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There'll be Food around the corner, Food around the corner,
Food around the corner, for me... Bob Clampett, "An Itch in Time" - 1943

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Seeing the potential damage from genetically altered seeds, and headlines like...
"Industry Aims to Strip Local Control of Food Supply" helped us decide to take
responsibility for our own food source; and to help others take responsibility for theirs.
So Ommas-Aarden Heirloom Seed was created.
Our ability to 'grow our own' is in jeopardy, and we've got to get ourselves back to the garden.
The more people know about how to grow their own food and save seed, the better.
We are happy to announce that we are offering heirloom vegetable seeds of several types,
with more being added as time goes by. Suggestions are welcome. Nutritional information and seed
saving instructions come with all vegetable seeds that we sell. Most are grown locally in our own
gardens here in Lewis County N.Y.,and will continue to be. As the years go by, all the products
we sell will be 'Lewis County tested' to ensure they will grow in this area, and germination tested
before we put our name on it. We abide strictly to the Safe Seed pledge, returning to the
earth with seed from an earlier time, before corporations took advantage and control
over our food sources. Our standards are strict regarding the seeds we sell.
Ommas-Aarden Heirloom seed.
We must work together to assure the future of our food source.
Remember -nutritional information and seed saving instructions comes with all vegetable seeds.

.............................................Ommas-Aarden Seed List for 2008....
.................................................~.Available at.my online store ~

.....Caribe Potatoes offered 5 and 10 lbs at a time - out of stock

.............For the Beginner Seed Savers - self pollinating
.....Beans - Blue Lake - beginner.....Lewis County tested
........................Matures:55 Days Early hard-to-find strain of the original Idaho super bean. Dark-green, round,
....................... 5" pods are delicious ! Or allow mature beans to turn white and serve in soups and stews.

.....Lettuce - Buttercrunch Bibb - beginner.....Lewis County tested
........................Matures: 50 Days. Dark-green leaves form small, compact rosettes around yellow, blanched
........................hearts. Sweet, crisp leaves have a rich buttery flavor and texture. Our most popular butterhead.
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.....Lettuce - Red Romaine Cimarron - beginner .....Lewis County tested
........................Matures: 60 Days. Our best selling romaine ! Add to salads color along with the unmistakable
........................ textureof a delicious romaine. Broad, flat, crisp leaves range from dark red to bronze..
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.....Lettuce - Red Saladbowl - beginner.....Lewis County tested
........................Matures: 60 Days. Looseleaf. The beauty, flavor and tenderness of Saladbowl with the
........................color of red-tingedleaves. Excellent flavor, withstands hot weather.
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.....Pepper - Hungarian paprika - beginner .....Lewis County tested
........................Matures: 70 Days. An ethnic variety from Hungary where the paprika pepper has been
........................developed to its finest quality. This strain has excellent color and a sweet, spicy flavor.
........................Grind the dried.fruits in a coffee grinder for a superb paprika seasoning.....
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.....Pea - Sugarsnap - beginner.....Lewis County tested
........................Matures: 62 Days. Snap pea. Edible pods. increased disease resistance and crisp flavor.
........................Use both as sugar pod or shelled. In my opinion, the best green pea on the planet.
........................5'-6’ vines should be trellised.
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.....Tomato - Mt. Roma Paste - beginner.....Lewis County tested
........................Matures: 68 Days. A new earliness standard for tomato pastes.
........................Compact plants produce firm, 2-3 oz elongated fruits, even in cold areas.
........................Bred from the older heinz varieties. Disease resisitant

.....Tomato - Riesentraube Cherry - beginner .....Lewis County tested
........................Matures: 75 Days An old German heirloom from the  mid-1800's. Sweet red 1 oz fruit
........................grow  in large clusters and the name means "Giant Bunch of Grapes". A popular small
........................tomato with seed collectors. All the flavor of a beefsteak packed into a tomato the size
........................of a large concorde grape..Large plants produce massive yields.

.....Tomato - Mortgage Lifter Beefsteak - beginner.....Lewis County tested
........................Matures: 80 Days. Enormous beefsteak developed in the early 1930's in West Virginia by M.C.                         "Radiator Charlie" Byles. Large, meaty, mild-flavored tomato has few seeds and is the perfect                          tomato sandwich tomato. Ranges  from 21/2 lbs up to 4 lbs each.
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.....Tomato - Whippersnapper Cherry - beginner.....Lewis County tested
........................ Matures: 59 Days. Extra-early, tasty, pinkish-red, Prolific compact plants good for
........................ hanging planters and patio gardens produce large quantities of slightly oval, 1" fruits.
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**takes 2 years to make seed
Experienced Seed Saver - will cross with it's own kind
Expert Seed Saver - 2 years to make seed, biennial

