Cottage Grove-based Territorial Seed Co. is growing steadily as the weak economy has prompted more people to try growing and preserving their own food. Share this article! Cottage Grove-based ...

When the new seed catalogs arrive, my customary attitude of being unimpressed with novelty takes a holiday. Take the 2008 Territorial Seed Co. catalog as an example. It advertises "over 200 new items ...

In continuing my series of new plants for 2011, I decided to go with more of Territorial Seed offerings since many types of vegetables, which is what they specialize in, need to get started indoors ...

Territorial is the only seed source for “Mild Thing” and “Notta Hotta” mild habanero peppers, which were developed by Oregon State University. (Contributed photo, Territorial Seed Company) Mild ...

A huge proportion of seed production in the U.S. (80 percent-plus) and around the world (40 percent-plus) is controlled by a handful of corporations such as Monsanto and DuPont. Should you care? That ...

Question: From reading your column for years, it seems like you like to grow vegetables in your garden. What we’d like to know is what are your favorite seed companies to buy seed from? I am ...

The lion's share of the vegetable seed I plant comes from several Pacific Northwest seed companies. Buying from these local seedsmen makes sense. They offer varieties that have proven themselves in ...

Almost as exciting as the toy catalog sent in the mail around Christmastime, garden catalogs give you a perfectly good excuse to forget snowzilla and think spring. Most companies allow you to order ...