening
by Katherine LaLiberte an Ben Watson, Chelsea Green Publishing, 1997, $24.95, 800/639-4099.
--Ecological gardening information and listings of companies, catalogs, books and organizations. Also has information on organic gardening, seed saving, heirloom varities and attracting wildlife.


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