Solstice Seeds
 

I just came across this by accident when I was looking for more info about Standby Cilantro. Has anybody bought seeds from her? Sylvia Davatz.

She has some nice varieties that I've not seen elsewhere. You can't order online, you have to print the form out and mail it snail mail. But my order arrived really quick, along with a personal thank you note.

I'm looking forward to trying Dolloff beans and Golden Sweet peas (aka Golden India) as well as some new tomatoes.

I was very happy with my purchase and thought I'd share this little source. (I hope someone doesn't come along and say she's misnamed a bunch of tomatoes and exaggerated all their virtues. :)) )

oops forgot the link :oops:

[URL="www.hanovergardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Solstice_Seeds_Catalogue_2010.pdf"]Solstice Seeds[/URL]

I like her catalog and the varieties she offers, but hadn't heard of her.

The link is to last year's catalog. Google for the most recent one. There's a nice interview at [url]http://www.gardenconservancy.org/about/news/128:interview-with-open-days-garden-host[/url]

Really nice selection of seeds! Especially for canadians and colder climate. Thanks for sharing!

I ordered some interesting bean and pea seeds from her this year. It's surprisingly difficult to find pole beans I haven't tried that look appealing. I'd been searching for a source of Berner Landfrauen pole beans, and rediscovered her catalog. I found this year's catalog at
[url]http://www.uppervalleyfood.coop/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Solstice_Seeds_Catalogue_2014.pdf[/url]

My order arrived promptly, the amount of seeds was generous, and the packets were so reasonably priced that I didn't mind the small postage fee.

Sylvia's name was familiar from a chapter in the book The Seed Underground by Janisse Ray, which I read last year.

Thanks for that link to her latest catalog. If you get on her email list she'll email it to you every year. But having it only in email form makes it hard to share with online friends. I order from her every year. One of my favorites.