Sand Hill Preservation - Page 13

Black Krim · January 29, 2018

I was fine with the old website--simple. A great reference source.

I do like the simple changes they have made; Im sure it is a bit of work as there is an encyclopedia's worth of info.

Hope it works well for them.

Planning to order sweet potato slips---I ran thru the numbers based on his detailed information; looks like this area might support these heat lovers now that our summers have heated up over the years.( happy dance)

His corn selection ALMOST convinces me to grow corn. ALMOST.

velikipop · January 29, 2018

I have ordered from Sandhill several times over the last dozen years and they are top notch. My only complaint is that they have not yet modernized their payment system. The hassle of ordering from Canada and by money order is especially frustrating and a deterrent.

Alex

**carolyn137** · January 29, 2018

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Originally Posted by velikipop

I have ordered from Sandhill several times over the last dozen years and they are top notch. My only complaint is that they have not yet modernized their payment system. The hassle of ordering from Canada and by money order is especially frustrating and a deterrent.

Alex

Alex, I'm looking at Glenn's 2017 catalog right now and what I see is the following.

For seeds, Roots and Book orders

Shipping and Handling for US seed orders, $3.00 US only

Foreign seed orders ( Canada, add $8 US, other foreign add $10 US/order.

I didn't look at the new site since you had said "over the last several Years".

I don't see anything saying via Money orders at all. And most of my friends in Canada,which are many,keep US cash on hand or can get it from a local bank.

Where have I gone wrong,always a possibility,such as can you have a money order made out to send to Glenn and Linda in US dollars?

Tania sends all over the world, that I know,so does Jeff Casey, but there is one place, has Heritage as part of the name that won't send to the US, so what folks do is to have that place send what they order to someone in Canada,who will then repackage it and send it to the US.

I know part of this is related to Canadian/US Customs, as to shipping anything live, like roots,etc, from US to Canada and having to have a phytosanitary certificate to do so, which is too expensive for any single person to do.

Just trying to be helpful, but maybe not.

Carolyn

HastingsMN · January 30, 2018

Money orders require you to go to a bank (still do, don't they? It's been a long time - my bank might have them on their app now) and for a lot of people physical banking and checks are not an everyday part of their lives anymore. I had to go hunting for my checkbook, and the last dated check was two years ago! :p I bet a lot of my undergrad students have never written one.

Processing credit cards can be a pain for a small business, as they note on their site, but for a lot of customers, ordering from Sandhill will take more dedication/time than for a place where your iPad autiomatically fills in your credit card number in the appropriate field on the web page. But people looking for heirlooms and rare varieties will probably be willing to go the extra mile.

Susanne

velikipop · January 30, 2018

Quote:

Originally Posted by carolyn137

Alex, I'm looking at Glenn's 2017 catalog right now and what I see is the following.

For seeds, Roots and Book orders

Shipping and Handling for US seed orders, $3.00 US only

Foreign seed orders ( Canada, add $8 US, other foreign add $10 US/order.

I didn't look at the new site since you had said "over the last several Years".

I don't see anything saying via Money orders at all. And most of my friends in Canada,which are many,keep US cash on hand or can get it from a local bank.

Where have I gone wrong,always a possibility,such as can you have a money order made out to send to Glenn and Linda in US dollars?

Tania sends all over the world, that I know,so does Jeff Casey, but there is one place, has Heritage as part of the name that won't send to the US, so what folks do is to have that place send what they order to someone in Canada,who will then repackage it and send it to the US.

I know part of this is related to Canadian/US Customs, as to shipping anything live, like roots,etc, from US to Canada and having to have a phytosanitary certificate to do so, which is too expensive for any single person to do.

Just trying to be helpful, but maybe not.

Carolyn

Carolyn,

They insist that orders from Canada be submitted in US funds which is fine, but since they do not have an on line payment option it means going to the bank to get a money order or draft and in today's electronic commercial transaction age it is like asking to use the old rotary phone to make a call. The tellers look at me with puzzlement and anxiety!! It takes ten minutes before they can find the forms and the right person, usually my age, who knows how to fill one out.

Alex

January 30, 2018

Well said, Susanne. I will always go the extra mile for Sand Hill, because I love what they do - but it is a little "extra". On the other hand, something about that quaintness is appealing too.

velikipop · January 30, 2018

Sure, it wasn't horribly difficult, but, I did have to cross the line into Washington state and go to a US Postal office to get a US money order. We do go over frequently so it was no big deal. However, compare that other US vendors that accept on line payments like Tradewinds or Baker Creek, much easier. Perhaps they don't want to incur the extra cost of on line orders, but I think it would certainly be offset by an increase the volume of their sales.

