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Category Archives: Variety Highlights
Carrots: A Look at Our Bejo Varieties
We are fortunate at High Mowing Organic Seeds to have access to some of the highest quality seed sources available. This week two of our friends at Bejo Seeds, Inc. visited us here in Wolcott, VT. Bejo is a Dutch … Continue reading
Mini Heads for Season Extension and Major Value
In recent years on our Trials Farm, we’ve fallen in love with the mini or midi type of lettuce – smaller sized lettuce heads that can be planted densely to maximize bed real estate and that offer great flavor. A … Continue reading
High Mowing Organic Seeds Staff Variety Favorites – Win a $50 Gift Certificate!
Tell Us About Your Favorite High Mowing Variety to Win a $50 Gift Certificate! Just like you, we are all getting excited about the upcoming season here at High Mowing. We have all spent the past few months making mental … Continue reading
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How to Choose? Open-Pollinated vs. Hybrid Varieties
Last week Tom introduced a discussion detailing characteristics of hybrid seeds. As we all consider varieties for the coming season, it is common to wonder about the difference between hybrid and open-pollinated varieties when choosing varieties that are right for … Continue reading
Sprouts and Shoots: For the Love of a Winter Salad
As we all search for ways to eat fresh, home-grown food year round—especially those of us with harsh winter climates—let us give tribute to the sprout and shoot…two super easy ways to feed your family fresh green and living foods … Continue reading
The Challenges of Sourcing Organic Seed: The Beloved Parsnip
The world of organic seeds is an interesting one. As you turn the pages of your High Mowing catalog, you may wonder why we have sixteen years under our belt and still no parsnips. Seriously? Why is there such an … Continue reading
2013 New Varieties: Tom’s Picks for the Cream of this Year’s Crop
- by Tom Stearns, owner and President of High Mowing Organic Seeds Hello Growers! Just as the season has finished, it is already getting to be time to plan for 2013. What new markets are you going to strive for; … Continue reading
Variety Spotlight – Organic Beets
The beet is a vegetable that has in recent years been elevated to gourmet status. A status that is well deserved, we must admit. Not only do beets have a sweet, earthy flavor that pairs well with, say, goat cheese … Continue reading
Variety Spotlight June 2012: Organic Cabbage
Nothing says I love you like a cabbage (to paraphrase Farmer Paul Betz, one of our commercial grower representatives and owner of High Ledge Farm). Here’s what’s great about one of the most rock solid, high performing (yet often under-appreciated) … Continue reading
Organic Carrots of Many Seasons – and Colors
In the last variety spotlight, we talked about onions, which, if you’re in the northern latitudes, should all be seeded in the early spring. This month, we’ll look at carrots, which lend themselves to several seedings, or succession plantings, all … Continue reading
