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Arkansas Traveler Tomato |
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CATALOG Aurora Farm Food Sovereignty Begins with Seeds |
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Ace Bell Pepper |
It's misleading just to say that we sell seeds. Seeds are a free gift from Nature--like clean air, clear water. Seeds signify abundance and call up the best in us, our gratitude and impulse to nurture and grow with each other. The seeds are free. What we offer in exchange for dollars is service: the tending of soil and plants that produce the seeds, the gathering and cleaning of seeds and making them available to you. People ask: "Are you certified?" We respond that we have NEVER used any of the "-cides" in our gardening, not in 40 years' experience. The suffix means murder and destruction, after all. Nor have we ever enhanced fertility in the garden using anything but biodynamic compost. We do not subscribe to any third-party agency to try to convince you that our seeds are worthy of your consideration. Our reputation after 20 years will suffice. Further, we have taken the "Safe Seed Pledge," sponsored and circulated by The Council for Responsible Genetics. |
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Our seeds are categorized as ROOT, LEAF, FLOWER, and FRUIT. These relate to the Elements, EARTH, WATER, AIR and FIRE. | Many blessings on you and your garden... Barbara Mary Victoria Scott Woody Wodraska Write to order seeds shipped to the U.S.A. Help us to work toward "Seeds without Borders." |
Seeds
are $4.00 per packet
Shipping
& Handling $6
email to order here |
ROOT--
EARTH ELEMENT CARROTS--Scarlet Nantes Reliable in any conditions, very hardy, very tasty cylindrical roots, rich in Vitamin A ECHINACEA -- Purpurea Purple or crimson, very fragrant flowers; beneficial to immune system; seeds need cold stratification (P) FLOWER - AIR ELEMENT
CALENDULA [Pot Marigold] Yellow-orange blooms are edible; 1 - 2 foot plant; self seeds freely (P) EVENING PRIMROSE A very hardy 3-4 foot plant with seeds high in gamma- linoleic acid; reported to be beneficial in menopause, multiple sclerosis FEVERFEW A 2 foot perennial used for headaches; nice border plant with brilliant white flowers (P) GALLARDIA - [Blanket Flower] Large, daisy-like blooms with red center and yellow toward the tips LOVE IN A MIST—Glorious pastels in a matrix of delicate foliage, followed by a high-tech seedpod. MARIGOLD--Dwarf French loaded with colorful blooms MILKWEED--The preferred Monarch butterfly habitat --Tall Mix Beautiful pastels with some frilly petal types nice border annual; self seeding --Oriental Papavar Somnifera ST JOHN'S WORT - A hardy perennial which is used for herbal extracts and oil; up to 2 feet tall with yellow flowers (P) SUNFLOWER —Mammoth Russian The big one --Tarahumara white seeded variety from northern Mexico
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LEAF--WATER ELEMENT CILANTRO tasty and vigorous COPPER FENNEL-- Leaves emerge copper-red and mature to bronze. Extremely hardy and vigorous,. readily self-seeds. HYSSOP -- Low, semi-prostrate culinary and wonderful tea herb ;Blue flowers LETTUCE -- Black Seeded Simpson Large, tender lettuce with green-white leaves, slow to bolt LETTUCE -- Chadwick's Rodan A "fat" Romaine type with wonderfully tender, red-tinged leaves -- Oakleaf Redder Ruffled Showy, large head with oakleaf shaped leaves —Prizehead Huge leafy heads, mellow green with red edges GARDEN CRESS —Quick growing tiny-leaved salad addition; sow successions MIZUNA—Long toothy leaves grow from early to late season, making an attractive specimen plant MULLEIN Tall, stately plant can be a nice garden accent; tea made from the leaves relieves coughs; tea from flowers alleviates pain and promotes sleep; biennial PARSLEY -- Italian Tall, flat-leafed variety with superb flavor (P) SHUNGIKU OR GARLAND CHRYSANTHEMUM Yellow flowering plant used in Oriental cuisine; also known as chop suey green SKULLCAP —Old time remedy that works for headaches SPINACH - Winter Bloomsdale A savoy type with excellent flavor, hardy and dependable STINGING NETTLE —The Biodynamic plant; stingless tips are a matchless spring tonic and this plant creates vibrant soil under it SWEET CICELY Licorice flavored, up to 5 feet; wonderful in salads and herb teas (P) SWISS CHARD Ruby Red Hardy green will over winter with protection; great for stir-fry, soup, young leaves for salad TOBACCO -- Wild Small compact leaves on a 2-3 foot plant; makes a spray to discourage insects |
FRUIT - FIRE ELEMENT CORN—Rainbow Inca Versatile, colorful, hardy; eat fresh or grind gorgeous meal CUCUMBER --Boston Pickling harvest early and frequently --Marketmore the classic slicer BEANS—in our opinion, a neglected food --Yellow Indian Woman, yellow-beige medium sized bean --Hutterite, superb soup bean PEPPER--Ace, a nice bell pepper, green then bright red --Ringo, Banana-style, green to gold to red, up to a foot long PUMPKIN—Small Sugar Sweet for pies and just the right size SOYBEANS—Black Jet Unusual, prolific, and the deer don’t like them SQUASH—the third leg of the Native nutritional tripod --Red Kuri Very prolific red pear shaped fruit; tasty; 3-6 pounds —Hopi Pale Grey Gets sweeter as it keeps through the winter, and even the whole next year; an incredible keeper, 4-10 pounds TOMATO—Lakota dependable, prolific; medium-sized fruit grows in harsh climate; indeterminate --Arkansas Traveler Pinkish, large fruit, mid-season; indeterminate --Amish Paste Meaty, midium-sized red fruit; determinate --Pink Beauty Our largest tomato, a little later than the others; indeterminate |
Read our "Manifesto for Seeds" here It is time for gardeners to take back the seeds from corporations, governments and institutions. |
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