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Alfalfa - Organic
Farm Seed

Perennial legume, up to 3' high. This fragrant plant has beautiful purple flowers is great for hay and as a cover crop. Herbalists consider it a valuable nutritive tonic. read more

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Barley - Organic
Farm Seed

Annual spring grain. Variety: Robust. Suitable for home brewing. Reliable, valuable feed grain for livestock. read more

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Barley, Hulless - Organic
Farm Seed

Annual spring grain. Truly hulless variety, which makes for quick, easy, low-tech processing. Fast-growing, and competes well with weeds. Tolerates drought and heavy soils. read more

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Bell Beans
Farm Seed

Annual or winter annual legume. Great for fixing nitrogen, and building large amounts of biomass. Bell beans will happily sprout in half-frozen soil, and tolerate a wide range of soil conditions. read more

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Buckwheat, Common - Organic
Farm Seed

Annual broadleaf. Excellent cover crop for outcompeting summer weeds. Makes tasty flour for pancakes or baked goods. Bees like its abundant nectar. read more

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Winter Camelina
Farm Seed

Annual brassica. Widely adaptable and versatile winter-hardy cover crop and oilseed plant; tolerates poor conditions. Excellent nutrient scavenger. Sow when you would for winter rye. read more

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Crimson Clover
Farm Seed

Tender biennial legume. Up to 18". Rapid growth in cool weather makes this vigorous clover great for cover cropping and green manure. Crimson blooms attract bees and make good cutflowers. read more

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Dutch White Clover
Farm Seed

Perennial legume. The lowest-growing clover. This shade- and traffic-tolerant perennial makes nice garden paths and living mulch. Our most popular clover. read more

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Ladino White Clover
Farm Seed

Perennial legume. 8–12" tall. Fantastic nitrogen fixer with great protein and digestibility. Tall enough to be harvested for hay, silage, and green chop. Good choice for poorly drained soil. read more

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Mammoth Red Clover - Organic
Farm Seed

Biennial legume. Up to 36". Vigorous red clover for cover cropping or grazing. Deep taproot. Tolerates shade, so a good choice for overseeding into standing crops. Blossoms make a lovely tea. read more

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Rivendell White Clover - Organic
Farm Seed

Perennial legume. Up to 9". Small-leafed perennial clover establishes quickly and withstands traffic and close mowing. Our favorite clover for organic pasture. read more

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Yellow Sweet Clover - Organic
Farm Seed

Biennial legume. Up to 6'. Vigorous clover for cover cropping, bee forage and green manure. Long thick taproots are very effective at breaking up subsoils and improving soil aeration. read more

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Fescue, Tall - Organic
Farm Seed

Perennial grass. Long-lived, versatile and low-maintenance grass good for pasture, lawn, or hay. Deep and extensive root system protects against erosion. Tolerates most adverse conditions. read more

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Millet, Japanese
Farm Seed

Annual grass. Vigorous and versatile! Good for hay, forage, weed-smothering, building soil, and controlling erosion. Tolerates waterlogged soils, low fertility and cool conditions. read more

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B&B Summer Mix
Farm Seed

A cover crop blend of 40% buckwheat, 40% BMR sorghum/sudangrass, and 20% Sunn Hemp for nitrogen fixation. Loves heat. First-rate smother crop and biomass builder formulated to reliably winter-kill. read more

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Grass Seed: CR Lawn Mix
Farm Seed

All-purpose lawn blend for the Northeast. Good for a range of conditions, full sun to partial shade. Makes a great understory for orchards and other perennial woody crops. read more

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Hairy Vetch/Winter Rye Mix - Organic
Farm Seed

Superb cover crop mix for fall planting where mechanical tillage is available the following spring. 78% winter rye and 22% hairy vetch. Adds nitrogen to the soil and suppresses weed growth. read more

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Magic Carpet Mix
Farm Seed

Diverse multispecies clover-heavy mix is great as a soil-building living mulch under tall-growing competitive crops, like cannabis. Suitable in raised beds, containers and high tunnels. read more

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NOFA Cover Crop Cocktail - Organic
Mix - Farm Seed

With annuals and biennials, grasses and legumes and broadleafs, and roots of all shapes and sizes, this blend mimics natural diversity and encourages a flourishing and balanced microbial population. read more

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PVO Soil-Building Seed Mix - Organic
Farm Seed

A superior soil-building cover crop mix. The oats come up first and are pulled down by the peas, which are then pulled down by the smothering vetch. Weeds don’t stand a chance in that jungle! read more

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Mustard
Farm Seed

Annual broadleaf. Great cover crop to retain nutrients, suppress weeds and improve water penetration. Breaks down into compounds toxic to nematodes and soil-borne pathogens. read more

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Common Oats - Organic
Farm Seed

Annual grass. A solid all-purpose oat. Generates biomass and smothers weeds. Tolerates bad weather and soil conditions. Excellent feed for cows and horses. read more

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Peas, Field - Organic
Farm Seed

Annual legume. Also called Forage Peas. Great as weed-smothering workhorse soil builder, or a tasty and highly digestible forage. Likes cool moist conditions. Will grow in most soil types. read more

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Deep-rooted Daikon Radish
Farm Seed

Broadleaf annual. Roots penetrate hardpans and loosen soil down to 30" or beyond. Takes up available soil nutrients and prevents losses to leaching or runoff. Suppresses weeds if planted thickly. read more

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Rye, Winter - Organic
Farm Seed

Winter annual grass. Extremely frost hardy, adaptable and competitive. For cover crop or grain. Deep extensive roots help prevent compaction and improve soil tilth. Vigorous spring regrowth. read more

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Ryegrass, Annual - Organic
Farm Seed

Annual or winter annual grass. Extremely frost hardy. Widely adaptable. Will establish quickly in cool wet spring weather, providing a dense cover crop and outcompeting weeds. Good erosion control. read more

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Ryegrass, Perennial - Organic
Farm Seed

Short-lived perennial grass. Extremely palatable forage grass, popular in grazing mixes. Germinates quickly and grows rapidly, suppressing weeds. Holds up under heavy traffic. Good pest resistance. read more

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BMR Sorghum/Sudangrass - Organic
Farm Seed

Annual grass. Vigorous, competitive, adaptable cover crop or annual forage. Likes heat and high fertility. Grows best in warm weather when other grasses slow down. read more

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Sunn Hemp
Farm Seed

Annual legume. Rock star cover crop builds organic matter, fixes atmospheric nitrogen, controls harmful nematodes, and still finds time to be beautiful! Grows vigorously in warm conditions. read more

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Vetch, Hairy - Organic
Farm Seed

Annual or winter annual legume. Vigorous cover crop generates copious amounts of organic matter. Excellent nitrogen fixation. Moderately frost resistant. read more

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Glenn Spring Wheat - Organic
Farm Seed

Annual grain. Hard red spring variety that bakers favor for its superior milling and baking qualities. High in protein, very high test weight. Solid disease resistance. read more

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Medina Winter Wheat - Organic
Farm Seed

Winter annual grain. Soft white winter wheat suitable for feed, pastry flour, or brewing wheat beers. High test weights and low pre-harvest sprouting levels. Cold tolerant. read more

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Sirvinta Winter Wheat - Organic
Farm Seed

Winter annual grain. Extremely cold hardy hard red wheat. Flour has great flavor and texture, and sturdy plants make great straw. Good for small spaces. Well adapted to New England. Will Bonsall fave! read more

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Winter Wheat Soft White - Organic
Farm Seed

Winter annual grain. Makes tender pastries, quick breads and pancakes. Also good for brewing wheat beers, or as a livestock feed. read more

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