Become a Member
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Application Forms
Please find below Organic Trust application forms
- Application form for Processers
- Application form for Retailers
- Application form for Producers
Grant Schemes
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Please find below application forms for current grant schemes available
- Organic Farming Scheme - Application Form
- Organic Farming Scheme - Terms and Conditions
- Organic Farming Scheme - Business Plan Template
- Organic Farming Scheme - Annual Declaration
- Off farm grant notes
- Off farm grant application
- On farm grant notes
- On farm application
Standards Manual
Standards Manual and up to date Standards Amendments can be downloaded below.
- Standards manual
- Standards Amendments Register
- Third Country Imports - Annexes
Feed and Seed Rules
Please find below the seeds / feeds forms
- Seed derogation
- Seed rules
- Feed derogation
You can get information about seeds suppliers and availability here.
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
Independent Seed Co Ltd
Organically certified seeds - grass seed mixtures; clover blends; forage crops (kale, mustard, winter forage mixture).
Independent Seed Co Ltd.,
Castlebrown
Clane
Co Kildare
045 838344
Brown Envelope Seeds
Ardagh,
Church Cross,
Skibbereen,
Co Cork
028 38184
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http://www.brownenvelopeseeds.com
Fruit Hill Farm
See their website for our extensive range of organic seeds.
Trawlebawn,
Bantry,
Co. Cork
027 50710
http://www.fruithillfarm.com
Europrise
Organic seeds from Vitalis (see below) hobby + commercial supplies.
Blakes X,
Lusk,
Co Dublin,
agents for Enza Saaden , Holland
01 8438711
Deelish Garden Centre
Organic seeds of wide range of vegetable + herbs. hobby + small commercial supplies.
Ballydehob,
Co. Cork,
agents for Chase Organics Ltd.,
Hersham, Surrey KT12 4RG
028 21374
The Organic Centre
About 50 different vegetable seeds - mainly from Allerleirauch and other biodynamic suppliers on the continent hobby + commercial supplies.
Rossinver,
Co. Leitrim,
072 54338
Rijk Zwaan
Organic seeds of 13 different vegetable species commercial supplies.
De Lier, Holland,
via agent Acseed Ltd,
Dave O’Sullivan,
Blackrock,
Co. Dublin
01 2803124
The Herb Garden
The Herb Garden is a Certified Organic Herb Nursery, producing over 140 varieties of Certified Organic Herb Seed.
Ford-de-Fyne,
The Naul,
Co Dublin,
Ireland
01 8413907
http://www.theherbgarden.ie
United Kingdom
Western Seeds Ltd
Organically certified seed available for sale.
Wheat.
Tybalt
Paragon
Barley.
Westminster
Armada
Advance Blend
Oats.
Firth
Circle
Vok
Peas.
Mascara
Prophet
Magnus
Beans.
Fuego
In addition to the above we also have stocks of Combicrops and Arable Silages.
Please visit our website for details http://www.westernseeds.com
Dods of Haddington Ltd
Organically certified seeds available. Cereals, Forage, Fodder Crops, Green Manures, Protein Crops and Vegetable Seeds.
Backburn
Letham Road EH41 4NN
Haddington
East Lothian
Scotland
0044 1620 823305
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BioSelect UK
Organic potatoes + shallots, garlic and onion sets.
Bindon Home Farm,
Langford Budville,
Wellington,
Somerset TA21 0RU
00 44 1823 401500
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http://www.organicpotatoes.co.uk
Beans & Herbs
All the main vegetable varieties in our Catalogues, still specialising in beans and herbs and continuing to grow these in large numbers.
The Herbary,
161 Chapel Street,
Horningsham,
Warminster,
Wiltshire BA12 7LU
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http://www.herbsandbeans.co.uk
Centre for Organic Seed Information (COSI)
A joint Soil Association/ NIAB initiative with links to organic seed suppliers
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http://www.cosi.org.uk
Terre de Semences
100 page catalogue with flower, herb and vegetable seeds. Certified organic by a recognised French inspection body.
