(Amaranthus caudatus) Annual.  Emerald Tassels offers a spectacular show of green flower/seed heads for your kitchen and floral arrangements. The seeds can be ground into flour or popped like popcorn...

(Amaranthus cruentus) Annual. 110 days to maturity. Hopi Red Dye Amaranth is a fabulous multi-purpose plant. Beautiful as a bouquet filler, it’s flowers are the reddest of all amaranth. It’s...

(Amaranthus tricolor) Annual. 50 days to maturity.  Heirloom Amaranth. Callaloo Amaranth has been a staple food in Western Africa for thousands of years. Callaloo, like so many food plants, has a...

(Eruca sativa) 50 days to maturity. Arugula is a vigorous grower. The leaves are bright green and fresh, with a sweet pungent flavour. It has an excellent taste and is a...

(Brassica rapa) 45-50 days to maturity. Prize Choy is definitely a winner! This upright choy is delicious and bolt resistant, so you can enjoy it well into the season.

(Brassica rapa) 42 days to maturity. Heirloom Rapini Seeds.Heirloom Spring Rapini Seeds are actually from the turnip family. They are a mix between broccoli and spinach, boasting a sweet nutty flavour. They are a traditional...

(Brassica rapa var Pekinensis ‘Aichi’) 70 days to maturity.Aichi Chinese Cabbage is a heirloom variety from Japan. It produces a large ‘barrel-shape head’ that is compact and prefers growing in...

(Brassica rapa var pekinensis) 70-80 days to maturity.Kogane Cabbage is a heirloom variety from Japan. With a distinct yellow core, this cabbage is rightfully named Kogane - the Japanese word...

55 days to maturity. Maruba Santoh is a wonderful, "loose leaf" type of nappa cabbage. Very reliable, mild and easy to grow. Nice in salads, stir-fried, pickled or in soups. Available...

(Brassica rapa var. chinensis) 21 days, baby. 45 days to maturity. Tokyo Bekana is a lovely Japanese cabbage, much smaller and more tender than your standard supermarket Napa. Light green, wavy...

(Stellaria media) 60 days to maturity. Self-seeding annual. A wonderful, edible ground cover found wild across Turtle Island. If you do not already have a patch, plant this reliable and...

(Claytonia perfoliata) Perennial. Hardy in zones 6-9Winter Purslane (also known as Miner’s Lettuce) is a succulent leafy green which loves growing in the cooler months of spring and autumn. Although...

(Brassica oleracea var. acephala) 60 days to maturity. Champion Collards are an improved strain of Vates Collards, lasting two weeks longer. Very cold hardy and can last unprotected well into...

60 days to maturity. The Vates collard is a cold hardy and productive plant. The mild, cabbage like leaves are thick and crumpled. The plants grow up to two feet...

(Barbarea verna) 50 days to maturity.  Similar to watercress, but easier to grow. Upland Cress will be slow to start but once established you'll be savouring rosettes of dark green, glossy,...

(Nasturtium officinale) 60 days to maturity. Watercress is a gourmet green and excellent in salads, sandwiches and soups. It is a semi aquatic plant and likes to grow in moist soil. It...

(Cichorium intybus) 115 days to harvest roots. Additional 35 days for greens. *See description*Belgian Endive (Witloof Chicory) is the classic variety used for growing tangy, slightly bitter endive buds or chicons....

(Cichorium endiva) 80 days to maturity. Heirloom Endive Seeds - 1860s. Broadleaf Batavian Endive grows as a large leafed, head forming leafy green, with a mild yet slightly bitter flavour....

(Cichorium endivia) 70-100 days to maturityRed Treviso Endive is a beautiful, cool loving bitter green. Its leaves start out green in the Summer, changing to a deep red once temperatures...

(Cichorium envdivia var. crispum) 65 days. Très Fine, or Frisée Endive is a classic French green. It is slightly bitter, but absolutely delicious with a lemon vinaigrette.  This very decorative...

(Blitum bonus-henricus). 80 days. Perennial in zones 3-9. The first and last greens of the year! Good King Henry aka Lincolnshire Spinach and Fat Hen is a perennial green. The...

50 days. Dazzling Blue is a wonderful lacinato kale that is cold hardy! Hooray! Bred in by Hank Keogh in Oregon, this lacinato lasts late into the Fall and can...

65 days - Heirloom Kale Seeds –1700's. Dinosaur Heirloom Kale, which also goes by the name Black Tuscan Heirloom Kale and Lacinato Heirloom Kale, is a stunning plant with a wonderful prehistoric...

(Brassica oleracea) 61 days. Rainbow Lacinato Kale is a wonderful, stabilized cross, of the much loved Lacinato Kale with super cold-hardy and gorgeous Redbor Kale. The result is a beautiful,...

