Catalog Codes
Organic after cultivar name = Organically Grown, entire lot
is certified-organic
seed.
PVP = Plant Variety Protected. Unauthorized propagation
of the seed is prohibited. The use of PVP in the catalog is for
informational purposes only and in no way constitutes an endorsement
by Fedco of plant patenting.
Indigenous Royalties— A few years ago, Fedco began to
pay a portion of our seed sales of certain varieties—like Hopi Blue
corn and Jacob’s Cattle bean—to Nibezun, a Wabanaki project here in Maine that is working to rematriate
Penobscot land and to create dialogue on healing throughout the extended
community. Our Indigenous Royalties program is one small way to appreciate
and recognize the native breeders and seed keepers whose varieties have
endured and continue to sustain us here on Turtle Island. In 2021, we
extended the program to our Organic Growers Supply and Potatoes, Onions &
Exotics catalogs, and began paying royalties for varieties that bear Native
American names. Search for potato
varieties receiving Indigenous Royalties.
In 2022 Fedco paid $9,518.31 in Indigenous Royalties (Seeds $1,718.70, Trees $5,563.34, and OGS/POE $2,236.27).
Supplier Codes: Know where your seed comes from! This unique
Fedco feature provides information about the source(s) of each seed variety.
Varieties with more than one supplier may have two or more codes. We code
according to our best information at press time. When seed is short we must
sometimes change suppliers later in the season. With notable exceptions, we
generally choose varieties based on their merits rather than on our supplier
preferences. We do not offer genetically engineered
varieties, although we purchase from corporations engaged in
genetic engineering. Use the supplier codes to help you make your own
choices about whom you are supporting and which varieties are best for your
garden or farm. Codes are as follows:
① Small seed farmers including Fedco staff.
② Family-owned companies or cooperatives, domestic and foreign.
③ Domestic and foreign corporations not part of a larger
conglomerate.
④ Multinationals not to our knowledge engaged in genetic
engineering.
⑤ Multinationals who are engaged
in genetic engineering.
⑥ Syngenta, manufacturer of neonicotinoids.
All of our seed potatoes and onion sets have supplier codes 1 or 2!