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Southern Exposure Seed Exchange

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Southern Exposure Seed Exchange (SESE) is a cooperatively-owned seed company. SESE is a source for heirloom seeds and other open-pollinated (non-hybrid) seeds with an emphasis on vegetables, flowers, and herbs that grow well in the Mid-Atlantic region. SESE also supports seed saving and traditional seed breeding through their product line, through lectures and workshops, and by working with over 50 small seed-growing farmers in the Mid-Atlantic and other parts of the United States. SESE publishes an intermittent email newsletter and blog for gardeners, as well as the Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Catalog and Garden Guide. SESE has introduced family heirloom varieties such as Edmonson cucumber, Thelma Sanders Sweet Potato squash, and White Mountain Cabbage Collards, and reintroduced heirloom varieties long absent from the marketplace, such as the Amish Moon & Stars watermelon. It pledges not to knowingly buy or sell Genetically Modified (GMO) seeds or plants. Jeff McCormack of Charlottesville, VA founded SESE. Its first catalog was printed for 1983, with 65 varieties. In 1999, Jeff sold SESE to Acorn Community Farm, an intentional community in central Virginia. SESE currently generates a large majority of Acorn's income, and also helps to support Twin Oaks Community, which manages the company's sales of seeds to stores and to school fundraisers, as well as growing seed. The operational cycle for SESE is highly seasonal. From January to April the focus is on filling seed orders. In May and June, sweet potato slips are shipped. From March to October there is much work in the gardens, including tending seed crops and taking trial notes. In September and October garlic, onion bulbs, ginseng and goldenseal are shipped. In October and November, there is a focus on seed cleaning, germination testing, and catalog editing. SESE partners with Monticello to put on an annual "Heritage Harvest Festival" in September. The Heritage Harvest Festival is a non-profit event designed to educate the public on the importance of organics and heritage varieties.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Exposure_Seed_Exchange

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