Small Farm Grown Varieties

Sow True Seed is committed to sourcing as much of our seed as possible from small-scale growers. When it comes to agriculture, we believe small is resilient! When we buy from small farmers, we support stronger local food systems and while sourcing seed that is carefully selected and regionally adapted. 

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Amaranth Seeds - Red Garnet

Amaranthus cruentus Jewel-toned plants are best harvested young for tasty salad greens or to be sauteed like spinach. If grown to maturity, plants reach 6 to 8 feet tall and...

Amaranth Seeds- Hopi Red Dye

Amaranthus cruentus HEIRLOOM. Stunning burgundy leaves and seed heads make a beautiful back drop to any garden. Entire plant is edible including the tasty black seeds. Used ceremonially, as a...

Basil Seeds, Mrs. Burns Lemon

Ocimum basilicum HEIRLOOM. This chef's delight will thrill the basil lover in everyone. With an intense citrus flavor, this variety is more heat tolerant than other basils making it a...

Bush Bean Seeds - Dark Corner

 Phaseolus vulgaris HEIRLOOM. A productive, bush-type snap bean from the Dark Corner region of upstate South Carolina, saved by Manning Farmer and his family for generations. (Mr. Farmer also brought...

Bush Bean Seeds - Maggie Flowers Six-Week Pink Bunch

Sold out for 2024 Phaseolus vulgaris HEIRLOOM. Maggie Flowers Six Week Pink Bunch beans can produce a crop of tender, delicious snap beans in just six weeks, even in cool spring...

Cherry Tomato Seeds - Hartman's Yellow Gooseberry

Solanum lycopersicum HEIRLOOM. This variety originated in the early 1800s with the J. M. Hartman and Daughters Seed Company of Indianapolis, IN. Large, yellow, very sweet cherry tomatoes grow in...

Dent Corn Seeds - Blue Ridge White Capped

Zea mays HEIRLOOM. A very rare landrace variety from the mountains of North Carolina, and one of the most interesting we've ever grown. As with all landraces, there is significant...

Dent Corn Seeds - Cataloochee White

Zea mays HEIRLOOM. A lovely, soft, white flour corn given to us by a customer whose family has been growing it in Haywood County, NC for at least a century....

Dent Corn Seeds - Cocke's Prolific

Zea mays HEIRLOOM. What was once one of the most cultivated corn varieties in the South because of its reliably high yields and excellent flavor is now back and ready...

Dent Corn Seeds - Jimmy Red

Zea mays HEIRLOOM. Jimmy Red corn is a rare American treasure. Once so rare it was only found on a few family farms, we are so happy to see it...

Drying Bean Seeds - Marrowfat

Phaseolus vulgaris HEIRLOOM. The Marrowfat bean, also known as the White Egg bean, became popular in the mid 1800’s in part because of its creamy texture and bacon-like flavor. This...

Drying Bean Seeds - Six Nations Iroquois

Phaseolus vulgaris HEIRLOOM. Six Nations Iroquois is a variety of beautiful cranberry-type beans that are cream-colored and splattered with burgundy markings. Bush-type plants are heavy producers of beans that have great...

Drying Bean Seeds - Whipple ORGANIC

Phaseolus vulgaris HEIRLOOM. Although its exact history is lost to time, this old family heirloom is named after a pioneering family who settled in Oregon's Willamette Valley in the mid-19th...

Eggplant Seeds - Kopek, ORGANIC

Solanum melongena HEIRLOOM. This very rare eggplant variety was collected by the USDA in South Africa in 1956, but we suspect it is likely much older and may have originated...

Flint Corn Seeds - Pennsylvania Dutch Butter Flavored Popcorn, ORGANIC

Zea mays HEIRLOOM. Grow your own popcorn that’s so flavorful, you’ll hardly need butter! Growers widely agree that this is the best popcorn they’ve ever tasted. Vigorous, 8-foot-tall stalks produce...

Flint Corn Seeds - Yellow Guinea Flint

Zea mays HEIRLOOM. Guinea Flint corn was on the verge of extinction when a few good stewards turned just a handful of its rich orange-colored kernels into a stable supply,...

Hot Pepper Seeds - Aji Amarillo, ORGANIC

Capsicum baccatum ORGANIC. HEIRLOOM. Translated from Spanish, this pepper is literally the "Yellow Pepper" and is one of the most widely grown peppers in the country of Peru, arguably one...

Hot Pepper Seeds - Fish Pepper, ORGANIC

Capsicum annuum ORGANIC. HEIRLOOM. Fish pepper probably came to the United States from the Caribbean in the late 1800s, and quickly became a garden staple among the African American community...

Lettuce Seeds - Key Lime, ORGANIC

Lactuca sativa ORGANIC. HEIRLOOM – How can you resist such a delicious sounding name? We admit that’s what attracted us initially when we first read about this lettuce, but growing...

Lima Bean Seeds - Dark Pot Liquor

Phaseolus lunatus HEIRLOOM. If you haven't experienced the culinary joy that is pot liquor yet, then you have yourself a weekend project! Referring to the liquid that is left over...

Lima Bean Seeds - Shantyboat Butterbean

Phaseolus lunatus HEIRLOOM. Shantyboat Butterbean is very prolific and colorful as well, with mottled white and red seed coats. As tasty as it is beautiful! A pole variety that will...

Melon Seeds - Ridgeway Cantaloupe, ORGANIC

Cucumis melo ORGANIC. HEIRLOOM. The exceptionally sweet Ridgeway Cantaloupe was a national celebrity during the early 20th century, proudly served at fine dining establishments up and down the East coast....

Molokhia Seeds - ORGANIC

Corchorus olitorius ORGANIC. HEIRLOOM - A very important crop in Africa and the Middle East, eaten much like we use spinach. Molokhia LOVES heat, and we are excited to offer...

Mustard Greens Seeds - Cherokee Blue, ORGANIC

Brassica juncea ORGANIC. Heirloom. Cherokee Blue Mustard gets its name because it is a lovely deep purple-blue color when it is young. When the mustard is about a month old,...