Ripple Farm,
Crundale,
Canterbury,
Kent CT4 7EB
00 44 966 448379
http://www.organicseedsonline.co.uk/
http://www.organicseedsonline.com/
D.T. Brown & Co Limited
Small range of vegetable + herb seeds from the continent (same varieties as Hild).
Poulton le Fylde,
Lancs. FY6 7HX,
UK
00 44 1253 883809
EW King and Suffolk Herbs
Organic herbs, flowers, wildflowers, vegetables, tools, sundries etc.
Monks Farm,
Coggeshall Road,
Kelvedon,
Essex CO5 9PG
01376 572456
Fax: 01376 571189
Stormy Hall Seeds
Biodynamic seeds - mainly imported from Ekkarthof/ Switzerland and Bingenheim, Germany, some grown in N. Yorkshire hobby + small commercial supplies.
Stormy Hall Farm,
Whitby,
N. Yorkshire Y021 2NJ,
UK
00 44 1287 661375
Fax: 00 44 1287 661369
The Organic Gardening Catalogue
Organic vegetable and flower seed, herbs, grasses, mixtures, crop protection, starter plants, books and pamphlets, tools, sundries.
(HDRA/Chase),
Riverdene Business Park,
Molesey Road,
Hersham
Surrey KT12 4RG
01932 253666
Fax: 01932 252707
Tamar Organics
Organic seeds of 30 different vegetable + herb species, onion sets, garlic, potatoes hobby + small commercial supplies.
Tavistock,
Devon,
PL19 8DE,
UK
00 44 1822 618765
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http://www.tamarorganics.co.uk
France
Ferme de Sainte Marthe
Organic and veg seeds.
Cour Cheverney,
France,
St Marthe Export Service:
Harry Kramer,
BP77 F-78490 Montfort L’Amaury
00 33 13486 7943
Fax: 00 33 13486 9790
Graines A. Ducrettet
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.
ZI La Chatelaine,
74240 Gaillard,
France,
fax: +33 / 4.50.95 54 71
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Germany
Saatgutgemeinschaft Bingenheim
Distributor for over 100 Biodynamic vegetable seed produced in Germany - mainly marketed by Allerleirauch / Organic Centre.
Hild Samen GmbH
Organic vegetable seeds of 30 different species. Assortment for South and North Europe. Quality seeds for professional growers and hobby gardeners.
(Nunhem Group),
(Bioland Certified),
71672 Marbach,
00 49 7144 847311
http://www.hildsamen.de
Holland
Vitalis
Long established biodynamic seed producer with about 35 vegetable species + herbs commercial quantities.
Hengelderweg 6,
7383 RG Voorst NL,
00 31 575 502648,
Fax: 00 31 575 502987
http://www.vitaliszaden.nl
Italy
Sementi Dotto SpA
Wide range of vegetable and herb seeds certified by AIAB.
33050 Mortegliano (Ud),
00 39 0432 760442,
Fax: 00 39 0432 761665
Israel
Genesis Seeds Limited
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
10 Plaut Street,
Weizmann Science Park,
Rehovot 76122,
Israel
00 972 8 931 8966
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http://www.genesisseeds.com
Switzerland
Ekkarthof Gardens
Established Biodynamic Seed producer with wide variety of seeds hobby + small commercial supplies.
CH 8574,
Lengweil
North America
Sow Organic Seeds
Range not known.
1573 Wilson Ct.,
Eugene,
OR 97402,
00 1 888 709-SEED (7333)
NC+ Organics
Co-operatively owned since 1958. Hybrid and open-pollinated seed corn.
3820 North 56th Street,
PO Box 4739,
Lincoln NE 68504
1800 279 7999
Salt Spring Seeds
Range not known.
PO Box 444,
Ganges,
Salt Spring Island,
BC V8K 2W1
http://www.saltspringseeds.com
Harris Seeds
Since 1879 Harris Seeds has carried high quality products for gardeners and growers, now including vegetable and flower seeds.
355 Paul Road,
P.O. Box 24966,
Rochester,
NY 14624-0966
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http://www.harrisseeds.com
Seeds of Change
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).
PO Box 15700,
Santa Fe,
New Mexico,
87506
Fax: 00 1 505 438 7052
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.
Featured Member
Producer of organic Jacob sheep, lamb, fleeces and hay
