Ecological Crop Improvement For and By FarmersWelcome to our 2010 catalog and
website! We
are an organic seed and vegetable farm in the Pacific Northwest. We produce farm-original varieties of many salad greens, vegetables, herbs and a few flowers.
All of our seed is Organically Grown
at Gathering Together Farm
along the winding Marys River on the edge of Philomath, Oregon. All of this seed is open pollinated, untreated, germ and vigor tested in living soil mix, and well cleaned. These varieties have proven themselves popular and profitable in farmer's markets locally and in fine restaurants on both coasts. Many of these same seeds are for sale in the other catalogs that we supply, but this is the only source for the entire commercial collection of Wild Garden Seed from Gathering Together Farm, organically certified since 1987.
Most stock seed for our crop production has been reselected under stress and disease pressure in our breeding nurseries at GTF and Shoulder to Shoulder Farm, five miles upriver in the colder dry foothills of the Oregon Coast Range. Many of these varieties originated in our on-farm breeding program for organic conditions and improved fresh market quality. These are denoted by our farm-original mark  . Other varieties have come to us over twenty years as heirlooms or reliable commercial standards, now with generations of selection on the farm.
Our ecological approach to plant breeding and crop protection generates superior strains and varieties for farmers who don't use chemical crop protectants and fertilizers. The small-scale care and authentic fertility of our production fields yield fat seed with exceptional seedling vigor, a key trait for organic crop success.
New Additions for 2009
These are a few of our new offerings in 2009. Be sure to check out all our new additions on our New Products Page.
Australian Yellow Leaf Lettuce
An unusually glossy-bright yellow-green leafed lettuce from down under, with a reputation for summer endurance. We like the shiny new color for the salad palette and the
vigorous growth--but the name may be a challenge for sales...See 'Brown Golding' for another example of a great lettuce with a challenging name for
marketing.
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Stocky Red Roaster Pepper
 This is our Red Italian with refinement--selected for smooth uncrumpled straight sides,
smooth skin, thicker walls, and bright red color. Fruits are 6-7" long, 2½" broad at the crown, sweet, heavy fruiting, and long keeping.
Farm Original Variety!
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Red-Earred Butterheart Lettuce
Sounds like an embarrassed suitor in springtime, but here's a new selection from the
RRDT
tribe, with dark red pointed leaves that are shorter, broader, and way more buttery and folded than 'Really Red Deer Tongue.' Limited
Supply.
Farm Original Variety!
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Concept Lettuce
Striking visual appeal in pure crisp green. A cross between crispleaf and romaine types, creating an open whorled effect in the full head, and a very juicy crunchy romainesque
flavor. Slow bolting.
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Strawberry Blonde Calendula
We have been trying to stabilize this beauty for several years, but she's been a hard
one
to settle down. Dark red "flash backsides" with pink and pastel yellow petals facing out with a dark central eye.
Farm Original Variety!
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Mescher Butterhead Lettuce
An heirloom of distinction, dated to the 1700's in Austria. A fast-hearting spring type, green with red-tinged leaves, and small very dense heads with perfect butter flavor.
Sent to us last year as remnant seed from a Canadian prairie seed saver.
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