Heirloom Seed Companies

Company Name	URL
Adaptive Seeds	www.adaptiveseeds.com
Ann Arbor Seed Company	www.a2seeds.com
Annie's Heirloom Seeds	www.anniesheirloomseeds.com
Appalachian Heirloom Plant Farm	https://www.appalachianheirloomplantfarm.com/
BBB Seeds	https://bbbseed.com/
Botanical Interests	https://www.botanicalinterests.com/
Center of the Web Seed Company	http://www.centerofthewebb.com/
Clear Creek Seeds	www.clearcreekseeds.com
Crispy Farms	https://www.crispyfarms.com/
Cross Country Nurseries	www.Chileplants.com
Diane's Flower Seeds	https://www.dianeseeds.com/
Eden Brothers	https://www.edenbrothers.com/
Eden Organic Nursery Services	https://eonseed.com/
Experimental Farm Network	https://www.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/
Farmacie Isolde	https://www.farmacieisolde.com/
Fedco	www.fedcoseeds.com
Filaree Garlic Farm	https://www.filareefarm.com/
Foundroot Seeds	https://www.foundroot.com/seed/
Fruition Seeds	www.fruitionseeds.com
Garden Hoard	https://www.gardenhoard.com/
Goourmet Seed International	https://www.gourmetseed.com/
Great Lakes Staple Seeds	https://greatlakesstapleseeds.com
Grow Organic	https://www.groworganic.com/
High Mowing Organic Seeds	www.highmowingseeds.com
Hudson Valley Seed Company	http://hudsonvalleyseed.com/
J. Hudson Seeds	http://jlhudsonseeds.net/
Johnny's Selected Seeds	www.johnnyseeds.com
Kitazawa Seed Company	https://www.kitazawaseed.com/
Kitchen Garden Seeds	https://www.kitchengardenseeds.com/
Marianna's Heirloom Seeds	https://www.mariannasheirloomseeds.com/
Mary's Heirloom Seeds	https://www.marysheirloomseeds.com/
MIgardener	https://migardener.com/
Michigan Heirlooms	www.michiganheirlooms.com/
Mountain Valley Growers	https://www.mountainvalleygrowers.com/
Native Seeds	www.nativeseeds.org
Natural Gardening Company	https://www.naturalgardening.com/shop/
Nature and Nurture Seeds	www.natureandnurtureseeds.com
New England Seed Company	https://www.neseed.com/
New Hope Seed Company	https://www.newhopeseed.com/
North Circle Seeds	https://northcircleseeds.com/
Orchard House Heirlooms	http://www.orchardhouseheirlooms.com/
Pinetree Garden Seeds	https://www.superseeds.com/
Plant Good Seed Company	https://www.plantgoodseed.com/
Prairie Moon Nursery	https://www.prairiemoon.com/
Pueblo Seeds	https://farmdirectseed.com/
Quail Seeds	https://www.quailseeds.com/
Redwood Seeds	https://www.redwoodseeds.net/
Refining Fire Chiles	https://www.superhotchiles.com/
Renee's Garden	https://www.reneesgarden.com/
Resilient Seeds	http://www.resilient-seeds.com/
Restoration Seeds	www.restorationseeds.com
Salt of the Earth Seeds	https://saltoftheearthseeds.com/
Sandhill Preservation Center	https://www.sandhillpreservation.com/
Sandia Seed Company	https://www.sandiaseed.com/
Seed Savers Exchange	www.seedsavers.org
Seeds Now	www.Seedsnow.com
Seeds of Change	www.seedsofchange.com
Seeds of Diversity	https://seeds.ca/diversity/seed-catalogue-index
Select Seeds	https://www.selectseeds.com/
Sherck Seeds	www.sherckseeds.com
Siskiyou Seeds	www.siskiyouseeds.com
Small House Farm	https://www.smallhousefarm.com/seeds/
Snake River Seed Cooperative	https://www.snakeriverseeds.com/
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange	www.southernexposure.com
Sundial Seed Company	https://www.sundialseed.com/
Sustainable Mountain Agriculture	www.heirlooms.org
Territorial Seed	www.territorialseed.com
Terroir Seeds	https://underwoodgardens.com/
The Hippy Seed Company	www.thehippyseedcompany.com
The Kusa Seed Society	www.ancientcerealgrains.org/seedandliteraturecatalog.html
Todd's Seeds	https://toddsseeds.com/
True Love Seeds	https://trueloveseeds.com/
Turtle Tree Seeds	https://turtletreeseed.org/
Two Seeds in a Pod	www.twoseedsinapod.com
Uprising Seeds	www.uprisingorganics.com
Victory Seeds	www.victoryseeds.com
Wild Garden Seed	http://www.wildgardenseed.com/
Wood Prairie Farm	https://www.woodprairie.com/

 

Hybrid Sourdough Discard Bread Recipe

As so many are these days I began to bake bread again once the Covid quarantine started back in end of February. I used to bake bread, years and years ago, but for whatever reason, stopped. But now I am baking again, which is pretty funny because I don't even eat bread now (I eat low carb). But my husband has the metabolism of a teenage boy, and typically goes through a half a loaf of bread a day. So I bake bread or rolls several times a week, often sourdough.

I put together this recipe today because I had a fair amount of “discard” (unfed sourdough starter) in my refrigerator that I wanted to use up. Note that my starter is made with AP flour in a 1:1 ratio. The result below is a 76% hydration dough.

 

Sourdough Discard Bread

Ingredients:

400g unfed sourdough starter discard cold from the fridge (note this is 200 g AP flour and 200 g water)
300 g bread flour
180 g lukewarm water (between 105 to 115 degrees Fahrenheit)
2 tsp (about 12g) sea salt
1 ¼ tsp instant dry yeast (not quite 5 grams)
1 tsp sugar or honey (a little over 4 grams)
Optional: 2 TBSP of vital wheat gluten (useful if your starter is made with AP flour.)

Directions:

Into a large bowl pour the discard, water, and sugar. Stir to dissolve and then add the yeast. Stir to dissolve the yeast.

Add the flour and vital wheat gluten if using it and gently mix using your hands or a spatula. This will form a rough and shaggy dough.

Add in the sea salt and gently mix until absorbed.

Let the dough rest for 20 minutes covered by a towel.

After the rest, with wet hands perform a stretch and fold around all four sides of the dough (for a total of four, rotating the bowl each time, so north, east, south, west.) The dough will seem wet and still shaggy.

Gently form the dough into a ball and let it rest for 40 minutes, covered with a towel.

Repeat the stretch and fold four times as above. Let it rest another 40 minutes.

Do this twice more, for a total of four stretch and folds. At the end of these the dough will become smooth and elastic and less sticky.

At the end of the fourth fold dump the dough onto a floured surface, and flour your hands. Gently pre-shape the dough into either a boule, a batard, or a loaf.

Let the dough rest for 20 minutes uncovered. Preheat your oven now to 475 degrees F.

Do a final shape of the dough into the shape of your choice, ensuring good surface tension. If you wish you can score the dough.

Cook in a Dutch oven, loaf pan or on a baking stone. If using a Dutch oven cover the dough for the first 30 minutes or so. Depending on your flour used and the container, the bread will take between 30 to 40 minutes to be done, and should be golden brown. One test for doneness is temperature: the interior should reach between 205 to 210 degrees F, but also note the color of the bread’s surface, if it looks light give it more time.

Let the bread cool for at least an hour or two before slicing. Enjoy!