Holly Krahe wrote: > In a message dated 10/04/2000 5:51:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > [log in to unmask] writes: > > > > There is a foundation that keeps and preserves 'old' seed and varieties > > of foods. > > > There are two heirloom seed foundations that I am a member of: Seed Savers Exchange http://www.seedsavers.org a network of over 900 people who save seeds and offer them to others; the SSE also sells heirloom seeds from their catalog; they have a number of interesting Russian varieties. The latest catalog has over 11,000 unique varieties. Native Seeds/SEARCH http://www.nativeseeds.org specialize in southwest varieties, especially Native American and Mexican; they also sell sensational chile powders and other interesting stuff Lynnet