Herbs- teas & culinary
We have categorized this selection according to the most popular herbs used in haute cuisine and tasty tea blends. These selected varieties do well in short seasons and the perennial herbs over winter well here on our farm. Bon appetite!
Amaranth-Bicolour (Organic)
$5.95
Amaranth leaf is a traditional leafy vegetable in Asian and Caribbean cultures. This variety is green with stripes of pink...
Amaranth-Callaloo Red (Organic)
$4.95
Amaranth is one of the world's super foods, chalked full of minerals. It can be used in a dry form...
Anise Hyssop (Organic)
$4.95
Grow like regular Hyssop. This variety is anise scented, almost smells of licorice. This perennial plant can be used medicinally...
Basil- Organican (Organic)
$5.95
A uniform upright Genovese type basil which can be used in pot culture or fresh market production. Leaves are downy...
Basil-Lemonette (Organic)
$4.95
Lemonette basil has citral and limonene phytochemicals that are a powerful anti-inflammatory. It can be used for tea or culinary...
Basil-Maritime (Organic)
$9.95
Living on the coast and growing basil can be tricky in cooler & wetter climates. This "Maritime" basil seems to...
Basswood (Linden)- seeds
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Basswood, also called Lindenwood are indigenous to this area making it through the toughest of winters and summer droughts. Germination...
Black Elderberry-seeds
$9.95
Black Elderberry "Sambucus canadensis" is our native elderberry that thrives here in ditches and swamps. It is also tolerant of...
Blackhaw-seeds
$9.95
Blackhaw "Viburnum prunifolium". Fruits are edible, and a great pollintor magnate. Small enough shrub for the back yard. Fruits can...
Blue Elderberry-seeds
$9.95
Blue Elderberry "Sambucus caerulea" is our Western Elderberry, used in the same way like our native Black Elderberry. Cooked fruit...
Burdock-Gobo
$9.95
The root is a common vegetable in Japan called "Gobo". The plant is a biennial and will set seed in...
Chervil-French Parsley (Organic)
$5.95
Chervil is a herb that can be used as a culinary delight, in a tea or as a medicinal. It...
Chicory-Catalogna
$7.95
Catalogna is an heirloom Italian Dandelion. The leaves are used in mixed salads and the roots are used medicinally to...
Chicory-Red Italian Dandelion
$7.50
Red stemmed dandelion jagged shaped leaves. Classic bitter taste. Roots can be dried on used in smoothies, teas or pre-biotic....
Chocolate Daisy
$9.95
Chocolate Daisy, Berlandiera, also called Chocolate Drop is a perennial in zone 4. This species has edible flowers that smell...
Coriander-cilantro
$4.95
Coriander and Cilantro are one and the same. The whole plant can be used. Coriander is referred to the seeds...
Cumin- (Organic)
$5.95
Cumin (Cuminum cyminum) dried seeds and herb is a member of the parsley family. All parts are edible and easy to...
Dill-Bouquet (Organic)
$4.95
Strong, tall and aromatic plants. A main ingredient in dill pickles and dill salmon sauce. It is also used as...
Dill-Mammoth (Organic)
$4.95
Mammoth is the largest variety of Dill and it can grow as large as 6 feet in the back of...
Echinacea-Prairie Coneflower
$9.95
There are many varieties of echinacea cone flowers, this species can be found on the Prairie grass savannahs. A drought...
Echinacea-Purple Cone
$9.95
A super lovely large flowered perennial species that can be used as a cut flower and also medicinal applications. This...
Fennel Herb
$4.95
All parts of this plant are edible and smells like licorice. Used in tea, spice and fresh garnish. Edible herb...
Grapes-seeds
$9.95
This is our local wild grape that grows in the fence rows here on the farm. Very hardy, consistently productive,...
Horse radish
$14.95
Garden root variety. Very hardy perennial stock. For more information on horse radish : Horseradish - Wikipedia Available spring of 2024...
Lemon Mint
$7.95
Lemon Mint , Monarda citriodora, is an annual native to North America. It is used both raw or as a...
Lotus lily-Sacred-seeds
$9.95
This is the "Nelumbo nucifera", also known in Asian cooking as "Sacred Lotus". It is used as a vegetable, a...
Milk Thistle
$7.95
Silybum marianum is a species annual or biennial that has bright purple flowers and pale green shiny leaves with white...
Northern Olive-seeds
$9.95
Family: Oleaceae This is "Chionanthus virginicus". This is an olive substitute because the Italian variety is not hardy here in...
Orach-Scarlet (Organic)
$4.95
Orach is part of the Chenopodiaceae "Saltbush" family. It is an ornamental annual that reaches 3 feet high. Young leaves...
Parsley- Dark Green improved
$4.95
This parsley has been improved for hot weather and cut-come again production. Parsley can be used as a garnish or...
Passion Flower Vine- Northern Maypop
$14.95
There are approx. 550 species that exist in the Neotropics. There is only 1 species that can be grown in...
Prairie Alumroot
$7.95
Another hardy North American native herb that prefers a little shade and a mulch. It was once used for cholera,...
Saffron bulbs
$14.95
More expensive than gold! Saffron is a spice which comes from the stigma and styles called threads. within the flower. It...
Sorrel-Red veined
$7.95
Red veined sorrel, Rumex sanquineus, is also called "Bloody Dock Plant". It is a perennial plant hardy to zone 4,...
Spider flower-seeds
$9.95
A rare edible ornamental plant, unavailable commercially. more information here: Cleome gynandra - Wikipedia Leaves are edible in salads...
St. John's Wort (Wild crafted)
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Hypericum perforatum is a perennial herb in zone 4. It grows wild here on our farm. Very adaptable genetics for...
Sumac-Pink Lemonade- (seeds)
$9.95
A small tree, more shrub like that prefers dry, sunny and well drained site. Very hardy in zone 3-4. This...
Wild Bergamot
$5.95
Wild Bergamot, Monarda fistulosa, is a native wild mint found along the roadsides in the City of Kawartha Lakes Region....
Wild Rose Hips-seeds
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This wonderful wild rose grows only 2-3 feet high and has the largest fruit "hips" that we know of and...