Some of our Research Department’s Favorite NEW for 2014 Products

Artisan Tomatoes

 Tastes as good as they look! Try them all; only Johnny's has the entire line up of Artisans.

 

Glow Pepper

 

Sweet specialty peppers from our Breeding Program.

 

Bel Fiore Radicchio

 

Stunning, adaptable, unique, and great for adding flare to a salad mix.

 

Raja and Suraj Eggplant

 

These mini eggplants that can be sold along with Ophelia for a tricolored eggplant container.

KN Bravo Radish

 

A purple daikon- color is inside and out.  Striking and unique!

Babybeat

 

The perfect fit at a time when beets are increasing in popularity and baby vegetables* continue to be trendy.

Adelaide Carrot

 

A true baby carrot*

 

Mini Kabochas

Single serving wintersquash.

*Please note: Babybeat and Adelaide are what we call “genetic minis”.  This means the variety is a mini or baby size at full maturity, as opposed to simply being harvested early/immature. 

Why go with a genetic mini instead of simply harvesting and immature full size variety?  Because the flavors will be fully developed and the tops will be proportional to the roots.

See the 2014 Catalog Cover and Explore our New Products

Don't feel like waiting any longer to see our NEW 2014 catalog cover? Well here it is! 

 

You can now also browse all of our NEW products at Johnnyseeds.com.
Let us know which new product is your favorite by leaving us a comment under this blog post.

The NEW Johnny's Catalog is Finished

Our NEW catalog is officially at the printer!

 

The team here at Johnny's works tirelessly on this effort, logging many, many hours. It seemed only right to give them a shout-out now that the catalog is finished… and will be in your mailbox soon!

 

 

 

Thank you again to our catalog team: Jeanne, Heidi, Kristen and John (not pictured).

 

Learn More About Johnny's Selected Seeds

This 10-minute film serves as a brief overview of Johnny's Selected Seeds. It includes a discussion of corporate philosophy, customer service, plant breeding, company history, employee ownership, product development, marketing, and international sales.

The video features several short interviews with Johnny's Chairman and Founder Rob Johnston, Jr. and Eliot Coleman, along with a few Johnny's customers and employees.  

Learn more about Johnny's Selected Seeds >>>

Our Recap of the 24th Annual MOSES Organic Farming Conference

Johnny’s Selected Seeds Maine-based Territory Representative, Ken Fine, attended the 24th Annual MOSES Organic Farming Conference held recently in La Crosse, Wisconsin (February 22–24, 2013). This was Ken’s 12^th year attending the show as an exhibitor! Johnny’s was pleased to serve as a sponsor of the tradeshow, as well.

Johnny’s double-sized booth was located on the corner of the third row of exhibitors, near the entrance to the educational sessions and lunch room. Some of the items we displayed this year at the booth were our 60-lb. JSS 'Polar Bear' Pumpkin with an informational poster board, a video of our new Quick-Cut Greens Harvester in action, and various informative materials about our new Salanova® Lettuce Collections.

This year we also brought our Quick-Cut Greens Harvester, along with live pea shoots and wheat grass, so Ken could demonstrate how efficient and easy to use the tool is to tradeshow attendees.

 

According to the MOSES website, over 3300 people attended the conference.

Participants came from all over the U.S. and overseas — the 'most adventurous' award goes to the person who came all the way from Nigeria! It was great to see the complete range of ages at the conference — if it takes a village to get things done, the organic farming community is well on its way to creating a brighter future.

Some additional highlights from the conference:

• Keynote Speakers: Filmmakers Jeremy Seifert and Joshua Kunau, and organic farming pioneer Carmen Fernholz. Fernholz, who has been farming organically for over 40 years, shared his view of the ideal food system, one which includes engaged and informed eaters.

• Charlie Johnson of Madison, South Dakota, was honored as the 2013 MOSES Organic Farmer of the Year. The Johnson family farm has organic roots dating back to the 1970s, well before the organic farming movement had gained serious traction.

Have a look at some of Ken's photos from the Conference, below. Whether or not you, too, attended the conference or you simply wish to share your thoughts, we'd enjoy hearing from you in the Comments section below. Or, visit us on our our Facebook page anytime!

 

The Set-up Process of the Booth Begins

 

A Look at the Booth

 

Attendees Begin Exploring the Booth

 

Folks Filling out the Raffle Tickets

 

An overview of the Conference

 

Another Look at the Tradeshow Floor

 

Johnny's New 2012 Tools and Supplies Catalog Now Live

The Johnny's Selected Seeds 2012 Tools and Supplies Catalog is now live on our website. This new catalog contains tool products and information for starting seedlings, organic insect control, weather tools, mulches and much more. Click here to view the catalog.

Johnny's New Organic Online Catalog Released

The Johnny's Selected Seeds 2012 NOP Certified Organic Online Catalog is now live on our website. This new catalog contains 96 pages with more than 350 organic products. Click here to view the catalog.

OG Catalog

Johnny Appleseed's Birthday

Today is the birth date of John Chapman, aka Johnny Appleseed. Chapman, who was born in Leominster, Mass. in 1774, became famous for planting apple orchards wherever he traveled, hence the nickname.

Why is that significant to Johnny's?

Johnny Apple Seeds was the original name of the company when it was launched as a  start-up in 1973 by Rob Johnston Jr., our current Chairman of the Board.

However, shortly after he published Johnny's first catalog, Johnston was informed that another company already owned the trademark rights to the name. At that point, Johnston decided to change the name of the company to its current title -- Johnny's Selected Seeds.

Coming soon: Johnny's 2011 catalog with 200 new products!

This is one of the most exciting times of the year here at Johnny's.

The big news? We've just printed the 2011 catalog. You should be receiving your catalog within the next 6 weeks, or so. This year's edition contains more than 200 new products, including 75 new organic seed varieties and 6 new Johnny's-bred varieties.

A few highlights:

Defiant PhR tomato: from the Johnny's breeding program; a mid-sized slicer with full resistance to late blight and intermediate resistance to early blight.

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A slideshow of Johnny's catalog covers through the years

Which cover is your favorite?

Visit Johnny's website to request a catalog.