Mountain Seed Co.

Grown naturally with pure and fresh mountain spring water, MOUNTAIN SEED CO. provides the Slocan Valley with heirloom and open-pollinated vegetable, flower, and herb seeds.
With a unique specialty in rare, northern-acclimated, and short growing season varieties (including Russian Doukhobor and heirloom tomatoes), Kylie at Mountain Seed Co. has offered over 100 different tomato seed varieties over the last 14 years!
"I love sharing the exciting varieties that I find work well here in the Slocan Valley," says Kylie. "Growing food is a great way to come together and feed your family and friends, and to gain the health benefits that gardening provides for oneself and the community."
After hearing the world was losing diversity of garden seeds rapidly due to mechanized farming practices, Kylie was inspired to learn as much as she could about seed saving.
"Suzanne Ashworth's book, 'Seed to Seed' was an excellent resource to learn just about everything I needed to start saving as many varieties as I could without cross-pollinating," says Kylie. She suggests that anyone interested in learning more about seed saving should also check out the gardening section at the Slocan Library and the Seeds of Diversity Canada website.
Mountain growing conditions usually require short-season garden varieties, but have you ever grown or eaten Long Keeper tomatoes that last until March? You can find these exciting new seeds from Mountain Seed Co. at Gaia Tree, Slocan Village market, or Rutabagas, or check out their Facebook page for more information!