I blogged recently about our attempt, in vain, to find good seeds at the stores in our little town (Home Depot or WalMart). We weren't quite sure what we were looking for in terms of quality. I was just hoping to find something marked "heirloom" or "organic" or "non GMO", but didn't find anything of the sort.A few days later, I was contacted by a garden seed company called Hometown Seeds and was excited to browse their website.
Hometown offers vegetable, herb and wildflower seeds, which they guarantee, and have their GMO stance posted on their website~"Seeds are the core of our business and vital to life on our planet. We must protect this foundation as a safe and genetically stable source for future generations. We pledge that we will not knowingly buy or sell genetically engineered seeds. We are not confident in the safety of GMO seeds and therefore will not sell them to our valued customers. We believe they are being released for public use prematurely. More research and testing is necessary to further assess the potential risks of genetically engineered seeds."
Hometown sent me a variety pack of seeds to try; I think we'll start some of them inside this week. Has anyone else purchased from the company, or have another company you like?
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csa/farm between boulder and longmont. they grow seeds to sell. they bring them to the boulder farmers market. not sure if you can get them on line or what other markets they go to.
I got some seeds from them this year too. I have started the tomatoes and peppers inside, and so far so good.
Baker Creek Heirlooms Seeds (rareseeds.com) is a great company. Be sure to ask for the catalog too. It is simply beautiful.
my neighbor uses them...but we actually get a lot of our seeds from a friend who sews his own every season.
I was going to write a while back about casien, but kept getting distracted...
our 4 year old has a milk intolerance, we've suspected a casien problem, but not sure...only because when we have soy products with casien it's horrible. He also has a severe problem with citric acid. I haven't seen a difference in his behavior with gluten products, which is great for us, but I do know that if he has food dyes of any sort that can be an issue, too.
When he was six weeks old he started projectile vomiting and I was told it was because he was premature, I didn't buy it. So, we switched pedi and I started a food journal on her recommendation. This is where I found his milk intolerance and citric acid intolerance. I use the term intolerance and not allergy, because we haven't done any official testing, however we know he's much better without the foods. So...have you tried a food journal? It could be multiple types of food. Just an idea. Hope things even out and I totally get how parenting a child with different behaviors is difficult. Know you're not alone ;)
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