About High Mowing Organic Seeds

  1. The Secret Garden: Our Web Exclusive Varieties

    Looking for a variety you ordered last year, but don't see it in the catalog this year? You've come to the right place! Each year some varieties don't make the cut in our catalog - we may have decided to add a variety too late to be printed in the catalog; there may have been a crop failure and no...
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  2. A Year of Giving

    Ester Minani, a New Farms for New Americans trainee in Burlington, VT received seeds through the Vermont Community Garden Network Each year High Mowing donates organic seeds and produce to a vast array of recipients. From school gardens to seed libraries, from food banks to senior centers, our donations have far-reaching impacts across the country. Through our Donation Program schools...
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  3. Conquering Mildew with Vitalis Organic Seeds

    The Enza Zaden/Vitalis Variety Showcase held at their research facility in San Juan Bautista, CA Vitalis Organic Seeds is a family-owned Dutch seed company that focuses their breeding work and organic seed production primarily on leafy and fruiting crops such as lettuce, spinach, tomatoes and peppers. These crops are subject to a host of disease problems, and the highly-resistant varieties...
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  4. The Story of a Seed: from Pollination to your Plate

    Honeynut Butternut Squash   Have you ever wondered how the seeds in our packets got there? Some varieties, like Honeynut butternut squash, have particularly unique stories. We couldn’t resist sharing the remarkable journey of this little squash and the vital farms and faces that have shaped it along the way.     1. The Market New market opportunities from Community...
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  5. Increasing Production with a Whole Foods' Local Producer Loan

    Pumpkin seeds drying on screens in our hoophouse Here at High Mowing we are always on the lookout for new ways to produce more high-quality organic seed. The exciting news is - this year we found three! With the support of Whole Foods' Local Producer Loan Program, we're making great strides in increasing seed production on our farm. Our Tools...
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  6. New in 2015 Variety Highlights

    Here are a few highlights of the NEW varieties in our 2015 catalog that we are really excited about! To see the full list, click here. Shiraz Beet Shiraz Beet - Open-Pollinated The first disease-resistant OP beet developed for organic production. This exceptionally smooth, sweet round 3-4” red beet variety is derived from three different heirlooms. Tall, succulent tops provide...
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  7. Participatory Breeding of 'Who Gets Kissed?' Sweet Corn

    Farmer Martin Diffley in his corn fields Sweet corn is an essential crop for many organic farmers, and farmer-breeder Martin Diffley is no exception. But Martin couldn’t find an organic variety that worked on his farm. So he collaborated with plant breeders to make one. Martin had been growing sweet corn on his Minnesota farm for decades, but in that...
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  8. Meet the High Mowing Seed Farmers

    Katie Traub is our High Mowing Farm Manager and with her team of Stephen Purdy, Noah LePage, Taylor Maida and their awesome crew, they grow our seed crops, conduct extensive variety trials, and engage in breeding projects on our Vermont Farm. Together, they have over 30 years of organic farming experience. Katie evaluating "Who Gets Kissed?" sweet corn in our...
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  9. Non-GMO Month Sprouting Kit Giveaway

    It's official! High Mowing Organic Seeds now offers the first full line of organic, Non-GMO Project Verified seeds for farmers and gardeners. All of our seeds are now both 100% certified organic and Non-GMO Project Verified.  To celebrate this milestone and the fact that October is Non-GMO Month, we thought it would be fun and apropos to give away a starter kit...
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  10. Spread the word! We have the nation's first Certified Organic and Non-GMO Project Verified seeds

    High Mowing Organic Seeds is proud to announce that we now offer the nation's first and only line of 100% certified organic, Non-GMO Project Verified seeds! This has been a long journey, one that started for us six years ago, and which we are pleased to say is now complete. When the Non-GMO Project first asked us to provide support...
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