Alex

klemmabyna · March 17, 2019

spring fever finally hit here in Wisconsin, so started my Sand Hill Preservation seeds this weekend.

if Glenn is a school teacher as reported, it must not be math!

VERY generous seed counts in packets labeled as holding 15 seeds.

thank you again for great service.

klemmabyna · November 10, 2018

I know there are many, many seed sorces these days with glitzy web sites and pictures...

but I can not give a higher recommendation than Sand Hill Preservation Center.

thank you again for your great service!

oldman · November 10, 2018

I second that. Sand Hill is a small operation with a huge variety of seed and very reasonable prices. They are generous with the packet sizes as well. It can take longer than online ordering, but given how much they do and the limited resources they're working with I don't mind having to jump through some hoops to place an order. The methodology may be retro, but their products ARE heirlooms. ;+)

I think many of the rare varieties of watermelon and tomatoes I used to hunt for and buy for five bucks a pack at online retailers were probably sourced from SHPC originally. Cutting out the middle man and ordering direct let's me get even more varieties and save money too. If you order seed early it's less likely to be sold out and you'll still get it in plenty of time for planting.. If it is sold out and you can find it at an online retailer it's not hard to guess who bought it.

**carolyn137** · November 12, 2018

Quote:

Originally Posted by oldman

I second that. Sand Hill is a small operation with a huge variety od seed and very reasonable prices. They are generous with the packet sizes ae well. It can take longer that online ordering, but given how much they do and the limited resources they're working with I don't mind having to jump through some hoops to place an order. The methodology may be retro, but their products ARE heirlooms. ;+)

I think many of the rare varieties of watermelon and tomatoes I used to hunt for and buy for five bucks a pack at online retailers were probably sourced from SHPC originally. Cutting out the middle man and ordering direct let's me get even more varieties and save money too. If you order seed early it's less likely to be sold out and you'll still get it in plenty of time for planting.. If it is sold out and you can find it at an online retailer it's not hard to guess who bought it.

For many years Glenn was the Curator for SSE of melons and squash and cucurbits, etc.,and that's why he lists so many of those types.

But I'm glad I read this thread now and here's why.

Glenn's wife Linda had a really horrible medical experience recently,this is not the place for me to go into detail.And Linda is the one who is in charge of the computer.

It's been several months now that she has been transferred from one hospital to another, right now I don't know if she's even home now, so I must either call their private # or better, send an e-mail to Glenn,his personal e-mail.

Obviously he's back teaching now at the local HS, so I MUST contact him to get updated.

We've known each other for several decades.

Carolyn

PhilaGardener · November 12, 2018

Glenn posted about two weeks ago that things may be improving for Linda. It has been a terribly rough ride for them, so it was great to hear that.

https://www.sandhillpreservation.com...year-in-review (their news page).

**carolyn137** · November 12, 2018

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Originally Posted by PhilaGardener

Glenn posted about two weeks ago that things may be improving for Linda. It has been a terribly rough ride for them, so it was great to hear that.

https://www.sandhillpreservation.com...year-in-review (their news page).

Thanks so much for that update,but I'm still going to contact Glenn at the school where he teaches.After all I've known both of them for many decades.

And I totally forgot that I had the newest link to Sandhill in my faves.

Carolyn

**carolyn137** · November 17, 2018

Quote:

Originally Posted by carolyn137

Thanks so much for that update,but I'm still going to contact Glenn at the school where he teaches.After all I've known both of them for many decades.

And I totally forgot that I had the newest link to Sandhill in my faves.

Carolyn

I'm very much back in touch with Glenn and thanks to George from OK who Pmed me with some information on how to reach him. Linda is not yet back home, but hopefully by next Friday, and that's as far as i think I should go in public.

I would only like to say that I hope many of you reading this will continue to buy seeds from Glenn when things settle down, since they have many bills to pay and I know I will continue to send him, well Shawn will since with few exceptions I sent all of my seeds to Shawn for our seed offer here last Spring, many new varieties I know he doesn't have.

