Sometimes there are things we want to grow, and things we can grow. You can’t grow bananas in Michigan, sorry (unless you’ve got a big glass house!). Here are some considerations for planning your growing season:

Get Plants + Seeds

You can find seeds and plants all over! Supermarkets, hardware stores, and nurseries carry garden seeds, but you can generally find the highest quality seeds by ordering online or from a printed catalogue from a seed company in your region. Plant starts can also be found at stores, or from local people (generally in rural areas) selling them at roadside stands or farmers markets.Here are some of our favorite seed companies (most of which have donated to our free seed distribution efforts).

Adaptive Seeds, Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, Calvin’s Peas, Common Wealth Seed Growers, Experimental Farm Network, FEDCO Seeds, High Mowing Organic Seeds, Johnny’s Seeds, Jordan Seeds, Living Seed Company, Quail Seeds, Redwood Organic Seeds, Restoration Seeds, Row 7 Seeds, Siskiyou Seeds, Seed Savers Exchange, Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, Wannamaker Seeds, Wood Prairie Family Farm, Hudson Valley Seed Company, Truelove Seeds, Peace Seedlings, Gonzalez AgroGardens Seeds & Crops.