Beet seeds from Whatcom County's Uprising Seeds, the first seed company in Washington State to be certified organic. PHOTO BY BECCA SCHWARZ COLE

January is the time to think about seeds. Many of us are reading seed catalogs, salivating over the images of fresh vegetables, fruits, flowers and herbs, and thinking good warm thoughts of the coming spring. Time to get started!

Following are some local seed companies in northwest Washington, as well as others across the state, in lower British Columbia and Oregon. Most companies state they use pesticide-free methods, however please confirm with the carriers when placing orders.

LOCAL
• Greenheart Gardens: 1153 Hummel Lake Road, Lopez Island, (360) 468-3105
• Mt. Baker Seeds: Concrete, (360) 333-0054
• Osborne International Seed: 2428 Old Hwy 99 South Road, Mount Vernon, WA 98273 /  osborneseed.com / 360-424-SEED (7333)
• Tater Mater Seeds: Everett, (425) 894-1123, tater-mater.blogspot.com/
• Uprising Organics: Washington State’s first certified organic seed company. Bellingham/Acme, (360)778-3749, uprisingorganics.com, uprisingseeds@riseup.net

WASHINGTON & OREGON
• Abundant Life Seeds: Saginaw, OR, abundantlifeseeds.com
• Adaptive Seeds: Sweet Home, OR, 25079 Brush Creek Road, adaptiveseeds.com
• Ed Hume Seeds: Puyallup, WA, humeseeds.com/
• Irish Eyes Garden Seeds: Ellensburg, WA, irisheyesgardenseeds.com/
• Nichols Garden Nursery: nicholsgardennursery.com, Albany, OR, (541) 928-9280
• Peace Seeds: Corvallis, OR, www.peaceseeds.cn/
• Peters Seed and Research: Myrtle Creek, OR, pioneer-net.com/psr/
• Siskiyou Seeds: Williams, OR, siskiyouseeds.com/pilot.asp
• Territorial Seed Company: Cottage Grove, OR, territorial-seed.com, (541) 942-9547
• The Thyme Garden: Alsea, OR, thymegarden.com
• Victory Seed Co: Molalla, OR,  www.victoryseeds.com/
• Wild Garden Seeds: Philomath, OR, 541-929-4068, www.wildgardenseed.com/

LOWER BRITISH COLUMBIA
• The Butchart Garden Ltd.: Victoria, butchartgardens.com, (604) 652-4422
• Full Circle Seeds: Sooke, (250) 642-3671, fullcircleseeds.com
• Nature’s Garden Seed: Victoria, naturesgardenseed.com, (250) 595-2062
• Salt Spring Seeds: Salt Spring, (250) 537-5269, saltspringseeds.com
• Tatiana’s Tomato Seeds: Anmore, tatianak.garden@gmail.com
• VanDusen Botanical Garden Seed Savers: Vancouver, (312) 382-5990
• West Coast Seeds: Vancouver, westcoastseeds.com, (604) 482-8800

Do you know of other local or regional seed companies? Send information to editor@grownorthwest.com for inclusion in our online listing.

compiled by Becca Schwarz Cole