Using the descriptions and pictures on web sites

POAJoan · January 19, 2011

I know this has been addressed, but for the life of me I cannot find a thread about it. The last four years we have been raising seedlings and mainly selling them by word of mouth and Craigslist. In the handouts that I made I use the description and picture from the seeds seller. Last year business just boomed, and we sold 700 in three weeks. Almost half of those were pre ordered, I have a small hand out and people would order what they wished to buy.
I would really like to make a website (had two different companies ask me if I have a website that they could put a link to) so I now have a dilemma. About 35% of my pictures are my own, what we have raised here, but the rest are not.
My goal is to have pictures and descriptions entirely of my own, but that might take a couple of years. I would like to include how they grew in our climate. I do not plan to ship seedlings, but just sell them locally.
If I were to use a company's description and picture-for instance, The Sample Seed Shop, I would of course ask for their permission. An example would be:
BradleyMedium sized round pink tomato. It has excellent flavor and produces very well. It can have green shoulders. It was introduced in 1961 by the University of Arkansas. I’m not sure if it is named after Bradley County, Arkansas, but they do have a Bradley County PinkTomato Festival there each year. Semi-Determinate Description, picture http://sampleseeds.com
I would appreciate any suggestions, and thanks to Remy for the Bradley seeds.

Gardening is therapeutic for me, I broke my neck 20 years ago and ended up paralyzed from the shoulders down. So I do not do the actual work, my grandchildren and two mentally handicapped men who have lived with me for 30 years do the physical work and I get to supervise and plan. As my mother in law always said " if I would stop thinking everyone else would have less to do!"
I've enjoyed this site and hope that some of you will have some advice for me.
Joan in sunny Reno, but only 45° today.

January 19, 2011	#1
POAJoan Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Reno Posts: 89	Using the descriptions and pictures on web sites I know this has been addressed, but for the life of me I cannot find a thread about it. The last four years we have been raising seedlings and mainly selling them by word of mouth and Craigslist. In the handouts that I made I use the description and picture from the seeds seller. Last year business just boomed, and we sold 700 in three weeks. Almost half of those were pre ordered, I have a small hand out and people would order what they wished to buy. I would really like to make a website (had two different companies ask me if I have a website that they could put a link to) so I now have a dilemma. About 35% of my pictures are my own, what we have raised here, but the rest are not. My goal is to have pictures and descriptions entirely of my own, but that might take a couple of years. I would like to include how they grew in our climate. I do not plan to ship seedlings, but just sell them locally. If I were to use a company's description and picture-for instance, The Sample Seed Shop, I would of course ask for their permission. An example would be: BradleyMedium sized round pink tomato. It has excellent flavor and produces very well. It can have green shoulders. It was introduced in 1961 by the University of Arkansas. I’m not sure if it is named after Bradley County, Arkansas, but they do have a Bradley County PinkTomato Festival there each year. Semi-Determinate Description, picture http://sampleseeds.com I would appreciate any suggestions, and thanks to Remy for the Bradley seeds. Gardening is therapeutic for me, I broke my neck 20 years ago and ended up paralyzed from the shoulders down. So I do not do the actual work, my grandchildren and two mentally handicapped men who have lived with me for 30 years do the physical work and I get to supervise and plan. As my mother in law always said " if I would stop thinking everyone else would have less to do!" I've enjoyed this site and hope that some of you will have some advice for me. Joan in sunny Reno, but only 45° today.