Urban Harvest started out as a collaboration between Annex Organics and Earthly Paradise Gardens & Botanicals in 1998. That first year we were inspired to supply urban gardeners in Toronto with truly delicious and diverse vegetable and herb plants.
Why should anyone only be able to eat Beefsteak, Sweet 100 and Early Girl! We wanted to taste some of those old varieties like Radiator Charlie's Mortgage Lifter, Zapotec Pink and Black Krim tomatoes. White Beauty Eggplant and Sweet Chocolate Peppers. These were varieties with great taste which had fallen out of favour because they didn't fit a narrow criteria dictated by big agribusiness. We wanted to taste tomatoes so good they would make us weep. North Americans now eat only a fraction of the diversity of fruit and vegetables we ate 100 years ago. So grow some heirlooms, save some seed and really enjoy the fruits of your gardens. Growing as much of our own food as we can is not only good for our health it enhances our food security. Good luck with your gardens, share some meals with good friends, know where your food comes from and may you never hunger. All of our seedlings are grown in or near the greater Toronto area to support our local economy.Safe Seed Pledge: All of our plants and seeds are certified organic. Urban Harvest does not knowingly buy, sell or use genetically modified plants or seeds. Saving and protecting our plant diversity inspires what we do and is and was the motivation for starting the business. It informs all our choices.
May you always be able to save your own seed. And may we be here to provide those you don't.
Enjoy your harvest and thank you for your continued suppot of organic agriculture.
Colette Murphy
Owner
We can ship seeds and garden supplies anywhere in Canada. Unfortunately, we do not mail plants yet but keep posted for changes.
