Upcoming Events at High Mowing Organic Seeds

Growers' Walks Hosted by High Mowing Organic Seeds!

This summer, High Mowing is hosting five Growers' Walks at our Trial Gardens in Wolcott, Vermont. These walks are targeted towards professional vegetable growers; new growers and apprentices are welcome! Each session will be focused on specific crop groups, but there will also be time to tour our 3-acre trial and vegetable breeding garden with over 700 seasonal varieties and to share your input and questions. This is an opportunity to connect with other professional growers and with High Mowing staff to share tips about growing specific crops, handling pests and disease for those crops, and looking at what new varieties may soon be available organically. We will be soliciting feedback about varieties YOU would like to see us carry! For more information, please see our Growers' Walks page.

Save the Date! Our Annual September Field Day is coming up!

Check back for more information soon about our annual Field Day held this year on Sunday, September 13th. Free and open to all!

The Greening of High Mowing Organic Seeds

In September 2008, High Mowing Seeds was recognized as an Environmental Partner by the Vermont Business Environmental Partnership, signifying our commitment towards improving the environmental sustainability of our company.

VBEPThis year, we advanced the environmental efficiency of our business by retro-fitting the lights in our warehouse (expected to reduce our electrical consumption by 20%), transitioning to packing and shipping materials containing a higher percentage of recycled content and that are themselves more easily recycled, and choosing FSC-certified paper and an FSC-certified printer for our catalog. A Forest Stewardship Certification refers both to the methods of paper harvest (indigenous rights, labor rights, and environmental impacts surrounding forest management) and printing.

As a Vermont Business Environmental Partner, High Mowing Organic Seeds is committed to protecting the environment, the health and safety of our employees, and the community in which we conduct our business. It is our policy to seek improvements throughout our business operations to lessen our impact on the local and global environment by conserving energy, water, and other natural resources; reducing waste generation; recycling and purchasing recycled products; and, reducing our use of toxic products. We are committed to pollution prevention, continual improvement and meeting or exceeding all environmental regulatory requirements.