Sow True Seed
Employee owned company in downtown Asheville, selling only open-pollinated seed, more than 500 varieties of vegetables, herbs and flowers with a Southern Appalachian slant. Plenty of mountain heirlooms here that rarely turn up in national catalogs, including greasy beans, candy roaster squash and regional corn. There is a walk-in shop on Haywood Street where packets can be bought off the rack, which saves waiting on the post in a late spring.
Sensible pick for gardeners in the Southeast and anyone who wants beans and corn with local history behind them. The catalog is not the place for a huge hybrid selection or for exotic imports. Packet sizes are generous for the price, though the seed is not all grown in house, so provenance varies from crop to crop.
Address: 243 Haywood Street, Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Pros
- Over 500 open-pollinated varieties
- Mountain heirlooms such as greasy beans
- Employee owned, seed sold in bulk sizes
- Walk-in shop in central Asheville
- Reasonable packet prices for the volume
Cons
- Not all seed grown on their own farms
- No hybrids or novelty imports
- Southeast focus narrows the range
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