Suppliers of Organic Seeds

The general principle of producing organic food requires that seed and vegetative propagating material produced by the organic production method be used. Due to the unavailability of certain seeds within the European Union, it may be possible to use seed and vegetative propagating material that is not produced by the organic production method.

In Ireland, two private inspection bodies (i.e. Irish Organic Farmers and Growers Association and the Organic Trust Limited) give the required formal permission to the producer to use seed and vegetative propagating material that has not been produced by the organic production method. Producers should ensure that the prior approval of the inspection body is obtained before using such seeds.

A database has been developed for users showing the seed and vegetative propagating material that is registered and available here in Ireland.

The database is available here - Department of Agriculture and Food

OrganicXseeds

OrganicXseeds is an organic seed database for Europe. The organisation responsible for the database is FiBL (Research Institute of Organic Agriculture) in Switzerland, in cooperation with SA(Soil Association) and NIAB in England, AIAB in Italy, the LBI (Lois Bolk Institut) and the Stichting Zaadgoed in Holland and the German working group ALOG.
www.organicxseeds.com

Ireland

The Herb Garden

Ford-de-Fyne,
The Naul,
Co Dublin,
Ireland
01 8413907
www.theherbgarden.ie

The Herb Garden is a Certified Organic Herb Nursery, producing over 140 varieties of Certified Organic Herb Seed.

The Organic Centre

Rossinver,
Co. Leitrim,
072 54338

About 50 different vegetable seeds - mainly from Allerleirauch and other biodynamic suppliers on the continent hobby + commercial supplies

Rijk Zwaan

De Lier, Holland,
via agent Acseed Ltd,
Dave O'Sullivan,
Blackrock,
Co. Dublin
01 2803124

Organic seeds of 13 different vegetable species commercial supplies.

Deelish Garden Centre

Ballydehob,
Co. Cork,
agents for Chase Organics Ltd.,
Hersham, Surrey KT12 4RG
028 21374

Organic seeds of wide range of vegetable + herbs. hobby + small commercial supplies.

Europrise

Blakes X,
Lusk,
Co Dublin,
agents for Enza Saaden , Holland
01 8438711

Organic seeds from Vitalis (see below) hobby + commercial supplies.

Fruit Hill Farm

Trawlebawn,
Bantry,
Co. Cork
027 50710
www.fruithillfarm.com

See our website for our extensive range of organic seeds.

Norman Kenny & Deirdre O'Sullivan

Carbury,
Co.Kildare,
0405 53337
nurney@eircom.net

Seed Potatoes: Records, Cara, Sante, Desiree, Orla

Brown Envelope Seeds

Ardagh,
Church Cross,
Skibbereen,
Co Cork
028 38184
madsmckeever@eircom.net
www.brownenvelopeseeds.com

United Kingdom

Tamar Organics

Tavistock,
Devon,
PL19 8DE,
UK
00 44 1822 618765
sales@tamarorganics.co.uk
www.tamarorganics.co.uk

Organic seeds of 30 different vegetable + herb species, onion sets, garlic, potatoes hobby + small commercial supplies.

The Organic Gardening Catalogue

(HDRA/Chase),
Riverdene Business Park,
Molesey Road,
Hersham
Surrey KT12 4RG
01932 253666
Fax: 01932 252707

Organic vegetable and flower seed, herbs, grasses, mixtures, crop protection, starter plants, books and pamphlets, tools, sundries.

EW King and Suffolk Herbs

Monks Farm,
Coggeshall Road,
Kelvedon,
Essex CO5 9PG
01376 572456
Fax: 01376 571189

Organic herbs, flowers, wildflowers, vegetables, tools, sundries etc.

Stormy Hall Seeds

Stormy Hall Farm,
Whitby,
N. Yorkshire Y021 2NJ,
UK
00 44 1287 661375
Fax: 00 44 1287 661369

Biodynamic seeds - mainly imported from Ekkarthof/ Switzerland and Bingenheim, Germany, some grown in N. Yorkshire hobby + small commercial supplies.

D.T. Brown & Co Limited

Poulton le Fylde,
Lancs. FY6 7HX,
UK
00 44 1253 883809

Small range of vegetable + herb seeds from the continent (same varieties as Hild).

Terre de Semences

Ripple Farm,
Crundale,
Canterbury,
Kent CT4 7EB
00 44 966 448379
Terre de Semences UK
Terre de Semences Worldwide

100 page catalogue with flower, herb and vegetable seeds. Certified organic by a recognised French inspection body.

