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The web site is very hepful and informative. As a first time gardener, I ordered many heirloom seed vegetable varities, and a few flower packets. My order arrived from CA to NY in 3 days! I also received a complimentary packet of carrot seeds! I also like the idea of sustainable gardening. On the web site, they offer information about how to save heirloom seeds for the following years planting!
On Apr 11, 2009, bcoulam Cedar Hills, UT (Zone 6a) wrote:
My feedback would be more valuable if I'd ordered from other seed companies before and could compare, but it looks like I stumbled on the right one the first time.
Getting around to thinking about growing my own seedlings a bit late (middle of March), I was dismayed to find some seed sites claiming 3 to 6 week waits. Through someone's blog, I came upon Sustainable's site and was immediately impressed at the variety, prices, promise to ship as fast as possible, and personal attention and comments on each seed; good stuff for a newbie like me.
I was able to find everything I was hoping to plant on their website, and then some. Other heirloom sites had fairly limited selection. I am very excited to try the self-blanching cauliflower.
I believe my order arrived with the week. So far I've gotten 90 to 95% germination of those I'm starting in seed trays. I would have been just as pleased if they hadn't thrown in some "thank you" seeds, but they did, which sends a clear message they want to exceed expectations and keep you as a customer.
On Mar 25, 2009, kwells Petaluma, CA (Zone 9a) wrote:
I'm so sick of the large seed companies like Park:( etc. charging such high prices and then short changing the amount of seed I finally got. I decided to try Sustainable after seeing others such positive reviews. I placed my order on Sunday online & got my seeds on Tuesday. It is so great that most of the seeds are 99 cents, it allows me to try several different seeds I would normally not buy because of the cost.
There was no "thank you" seed packets, but who cares at these prices!!
2 big thumbs up for this company!
My first experience with Sustainable Seed Company was unbelievable! After finding other companies quoting order delays of 2 and 3 weeks (or more!), I determined to check out other sources on Dave's Garden; SSC had excellent reviews so I decided to try them.
Their site was quite nice and easy to navigate; they offer open-pollinated, heirloom seed...vegetables, flowers, grain, herbs, wildflowers, books, etc. They had all the old, time-proven varieties I wanted and a notation of how much of each was in stock. Many of the packets were priced at 99 cents. The history and info was something not found elsewhere.
They stated that they were dealing with the order surge by working 14 hour days and were thus able to get orders out within 48 hours. Here's the unbelievable part: I ordered at 6:57 PM (after hours) and received several emails; one came in at 7:03 PM stating that my order had shipped, SIX MINUTES after ordering! A couple of days later, my order was here, well-packaged; the packets were very pretty and had lots of info, and a usable thank you gift was included. Actual postage on the box was $4.95; I had been charged $4.99, so I guess I paid all of 4 cents for the packaging, labeling, paperwork, etc.(!)
But 2 packets were missing! An email to Farmer John produced (again in six minutes) a nice apology and a promise to send them out "in today's mail". He must have done that as I received them only a couple of days later. Mistakes can and do occur; the important thing is that this company goes out of its way to make things right.
Now, all seeds are planted and are showing a real high germination rate. I also appreciate them pointing out when certain varieties may be difficult and giving me advice as how best to proceed with those.
I've left the most important thing for last...Farmer John and his staff clearly have a mission...a most wonderful mission. While the name of the company says it clearly, you can find it better expressed than I can do by clicking on the "About Us", "Philosophy", and "Community" tabs on their site.
Remember, sustainable agriculture is that which allows us to grow food and beauty year after year for ourselves, our families and friends, irrespective of what goes on in the world outside our gardens. I have been saving seeds for many years; it is easy and fun.
This small company is truly a gem; they and their mission deserve our support...and when and if we give that, we too reap bountiful rewards. Thank you, Farmer John and Sustainable Seed Company for being there for us.
On Mar 15, 2009, jadesboutique New Ringgold United States wrote:
I can't say enough good things about this company. I placed an order with Sustainable Seed Company because they offer open pollenated, heirloom seeds starting at .99 a package. I liked the layout of the site as it was very easy to understand & to navigate. The information about each of the seeds was helpful and I liked reading about the seed growers.
I placed my order 3 days ago (from the opposite coast) & I have already received my package. Everything was packaged nicely with cute seed packets and I even got an extra thank-you seed packet.