50 days to maturity. Heirloom Kale Seeds – 1800s. Red Russian Heirloom Kale was brought to Canada in the 1800’s by Russian traders and is one of the most beautiful heirloom...

50 days. Scarlet Kale is a beautiful plant! Architectural in the flower garden and lovely on the plate! Firm and frilly leaves vary from greenish-red to deep violet and are...

50-80 days - Heirloom Kale Seeds. This Scottish type of heirloom kale is a dwarf variety which grows low, reaching 14 inches tall and up to 24 inches wide. Vates Blue Curled...

55 days. White Russian Kale is a Siberian type of Kale that is very cold tolerant  Its leaves are only slightly frilled. Tolerates both heat and cold extremely well. Excellent...

(Cosmos sulphureus) Annual. 60 days to maturity. Kenikir is a favourite of Southeast Asia, especially Indonesia. Young shoots can be eaten raw, or added to your smoothies. Leaves are used...

(Valerianella locusta) 50 days. Lambs Lettuce also know as Corn Salad, Mâche, Feldsalat, Ackersalat and Rapunzelsalat. is a widely adapted green that can be planted out very early in spring. Disease resistant, it's...

43 days - Heirloom Lettuce Seeds – 1800’s.  Bibb Heirloom Lettuce has a fantastic taste, with crisp clean leaves which are very easy to grow. Bibb will grow quickly in cold...

50 days to maturity. Heirloom Lettuce Seeds – 1850. Black Seeded Simpson Heirloom Lettuce is an early producer, and one of the best early heirloom lettuces. A loose leaf variety, the light green...

40-50 days. Bronze Arrowhead Heirloom Lettuce is a sweet and crispy green, perfect for fruity salads (we enjoyed mandarins, almonds & cranberries). Flavour holds exceptionally well; mid to end of July when...

67 days - A butterhead type of lettuce that combines nice texture and great flavour. Buttercrunch Lettuce has heads which are a compact rosette surrounded by loose green leaves which are soft and...

56 days - Heirloom Lettuce Seeds – 1793.  Forellenschluss Heirloom Lettuce is also known as Freckles and Black Trout. A winner of numerous lettuce competitions, Forellenschluss is a gorgeous romaine having deep...

60 days - Green Salad Bowl Lettuce has large rosettes of light green oak cut leaves. Perfect for salads, this variety has excellent flavour and grows quickly in cool weather. Originally released in...

50 days. Variety originally preserved by Abundant Life Seed Foundation. "Devil's Ears" lettuce is a heat tolerant, slow to bolt, buttery lettuce that maintains its sweet flavour until it finally...

(Lactuca sativa) 50 days. Romaine. Little Gem is just that, a little gem of a Romaine! Tiny head are seemingly delicate but just as crisp. as any larger romaine lettuce....

48 days. Merveille de Quatre Saisons lives true to its name. Don't speak French? "The Four-Season Wonder"! This crinkly, French butterhead dates back to the mid-1800s. Its blushed leaves are...

65 days - Heirloom Lettuce Seeds - 1868.  Parris Island Cos Heirloom Lettuce has tender, crisp leaves and disease resistance which make it one of the most popular romaine lettuces today....

70-80 days. One of our favourites of 2013! You know that disappointing “crunchy water” flavour of store bought icebergs? You’ll never go back after this wonderfully flavourful lettuce! Red Iceberg Heirloom...

50 days - Red Salad Bowl Lettuce has rich, deep red, tender leaves with a sweet flavour. These oak leaf type lettuce heads are slow bolting and perfect for a bright and colourful...

65 days. Heirloom Lettuce Seeds - 1885. Rouge d'Hiver Heirloom Lettuce is striking, with its smooth green leaves being overlaid with a dark red-brown. A unique Romaine, it's very easy to...

(Lactuca sativa) 45-55 days to maturity. Slobolt Leaf Lettuce is an heirloom from the 1940’s. Its broad leaves are frilly, sweet and tender, even when mature. It handles the heat...

50-70 days. Heirloom from 1830. Tom Thumb is one of the oldest lettuces from still in production today. This Bibb type of heirloom lettuce sports tennis ball sized heads that...

55 days. Yugoslavian Red Heirloom Lettuce is a beautiful addition to the early greens garden. Its delicate green & burgundy leaves make a lovely base to any salad. Sweet until mid-June when...

 21 days (baby leaves), 40 days (mature leaves). Kyona Mizuna is a Japanese mustard green, producing many finely cut, fringed leaves. It has a mild  to spicy flavour and unique look. It...

(Brassica rapa (Japonica)) 25 days (baby leaves), 45 days (fully mature)Red Streaked Mizuna is a Japanese Heirloom that is prized for its peppery gourmet qualities. It is slow to bolt...