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| Abundant Life Seeds Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 157
Saginaw, Oregon 97472 (United States) Phone: (541) 767-9606
Fax: 1-866-514-7333
Catalog Order Page: Hyperlink
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| Company Comment, posted on June 22, 2009: |
Protecting the genetic diversity of rare and endangered food crops is what Abundant Life
Seeds is all about. Since 1975, they have been offering true-to-type varieties grown
using only certified organic or Biodynamic farming methods, and no genetically modified
or engineered varieties, ever. At Abundant Life Seeds they specialize in finding and
retrieving precious, nearly extinct seed varieties, testing and growing them to offer to
home gardeners. With sources such as seed banks, universities and the world’s foremost
plant breeders, Abundant Life is able to offer not only proven heirlooms, but also the
latest organic introductions from seed companies around the world. Approximately one
third of the seed varieties that Abundant Life offers are grown by their sister company,
London Springs Farm. If not for this effort, many of the unique, open pollinated
heirlooms in their inventory would be unavailable from any seed source.
They trial all their varieties at their own certified organic research farm, growing
thousands of different vegetable, herb and flower varieties, so you can trust that every
variety has passed their stringent requirements. They have established germination
standards that are higher than those prescribed by the Federal Seed Act, with a resident
seed analyst who continually tests every lot of seed sold. So, not only are you getting
rare and unique seed, but the absolute highest quality, organic/biodynamic too.
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Comments:
| Rating | Author | Content |
| Negative | JDProvence
Denver City, TX
(2 reviews)
April 26, 2009 | According to their catalog, and I quote: "Fast Customer Service, At Abundant Life, our goal is to ship orders within 3 business days. We will handle your order promptly and carefully. I placed an order for $48.00 worth of seeds and supplies, expecting prompt service as they promised. Where I live in West Texas, hot days come on fast so we have a small window of opportunity for getting seeds started before it's too late and seedlings burn up. I waited 2 weeks and heard nothing from them, except for the order confirmation I received when I placed the order. Sent and email and got no reply. Latest email I sent, demanding the order be canceled and refund issued. DO NOT TRUST THIS COMPANY to do as they say, their customer service is far below acceptable. | | Negative | PhillipsGuide
Warrenton, NC
(11 reviews)
December 17, 2008 | I ordered six small packs (and I do mean small packs - the seed count was skimpy) and was charged $7.95 for shipping -- I thought it was coming priority mail for that price. But it took 10 days to reach me and the postage was only $1 -- when I queried about this I was given a long list of menial tasks involved in filling an order to account for what worked out to the equivalent of $70/hour handling charge. Give me a break! They can't afford to wrap their handling into the price of the seeds because their seeds are some of, if not, THE most expensive on the internet, so they dupe their customers on the shipping. VERY dishonest and I won't be back. | | Positive | steve66
Olalla, WA
(1 review)
January 04, 2008 | Excellent selection and service before they had to sell out to Territorial. They lost most of their heirloom seed stock in a huge fire. | | Positive | dominored
(3 reviews)
July 23, 2003 | I needed some very rare seeds and was planning to send to Europe for them (and pay a lot for s/h). Found a huge variety of seeds, including the ones I was seeking. Ordered. Shipped quick. Generous quantity. Great germination. Will definately look there again! | | Positive | BraveLittleTurnip
(3 reviews)
April 15, 2003 | One of my faves. I don't order much from them, as I usually need bulk amounts that it's easier to get elsewhere (like from Fedco), but they've got interesting varieties I can't find elsewhere -- rare carrots, squash, peppers, herbs, etc....
Fast service, they're usually one of the first to get me my order back after I send out my batch of mail seed orders. | | Positive | aptera
(1 review)
August 06, 2002 | These folks put on a conference in Port Townsend that had small seed farmers from all over the western states and British Columbia. I went as an interested backyard seed saver - wow - I knew their seeds were good, but their non-profit work is so inspiring. Learned a lot about genetics, seed cleaning and storing, and had a great seed swap. This year's favorite from them is "Olga's Yugaslavian" snap bean. I'm near the Canadian border and it's doing great in my cool cloudy climate. | | Positive | christyforchrist
(1 review)
April 25, 2002 | Though the on-line ordering process was a bit awkward, I placed my order and recieved my seeds in about 2 weeks. I have been having a blast planting and raising them. Germination has been VERY good, hardy plants I have already in April in Tennessee.
They do lack info on their seed packets, but it is available on-line. The back of the seed packet says "Peace be with you"...what's more peaceful than a prosperous care free garden :)
My mistake was ordering sampler packets rather than full size seed packets, so I have planted to thinning spacing and it seems to be working OK...but next year I will order the full size packets. | | Positive | smart2surf
(3 reviews)
January 10, 2002 | Abundant Life is Wonderful! They have seeds noone else has, and, in my personal experience they germinate and grow excellently. I had purple peas from the fifteenth century, Capucjiner Monks, and they were Something to see, Everyone said so. Lois Monahan's Candy Wax Beans have already grown better than all my tried and true varieties, here in South Florida. I have picked them four times and they are loaded with blossoms. And delicious. After seventeen years of organic gardening, this company rates high on my list of favorites. They have seeds worth growing, that are great for the home garden, and I donate to them because they support biological diversity, and are non-profit. | | Positive | MikeD
Liberal, OR
(Zone 8b)
(5 reviews)
December 07, 2001 | Abundant Life Seed Foundation is an organization dedicated to preserving heirloom varieties of seeds. They are a non-profit and worthy of support. I ordered several old varieties from them this past spring, all had good germination rates, and all were true to type. | | Positive | willowpolson
Groveland, CA
(Zone 8b)
(10 reviews)
December 01, 2001 | I too have had outstanding experiences with Abundant Life. Their staff is very knowledgeable and friendly, their catalog features native plants and heirloom/OP varieties I can find nowhere else, and they do community programs on top of everything else. Highly recommended! | | Positive | martinaalexa
(1 review)
May 01, 1999 | I ordered all my seed for my spring planting from Abundant Life and they ROCK!!! Customer service is superb, with friendly and knowledgeable folk answering the phone, prices are excellent, delivery time is almost overnight, selection is HUGE and everything is open-pollinated so I can save my seeds. Much of their seed is grown organically or is sustainably farmed. I plan to donate seed back to them after I harvest. I don't work for this company, I just love them! | | Positive | lauriechurchill
(1 review)
August 01, 1998 | I was very happy with my order placed with abundant life, good quality seeds, prompt service, and it was exactly what I ordered - everything you wish for in a mail order company. Please give them a chance, our plant's genetic diversity are being lost when we choose to grow hybrids in favor of open-pollinated seeds! You get a nice size packet of seeds for a fair price and do your part in keeping the heirlooms alive. I am a seasonal nursery grower; I have a greenhouse business called The Pansy Patch. Some of my highest demanded seedlings were grown by seed from the Abundant Life Company, and the next generations that grew from original seed was true to color. | | Positive | sethsaturn
(2 reviews)
April 01, 1998 | Fantastic outfit dedicated to collection and dissemination of wild-harvested seeds from a membership group. Seeds are reasonably priced, service is good. The profits from their efforts fund several projects to help keep alive threatened species through direct intervention by a network of concerned gardeners. |
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