Fedco Seeds
A Maine cooperative going since 1978, owned partly by workers and partly by consumer members, and priced like it. Volume discounts kick in as the order grows, which makes it one of the cheaper ways to buy quality seed for a big plot. The list leans hard on cold hardy, short season varieties tested in the north, with separate divisions for potatoes, onions, fruit trees, bulbs and organic growing supplies. Catalogs come out twice a year in plain newsprint style with blunt variety notes and no glossy photos.
Best suited to northern gardeners and small farms who order in quantity and know what they want. Anyone hoping for phone hand holding should look elsewhere, since Fedco takes no phone orders and works mainly by mail and web. Tree and bulb orders ship in narrow seasonal windows, so the calendar matters.
Pros
- Volume discounts on almost every packet
- Cold hardy varieties tested in Maine
- Separate potato, tree and bulb divisions
- Cooperative ownership, no corporate seed
- Detailed, honest variety descriptions
Cons
- No phone orders at all
- Plain catalog with few photographs
- Trees and bulbs ship in tight windows
- Popular varieties sell out by February
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