At last year’s Chicago Flower & Garden Show I watched as a customer at the D. Landreth Seed Company booth say “You’re women owned, that’s great!” before giving Barbara Melera, owner of the D. Landreth Seed Company, the thumbs up and walking away with her seed purchase. The exchange surprised me, but it really shouldn’t have. In an age when it’s de rigueur to buy everything locally from people you know and shop on Small Business Saturday, why can’t you seed dollar go to support seed companies owned by people like you? 
Can the seeds for your daughter’s school garden come from a seed company owned by a woman? Your tomatoes or corn from a Mexican-American seedman? Full Post…