Carolyn

upcountrygirl · December 17, 2018

Carolyn, do you know when they might be posting a 2019 catalog? I just went to the website and he said Linda is home now but they still have the 2018 catalog up on the website. I've quietly followed along reading what's been posted here about what happened to Linda. I've been praying for them(not trying to push my beliefs on anyone). I've had a loved one almost pass away from a very similar incident.

January 29, 2018	#2
velikipop Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Langley, BC Posts: 768	I have ordered from Sandhill several times over the last dozen years and they are top notch. My only complaint is that they have not yet modernized their payment system. The hassle of ordering from Canada and by money order is especially frustrating and a deterrent. Alex __________________ I'll plant and I'll harvest what the earth brings forth The hammer's on the table, the pitchfork's on the shelf Bob Dylan

January 30, 2018	#4
HastingsMN Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Minnesota Posts: 12	Money orders require you to go to a bank (still do, don't they? It's been a long time - my bank might have them on their app now) and for a lot of people physical banking and checks are not an everyday part of their lives anymore. I had to go hunting for my checkbook, and the last dated check was two years ago! :p I bet a lot of my undergrad students have never written one. Processing credit cards can be a pain for a small business, as they note on their site, but for a lot of customers, ordering from Sandhill will take more dedication/time than for a place where your iPad autiomatically fills in your credit card number in the appropriate field on the web page. But people looking for heirlooms and rare varieties will probably be willing to go the extra mile. Susanne Last edited by HastingsMN; January 30, 2018 at 06:37 PM.

January 30, 2018	#7
velikipop Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Langley, BC Posts: 768	Sure, it wasn't horribly difficult, but, I did have to cross the line into Washington state and go to a US Postal office to get a US money order. We do go over frequently so it was no big deal. However, compare that other US vendors that accept on line payments like Tradewinds or Baker Creek, much easier. Perhaps they don't want to incur the extra cost of on line orders, but I think it would certainly be offset by an increase the volume of their sales. Alex __________________ I'll plant and I'll harvest what the earth brings forth The hammer's on the table, the pitchfork's on the shelf Bob Dylan

November 10, 2018	#10
oldman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Kansas 5b Posts: 198	I second that. Sand Hill is a small operation with a huge variety of seed and very reasonable prices. They are generous with the packet sizes as well. It can take longer than online ordering, but given how much they do and the limited resources they're working with I don't mind having to jump through some hoops to place an order. The methodology may be retro, but their products ARE heirlooms. ;+) I think many of the rare varieties of watermelon and tomatoes I used to hunt for and buy for five bucks a pack at online retailers were probably sourced from SHPC originally. Cutting out the middle man and ordering direct let's me get even more varieties and save money too. If you order seed early it's less likely to be sold out and you'll still get it in plenty of time for planting.. If it is sold out and you can find it at an online retailer it's not hard to guess who bought it. Last edited by oldman; November 12, 2018 at 09:05 PM.

January 29, 2018	#1
Black Krim Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: New England Posts: 661	I was fine with the old website--simple. A great reference source. I do like the simple changes they have made; Im sure it is a bit of work as there is an encyclopedia's worth of info. Hope it works well for them. Planning to order sweet potato slips---I ran thru the numbers based on his detailed information; looks like this area might support these heat lovers now that our summers have heated up over the years.( happy dance) His corn selection ALMOST convinces me to grow corn. ALMOST.

January 30, 2018	#6
MdTNGrdner Guest Posts: n/a	Well said, Susanne. I will always go the extra mile for Sand Hill, because I love what they do - but it is a little "extra". On the other hand, something about that quaintness is appealing too.

March 17, 2019	#8
klemmabyna Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: 53115 Posts: 18	spring fever finally hit here in Wisconsin, so started my Sand Hill Preservation seeds this weekend. if Glenn is a school teacher as reported, it must not be math! VERY generous seed counts in packets labeled as holding 15 seeds. thank you again for great service.

November 12, 2018	#12
PhilaGardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Near Philadelphia, PA Posts: 1,940	Glenn posted about two weeks ago that things may be improving for Linda. It has been a terribly rough ride for them, so it was great to hear that. https://www.sandhillpreservation.com...year-in-review (their news page).

December 17, 2018	#15
upcountrygirl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: south carolina Posts: 562	Carolyn, do you know when they might be posting a 2019 catalog? I just went to the website and he said Linda is home now but they still have the 2018 catalog up on the website. I've quietly followed along reading what's been posted here about what happened to Linda. I've been praying for them(not trying to push my beliefs on anyone). I've had a loved one almost pass away from a very similar incident.