FAQ's
Quick answers below to questions from newcomers to our site
Q. Are your seeds organic?
A. Yes. Our farms and our seeds are certified organic by Ecocert.
Q. Do you grow or sell GMO seed?
A. No, we do not. We have signed the Safe Seed Pledge - see Our Seeds.
Q. Do you ship outside of Canada?
A. At the moment we only ship within Canada.
Q. Where are you located?
A. Our farm is located on Wolfe Island, Ontario.
Q. Do you grow your own seed?
A. We grow about 70% of our seed and buy in the other portion from
organic seed growers we trust. Some seed crops are better suited to be
produced in regions other than our own. We seek out varieties that are
bred for our region but may be produced in other regions to better
ensure quality seed production.
Q. Do you taste your varieties?
A. Yes! In fact, it's a farm-favourite task around here. We make a
priority of tasting all the crops we grow and offer you - and it's a
priority in our breeding work. We also actively cook and eat together
the crops growing on the farm which allows us to suggest and make
recommendations on varieties that lend themselves well to
specific dishes and recipes.
Q. How do you ensure seed purity?
A. We walk through and observe all the crops we grow and actively
rogue out off-types to ensure variety reliability. We select the best
plants from which to harvest needed stock seed to ensure future high
quality crops.
We also maintain required isolation distances between
same species crops and appropriate populations for commercial grow outs.
All this helps ensure seed purity.
Q. Can I save seeds from your seeds?
A. Yep! All the seeds we offer currently are open-pollinated, which
means you can save the seeds (given the right isolation distances - see www.seeds.ca for more info) and have them produce the same variety you started with.
Q. Do you collaborate with other farmers?
A. Yes. We very much value this work. We collaborate with farmers in
our region to better suit our breeding work to their specific needs.