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He Sells, Promotes Rare “Open Source” Garden Seeds
For Mike Dunton at Victory Seeds, promoting heirloom seeds is a mission, not a marketing gimmick.
“When we started out 20 years ago, we were one of only a couple companies that specialized in heritage or heirloom varieties,” says Dunton. “We remain one of the few that actively works on the preservation effort.
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He Sells Promotes Rare “Open Source” Garden Seeds FARM HOME Food For Mike Dunton at Victory Seeds promoting heirloom seeds is a mission not a marketing gimmick “When we started out 20 years ago we were one of only a couple companies that specialized in heritage or heirloom varieties ” says Dunton “We remain one of the few that actively works on the preservation effort A ton of sellers have jumped on the bandwagon for marketing reasons ” Unlike many larger operations Dunton’s family-owned company grows out much of the seeds they sell on their farm The ones he doesn’t grow are produced by a network of selected growers He locates and documents rare open-pollinated non-GMO non-hybrid heirloom seeds and promotes them to home gardeners “Since our founding the Victory Seed Company has only offered seeds that were not only rare open-pollinated and primarily heritage or heirloom varieties but ones that our supporters customers are encouraged to propagate and save seeds from ” says Dunton The company offers more than 50 different crops from artichokes and asparagus to turnips and watermelons There are 10 different groupings of tomatoes with 20 varieties listed under brown and black alone Dunton lists more than 30 under corn and 46 under salad greens Tobacco has 57 different varieties “Tobacco is quite a magnificent plant with beautiful flowers that make them a great addition to flower beds ” says Dunton Their website offers a wealth of information on gardening as well as cover crop seeds some gardening books hard goods and even apparel Tools sold on the site are handcrafted by a traditional blacksmith in Montana Dunton offers individual seed packets bulk seed and a variety of seed kits - multiple seed varieties or types including a culinary herb seed collection Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Victory Seed Company P O Box 192 Molalla Ore 97038 info@victoryseeds com; www victoryseeds com
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