Business Is Booming For Rare Seeds, Plants

2021 - Volume #45, Issue #2, Page #08

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Thanks to the internet, it’s becoming easier every year to find hundreds of rare heirloom native plants and exotic garden seeds from companies like Amkha Seed and One Green World. The companies are almost as unique as the plants they offer.
Amkha Seed is dedicated to heirloom and open-pollinated varieties. They specialize in what they describe as underappreciated food and utility crops from all over the world. Their crop research and breeding program is geared toward varieties requiring little to no inputs. They also offer Open-Source Seed Initiative (OSSI) pledged varieties from other breeders often not available from traditional seed companies.
Every section of the Amkha Seed catalog has surprises. Utility includes plants used for oils, medicines, insecticides and repellants, such as Roma tomatoes! The 160 plus herbs/spices include the Toothache plant. What Amkha doesn’t tell you is that if chewed, it can make the inside of your mouth numb!
One Green World’s website, on the other hand, is full of descriptions and detail. When it comes to unusual edible, fruiting shrubs, trees and groundcovers, few nurseries can match One Green World (OGW). The family-owned and operated nursery ships seedlings, rootstock and some seed to all 50 states.
Their 209 varieties of berries include 24 blackberries, 45 blueberries, and 5 Chilean guavas, as well as wintergreen, jostaberry, sea berry, salmonberry, thimbleberry and whortleberry.
Other collections include 117 vines, 57 citrus varieties, 33 fruiting ground covers, and 57 fruiting shrubs. The latter includes a coffee plant for those who want to roast and brew their own coffee beans.
The 8 northwestern U.S. natives include the Oregon Grape, as well as ferns and the common Camas. The blue-flowered plant produces an edible bulb that can be roasted or boiled with a flavor reported to be similar to sweet potato, but sweeter.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Amkha Seed, P.O. Box 173, Westminster, Colo. 80036 (contact@amkhaseed.com; www.amkhaseed.com); or One Green World, 6469 SE 134th Ave., Portland, Ore. 97236 (ph 877 353-4028; info@onegreenworld.com; www.onegreenworld.com).

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Business Is Booming For Rare Seeds Plants CROPS New Techniques Thanks to the internet it’s becoming easier every year to find hundreds of rare heirloom native plants and exotic garden seeds from companies like Amkha Seed and One Green World The companies are almost as unique as the plants they offer Amkha Seed is dedicated to heirloom and open-pollinated varieties They specialize in what they describe as underappreciated food and utility crops from all over the world Their crop research and breeding program is geared toward varieties requiring little to no inputs They also offer Open-Source Seed Initiative OSSI pledged varieties from other breeders often not available from traditional seed companies Every section of the Amkha Seed catalog has surprises Utility includes plants used for oils medicines insecticides and repellants such as Roma tomatoes! The 160 plus herbs/spices include the Toothache plant What Amkha doesn’t tell you is that if chewed it can make the inside of your mouth numb! One Green World’s website on the other hand is full of descriptions and detail When it comes to unusual edible fruiting shrubs trees and groundcovers few nurseries can match One Green World OGW The family-owned and operated nursery ships seedlings rootstock and some seed to all 50 states Their 209 varieties of berries include 24 blackberries 45 blueberries and 5 Chilean guavas as well as wintergreen jostaberry sea berry salmonberry thimbleberry and whortleberry Other collections include 117 vines 57 citrus varieties 33 fruiting ground covers and 57 fruiting shrubs The latter includes a coffee plant for those who want to roast and brew their own coffee beans The 8 northwestern U S natives include the Oregon Grape as well as ferns and the common Camas The blue-flowered plant produces an edible bulb that can be roasted or boiled with a flavor reported to be similar to sweet potato but sweeter Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Amkha Seed P O Box 173 Westminster Colo 80036 contact@amkhaseed com; www amkhaseed com ; or One Green World 6469 SE 134th Ave Portland Ore 97236 ph 877 353-4028; info@onegreenworld com; www onegreenworld com

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