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Remember that special plant from your grandparents' garden that you wish you could grow now? Find information about those fruits and vegetables valued, saved and passed down through generations.
Heirloom Vegetables
Clemson University. Cooperative Extension Service. Home and Garden Information Center.
Gives hints on saving seed and lists some heirloom varieties of beans, corn, cucumbers, lettuce, melons, okra, peas, peppers, potatoes, squash and pumpkins, tomatoes and watermelon.
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Seed Savers Exchange
Seed Savers Exchange.
A nonprofit membership organization of individuals working locally and internationally to save heirloom garden seeds and offering a large selection of those seeds for sale. The catalog of seeds derives from a diverse selection of vegetables, herbs and flowers maintained by the group in its seed bank and preservation gardens.
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Saving Yesterday's Seeds for Today and Tomorrow
Sustainable Mountain Agriculture Center.
Offers a catalog of heirloom seeds and information about production of beans and tomatoes.
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Southern Seed Legacy
University of Georgia. Department of Anthropology. Southern Seed Legacy Project.
Reseaches and facilitates local seed saving activities in the Southern United States.
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Heirloom Vegetables  (PDF|212.4 KB)
University of Kentucky. College of Agriculture. New Crop Opportunities Center.
A fact sheet that covers marketing and production considerations for heirloom crops.
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Last Modified: Sep 9, 2008  
Alternative Crops and Plants
    Specialty, Heirloom and Ethnic Fruits and Vegetables
 
					   Ethnic Crops
 
					   Fruits and Nuts
 
					   Heirloom Varieties
 
					   Vegetables and Mushrooms
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    Medicinal and Culinary Herbs
    Industrial, Energy, and Non-food Crops
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    Native Plants and Ecofriendly Landscaping
    Ornamental and Nursery Crops
    Seeds and Plant Breeding
    Post-harvest Handling and Processing
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