Fedco Seeds

Fedco Seeds
IndustryAgriculture
Founded1978; 47 years ago (1978)
FounderC.R. Lawn
Headquarters
Clinton, Maine
,
United States
Websitefedcoseeds.com

Fedco Seeds is a seed company based in Clinton, Maine and founded by C.R. Lawn in 1978. The company is a major supplier of vegetable seeds in the United States,[1][2][3] and specializes in varieties for northern growers and short growing seasons.[4] They sell seeds, trees, and bulbs.[5]

The Fedco catalog was founded during the Back-to-the-land movement, becoming a fixture in the movement's continuation.[1]

Fedco Seeds is a cooperative owned 60% by customers and 40% by employees.[6]

Fedco is a signatory of the "Safe Seed Pledge", which commits them to selling non GMO seed.[1]

Lawn retired in 2018.[7]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Fedco saw a massive increase in sales during the 2020 and 2021 season.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Correspondent, Jeffrey B. Roth, Maine (19 April 2019). "Seed Company Founded During Maine's 'Back-to-the-Land Movement'". Lancaster Farming. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b "Suppliers Field Growing Demand For Seeds From Pandemic Gardeners". NPR.org.
  3. ^ Roach, Margaret (December 9, 2020). "It May Feel Like Winter, but It's Time to Shop for Seeds". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  4. ^ Coleman, Eliot (2009). The Winter Harvest Handbook: Year-Round Vegetable Production Using Deep-Organic Techniques and Unheated Greenhouses. p. 229. ISBN 9781603580816.
  5. ^ "Fedco introductory information - About Fedco". Fedco Seeds.
  6. ^ "Catalog review: Fedco Seeds". FineGardening. December 13, 2009.
  7. ^ https://www.pressherald.com/2018/04/29/the-crops-of-cr-lawn/

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