The customer service is also superb. I emailed a question in to the site & recieved an answer within literally a few minutes. They were helpful & very friendly and it was a personal response - not a computer generated one.
I am thrilled with my purchase & will come back to this site to buy my future seed purchases. I recommend this company to anyone who wants the best seeds for the best money.
On Mar 7, 2009, Reversemidas Vienna, VA (Zone 7a) wrote:
Yes, and double Wow from me as well. I tried this seed company after reading the other posts here and figured I'll give them a try. They are super super fast. I put in my order on Sunday, they confirmed it within that hour, got email notification of order, as well as order shipped email. Now that is customer service for you! Even with a small order that I placed, I got a pack of thank you seeds as well. And yes, that thank you seed packet was even something I would of tried as well. The seeds came in on Wednesday. That was only 3 days from the West coast to the East Coast. Yes I totally agree as the other posts the packets are filled with more than indicated. I think that makes a lot of good sense to be on the plus side when they were filling these packets. Give them a try just like I did. Also ordering on their online system was very straightforward and showed a lot of thought put into standing up this startup seed company. Thought they didn't have some selections yet, but I'm looking forward to coming back to see what else they offer.
On March 7th, 2009, Reversemidas added the following:
Oppsss...forgot to mention. They carry open pollinated seeds and that's a definite plus for me. On May 24th, 2009, Reversemidas added the following:
Did my second order and it was just as fast. Ordered online on 14 May 2009 and received my seeds in my hands on 18 May 2009. Four Days is all it took to get seeds back to me from their location on the West Coast to my location on the East Coast. Now that is exceptional service compared to other vendor's feedback of taking one week, two weeks, months or never. This Sustainable Seed Company has the customer interest in mind and reflects that in the service they provide, that gardeners like us home gardeners have a some window of opportunity to grow flowers and vegetables. It's very refreshing to purchase from an exceptional online seed company. This company is a keeper in my books for future seed purchases. Also my seeds were send to me priority mail just like that. Also got a free pack of parsnips seeds. I will give that a try, never grew parsnips before. :-) Give them a try just like I did and you will find yourself coming back for more and with the 99 cents sale on some of their vegetable seeds, what more can you ask for. Heck, even the other seeds are to me at reasonable prices too. I am looking forward to them expanding their selection of seeds as well. Super happy with the seed selection and the time of arrival. Also they even sent me 3 emails, 1) an email within the half our that they have my order, 2) an email that they were processing my order and finally 3) an email that they shipped my order. And I got my seeds in Four (4) days total. That is super fantastic. What more can you ask for? I hope they continue with their fantastic service for years to come. :-)
What a great experience! I received email saying my seeds had shipped before I even left the computer after ordering. The seeds arrived a couple days later and I've just popped some Neon Chard and Oregon Sugar Pod II in the dirt. The service was just great! I got exactly what I ordered plus some thank-you seeds. The web page ordering is simple, straight-forward and fast. I highly recommend Sustainable Seed Co!
This is a new supplier, judging from the web site. It lacks some product photos.
Just received my first order. I am quite favorably impressed. They really got some things right! Each envelope had about 50% more seed than advertised. I spot check such things. *All* packages were over weight!
My order was received in about 4 days.
A lot of their prices were very low. Especially when considering the extra seeds in the envelopes. There were a lot of $.99 and $1.49 prices available.
They also tossed in a few extra "thank you" envelopes as a bonus. My order was modest, so extras were also pleasant surprised me.
This kind of customer care is pretty unusual these days. Very nice! They will be my first destination for my next order. Easy to recommend them.
VERY Positive. The site is super easy to navigate, no glitches in the check out line, and I got an immediate email about one of my choices that needed to be changed. I had the seeds in my hot little hands in less than 5 business days! AND I got free seeds that I didn't order!! And I didn't even need to get out of my pajamas.
It's a great seed company with the quality I require. I'm looking forward to getting my sprouts ready for the garden.
These guys have primo sources, so look no further - you'll have wonderful food this summer and fall without spending nearly as much as you did last year.
I can't think of any of the Heirloom, Open Pollinated, Non GMO seed companies that have seed packets starting at 99 cents and they have over 99 varieties at that price.
Plus when I got my seeds they came with extra "ThankYou" packets that I really will use.
They had the grains I was looking to grow for my chickens plus the vegetables for me and flowers for my wife!!
I found Sustainable Seed Company prices, fast service and web-site excellent.