The next 3 will cross with each other
....Broccolli - Decicco - experienced.....Lewis County tested
........................Matures: 65 Days.This old-Italian heirloom is the best open-pollinated variety we have
........................tested. Delicious, tender, sweet and dependable. Leave plants in the ground after the
........................first cutting for another harvest in the fall.
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**Kale - Dwarf Siberian - expert.....Lewis County tested
........................Matures: 55 Days. Short plants with intensely ruffled, dark-green leaves make this kale
........................easy to mulchfor winter.storage under the snow. In harsh, high altitude gardens, one of
........................the most dependable sources for nutrition.
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**Brussel Sprouts - Long island Improved - expert .....Lewis County tested
........................Matures: 110 Days America's most popular, open pollinated brussel sprout. Taller, 24"
........................stalks yield amazing amounts .of sweet, oval shaped. medium- sized sprouts. sweeter
........................and more tender after temperatures fall below freezing.
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**Asparagus - Mary Washington- expert .....Lewis County tested
........................Perrenial - Best of the Washington varieties..Earlier than some - Rust Resistant. Matures
....................... enough to harvest 2nd or 3rd year. If composted well, an asparagus bed could last 20 years.

**Carrot - Scarlet Nantes - expert -.....Lewis County tested
     .................. will cross with other carrots and Queen Anne's Lace, (wild carrot)
     .................. Matures: 65 Days. A timeless heirloom favorite. Bright-orange, very sweet, slightly
     .................. tapered, 6-7" roots with characteristic nantes rounded tip. A good keeper. Excellent for juice.

**Beets - Early Wonder Tall Top - experienced .....Lewis County tested
     .................. Matures: 48 Days Our earliest and most popular variety. Produces an abundance of
     .................. delicious young greens suitable for spring salads and round, exceptionally sweet, 3-4" tubers.
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.....Radish - Champion - experienced .....Lewis County tested
........................Matures: 25 Days. Our favorite round, red radish. Exceptionally sweet flavor !
........................Stays crisp even when large.
........................Ideal for extra early harvest in and among later maturing broccoli, brussels sprouts and
........................cabbage.
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.....Spinach - Bloomsdale Long Standing - experienced .....Lewis County tested
........................Matures: 42 Days. Sweet, rich flavor and good texture have assured the popularity of this
........................heirloom.for generations. Tender, large, thick crinkled, deep green leaves on upright stems.
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.. ..Cucumber - Marketmore 76- experienced .....Lewis County tested
........................Matures: 76 Days. A trustworthy gauge for taste/reliability. Consistently produces through hot
....................... and cool weather. Perfect dark-green, 8-9" cukes. Always crisp. Always sweet. Disease resistant.
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Melons, squashes and pumpkins will cross with each other in the same family, it's best to keep at a distance
.....Squash - Baby Blue Hubbard (rare) - experienced.....Lewis County tested
........................Matures: 99 Days. Very very rare. Save seeds from those that mature first. Very flavorful.
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....Zucchini - Black - experienced .....Lewis County tested
........................Matures: 46 Days. Because of its storage and shipping qualities, black zucchini has
....................... become the favoritefor market gardeners. Dark-green, long, straight, cylindrical fruits
........................on fairly heavy bush.
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.....Melon - Charentais - experienced .....Lewis County tested
........................Matures: 80 Days. Small European melon also known as Chaca, French or Italian melon.
........................Slightly elongated..Can be smooth or slightly netted, gray or gray-blue rind with dark green
........................furrows. Flesh is deep orange, firm and sweet. Pick, eat & die happy. 11/2 to 2 lbs average.
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Safe Seed Pledge
Agriculture and seeds provide the basis upon which our lives depend. We must protect these foundations
as a safe and genetically stable source for future generations. For the benefit of all farmers, gardeners and
consumers who want an alternative, we pledge that we do not knowingly buy or sell genetically engineered
seeds or plants. The mechanical transfer of genetic material outside of natural reproductive methods and
between genera, families or kingdoms, poses great bio-logical risks as well as economic, political, and
cultural threats. We feel that genetically engineered varieties have been insufficiently tested prior to public
release. More research and testing is necessary to further assess the potential risks of genetically engineered
seeds. Further, we wish to support agricultural progress that leads to healthier soils, genetically diverse
agricultural eco-systems and ultimately people and communities. We do not buy, sell or use genetically
modified seeds. Everything we sell comes with our complete guarantee. If not satisfied, we promise
to replace any item or refund the purchase price.

contact me
Kathy Colton ~ Ommas Aarden
3059 St. Rt. 12D - Leyden Hill
Boonville, N.Y. 13309

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