[Sca-cooks] Re: Heirloom Roses was roses...

[Lis]

Hope this can be of use, from my Links post early last week to
sca-AEthelmearc.

Other good heirloom gardening stuff besides Roses. Enjoy!

Cheers

Aoife

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Seed Savers Exchange score: 1000
Seed Savers Exchange is dedicated to preserving historic varieties of
fruits and vegetables through the distribution of heirloom seed samples.
Since their founding in 1975, members have distributed over 700,000
samples of seed. They also maintain Heritage Farm where over 18,000
varieties of heirloom vegetables are grown. One does not have to be a
member to get a free catalog, purchase seed, or obtain planting advice.
Information about the Flower and Herb Exchange (FHE), a similar
organization, is also available on this Web site.
http://www.seedsavers.org/
Subjects: Seed exchanges -- United States | Heirloom varieties (Plants)
Category: Specific Resources
Created by: slr on Jul 7, 2001 - updated Jul 24, 2001

Suppliers of Organic and/or Non-GE Seeds and Plants score: 944
This site lists suppliers of organic, non-genetically engineered, and
heirloom (open-pollinated) vegetable, flower, and other seeds. Listings
cover the U.S. and Canada. There are also links to a database of
available seed species and to a discussion of current issues in the seed
industry.
http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/altseed.html
Subjects: Seeds | Organic gardening
Category: Specific Resources
Created by: ml on Apr 28, 2000 - updated Jul 2, 2001

Yesterday's Rose score: 1000
"Yesterday's Rose is a non-commercial site dedicated to old and
old-fashioned garden roses." In addition to illustrations and
descriptions of over 100 varieties, there are tips for growing roses and
a few book reviews. There are also categorized links to general
resources; image collections; nurseries, growers, and hybridizers;
virtual garden tours; and organizations. The site is browsable by name,
color, type, hardiness, quality and strength of fragrance, and several
other attributes. For more on old roses visit the GardenWeb's Antique
Roses Forum.
http://www.country-lane.com/yr/
Subject: Old roses
Category: Specific Resources
Descriptors: heirloom
Created by: mg on Apr 28, 2001 - updated May 2, 2001


Seeds of Change Garden score: 950
Explore the world of 1492 and the ways life changed as new plant foods
were introduced by explorers and Native American and old world cultures
learned from each other. This site from the Smithsonian includes garden
projects, food information and recipes, and historic information ranging
from "The Slave Ship" to "Food Legends."
http://www.mnh.si.edu/garden/
Subjects: School gardens | Food crops -- History | Culture diffusion |
Education, Elementary -- Activity programs | Kids
Category: Specific Resources
Created by: km on Oct 10, 1999 - updated Jan 27, 2001

Dana Huffman inquired in March regarding
the following:
> Dana/Ximena>
> P.S. Can anyone recommend me a good "eating" variety of
> rose?  I.e. for making rose water and/or using the hips in
> things?  The descriptions on the packages are notably
> lacking in comments on flavor...  :)
and  jemoore at firstam.com   posted on 14 March:
Anyway...wondering what roses to use.  I have a lot of store bought
roses
which I have dried, but can I use those to make <sugar of roses> (
delights
for ladies-hugh platt)