Centre for Organic Seed Information (COSI)

cosi@soilassociation.org
www.cosi.org.uk

A joint Soil Association/ NIAB initiative with links to organic seed suppliers

BioSelect UK

Bindon Home Farm,
Langford Budville,
Wellington,
Somerset TA21 0RU
00 44 1823 401500
laurencehasson@organicpotatoes.co.uk
www.organicpotatoes.co.uk

Organic potatoes + shallots, garlic and onion sets.

Beans & Herbs

The Herbary,
161 Chapel Street,
Horningsham,
Warminster,
Wiltshire BA12 7LU
info@herbsandbeans.co.uk
www.herbsandbeans.co.uk

All the main vegetable varieties in our Catalogues, still specialising in beans and herbs and continuing to grow these in large numbers.

France

Ferme de Sainte Marthe

Cour Cheverney,
France,
St Marthe Export Service:
Harry Kramer,
BP77 F-78490 Montfort L'Amaury
00 33 13486 7943
Fax: 00 33 13486 9790

Organic and veg seeds.

Graines A. Ducrettet

ZI La Chatelaine,
74240 Gaillard,
France,
fax: +33 / 4.50.95 54 71
ducrette@ducrettet.com

Distributor of more than 60 varieties of certified vegetable organic seeds. Also >700 varieties of vegetable, regular seeds, many of them untreated. For market growers.

Germany

Hild Samen GmbH

(Nunhem Group),
(Bioland Certified),
71672 Marbach,
00 49 7144 847311
www.hildsamen.de

Organic vegetable seeds of 30 different species. Assortment for South and North Europe. Quality seeds for professional growers and hobby gardeners.

Saatgutgemeinschaft Bingenheim

Distributor for over 100 Biodynamic vegetable seed produced in Germany - mainly marketed by Allerleirauch / Organic Centre.

Holland

Vitalis

Hengelderweg 6,
7383 RG Voorst NL,
00 31 575 502648,
Fax: 00 31 575 502987
www.vitaliszaden.nl

Long established biodynamic seed producer with about 35 vegetable species + herbs commercial quantities.

Italy

Sementi Dotto SpA

33050 Mortegliano (Ud),
00 39 0432 760442,
Fax: 00 39 0432 761665

Wide range of vegetable and herb seeds certified by AIAB.

Israel

Genesis Seeds Limited

10 Plaut Street,
Weizmann Science Park,
Rehovot 76122,
Israel
00 972 8 931 8966
tsurg@genesisseeds.co.il
www.genesisseeds.com

Genesis Seeds produce 350 varieties of organic seeds - flowers, herbs, medicinal herbs and vegetables, certified by IFOAM, NOP (USDA) and PPIS (Israel).

N.B. seeds from outside the EU must comply with the relevant phytosanitary requirements

Switzerland

Ekkarthof Gardens

CH 8574,
Lengweil

Established Biodynamic Seed producer with wide variety of seeds hobby + small commercial supplies.

North America

Seeds of Change

PO Box 15700,
Santa Fe,
New Mexico,
87506
Fax: 00 1 505 438 7052

Established organic seed producer/trader - wide variety of organic vegetable, herb, flower seeds - grown to Oregon Tilth Organic Standard (EU acceptance needs to be established).

Salt Spring Seeds

PO Box 444,
Ganges,
Salt Spring Island,
BC V8K 2W1
www.saltspringseeds.com

Range not known.

Harris Seeds

355 Paul Road,
P.O. Box 24966,
Rochester,
NY 14624-0966
growers@harrisseeds.com
www.harrisseeds.com

Since 1879 Harris Seeds has carried high quality products for gardeners and growers, now including vegetable and flower seeds.

Sow Organic Seeds

1573 Wilson Ct.,
Eugene,
OR 97402,
00 1 888 709-SEED (7333)

Range not known.

NC+ Organics

3820 North 56th Street,
PO Box 4739,
Lincoln NE 68504
1800 279 7999

Co-operatively owned since 1958. Hybrid and open-pollinated seed corn.


Organic seeds are generally in shorter supply than with conventional varieties - early ordering recommended !!

While care has been taken to ensure the correctness of above information, we cannot take responsibility for errors or omissions. The presence of a seed supplier in the above list does not mean that all their seeds are certified organic. It is the responsibility of each symbol holder to make sure that seeds supplied conform with the relevant Production Standards.

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