Southern Exposure Seed Exchange

Southern Exposure Seed Exchange is located near Thomas Jefferson's Monticello in the gently rolling foothills of Central Virginia. Although it emphasizes varieties adapted to the Mid-Atlantic region, it serves gardeners throughout the United States and Canada. A large percentage of the seed and bulb varieties offered are grown by the company or its growers. The seed company started in 1982 as an outgrowth of a love affair with heirloom varieties and in seed saving. Southern Exposure Seed Exchange had its beginning in a small family garden and a kitchen co-opted for seed processing. The kitchen garden has since expanded to numerous growing areas supplemented by a nationwide seed grower network. Now the seed company has its own office, germination testing facility and environmentally controlled seed storage areas. From the beginning, the owners have believed the seed company serves: (1) as a source for new, high-performance varieties, and (2) most importantly, as a preservation tool for collecting and distributing varieties with special qualities: varieties with heritage, flavor, disease resistance, or other qualities of interest to gardeners.

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