Local organic vegetable and flower seeds are now in the Roulant’s General Store! Make your list and come on over. Once again, we are partnering with Ferme Co-operative Tourne-sol, a local organic seed producer to offer seed varieties that are well suited to our climate and urban growing conditions. Included below is a list of the varieties that will be available.
Why buy seeds at the Roulant?
Members of our team has a lot of knowledge and can assist you in selecting varieties that suit your growing conditions, space and level of experience. Also, your seeds, soil or compost purchase supports community access to urban agriculture activities.
Why buy local seeds?
Growing vegetables is a crucial step in promoting food security and producing local seed stock is also key. Did you know that the majority of seeds used in Canadian agriculture are not from Canada? By buying locally produced seeds, you support local businesses and obtain seeds that are suited to the local climate and generally provide better results!
If you’d like to know more about the seed movement in Canada check out the Bauta Family Seed Security Initiative and local Seed Producer Dan Brisbois’ Seed Blog.
How should I plan my first vegetable garden?
Check out this blog post on planning your garden by Carlo, who heads up our urban agriculture department.
Available Varieties
Salad Mix Lettuce
Flashy Trout Back Romaine Lettuce
Red Salad Bowl OakLeaf Lettuce Mighty Mustard Mix
Red Russian Kale
Flat-Leaf Kale Mix
Vates Kale
Shanghai Green Bok Choy
Arugula
Rainbow Swiss Chard
Bloomsdale Longstanding Spinach
Vit Corn Salad
Genovese Basil
Oregano
Thyme
Bouquet Dill
Santo Cilantro
Italian Parsley
Bulbs and Roots
Evergreen Scallion Onion
French Breakfast Radish
Raxe Radish
Watermelon Radish
Daikon Radish
Chioggia Beet
Detroit Dark Red Beet
Touchstone Gold Beet
Scarlet Nantes Carrot
Red Rocket Hot Pepper
Big Fat Jalapeno Hot Pepper
Tequila Sunrise Sweet Pepper
Lipstick Red Italian Pepper
Total Tomato Mix
Black Cherry Tomato
Montreal Tasty Red Tomato
Jaune Flammée Orange Tomate
Ground Cherry
Blacktail Mountain Watermelon
Tourne-Sol Select Field Cucumber
Super Zagross Lebanese Cucumber
Valenciano Pumpkin
Waltham Butternut Squash
Dark green Zucchini
Zeppelin Delicata Squash
Peas and Beans
Edamame Envy Soya Bean
Scarlet Runner Runner Bean
Snap Bush Bean Mix
Snap Pole Bean Mix
Sugaree Sugar Snap Pea
Flowers
Bachelors Buttons Centaurea
Erfurter Calendula
Zinnia Mix
Sunflower Mix
Poppy Mix
Dwarf Jewel Nasturtium
Swiss Mix Pansy