[Macky]

I buy primarily from Veseys.com (PEI) and Stokes.com (Ontario), but I'm in Canada. I've ordered from other seed companies, too, but these are my go-to catalogues. Even if you don't buy from them, both have a lot of information about varieties that are common across various seed sellers. Stokes has the most detailed growing information I've ever come across from a seed catalogue. By the way, if you want to stick to organics, don't dismiss companies that aren't soley orgainic out of hand. Most catalogues sell both conventional and organic seed and do a darn good job of handling them separately (I've received Veseys orders in two entirely separate boxes before with organic in one box and conventional seed in the other, though most commonly my seed packets are grouped into organic and conventional and packed in separate, sealed plastic bags.) If you can, look for a catalogue company that is a seed *grower* as well as a seed seller.

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I forgot to say why you want to stay away from box store seed racks. Reputable catalogue sellers tend to have seed storage facilities that store seed at optimum temperature and humidity levels. Because these companies sell not only to home gardeners, but to market gardeners and small farmers as well, they have various germination guarantees they need to uphold. They NEED to sell good seed to stay in business. Box stores have no interest in the quality of the seed they have out on the racks. Whatever doesn't sell this season is tossed in the back room in who-knows-what sort of conditions until next spring when they're thrown out on the racks again. You don't know how old the seed is that you're buying and you have no recourse if the seed is bad.