Sources where you can find seeds that were not treated with fungicides or insecticides. It’s particularly important to avoid neonicotinoids, as they are absorbed by the growing plant and can be found in the flowers, nectar, and pollen. All organic seeds and plants are untreated.
Name | State | Notes |
FEDCO | ME | All seeds are untreated. |
Johnny’s Selected Seeds | ME | Most seeds are untreated. Treated seeds are clearly labeled. |
Maine Potato Lady | ME | Potatoes, Onions, Garlic, Shallots. All seeds are untreated. |
Pinetree Garden Seeds | ME | per email: Our seeds are not treated at all with insecticides. |
High Mowing | VT | 100% Organic seeds |
American Seed & Ferry-Morse | MA | per email: We don’t treat any of our seed. |
John Scheeper’s Kitchen Garden | CT | per email: All of our seeds are untreated. |
Fruition Seeds | NY | Organic. Based in Canandaigua, NY, they are the first organic seed company to grow seed in our region, for our region. Order 5 or more seed packs by May 1 and get free shipping with promo code freeshipping2014. |
Harris Seeds | NY | Provides a list of untreated seeds |
Hudson Valley Seed Library | NY | Certified Organic |
Burpee | PA | Makes organic seeds easy to find. Per phone: Burpee’s seeds are never pre-treated. |
Cook’s Garden | PA | per email: None of the seeds that The Cook’s Garden offers are treated with any chemicals. |
Happy Cat Farm | PA | per FB post by owner Tim Mountz: Organic practices, but not certified. “The only thing we have sprayed in years is water.” |
D. Landreth Seed Co. | PA | All seeds are untreated. |
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange | VA | All seeds are untreated. |
Baker Creek | MO | All seeds are untreated. |
D. Landreth Seed Co. | PA | All seeds are untreated. |
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange | PA | All seeds are untreated. |
Seed Savers Exchange | PA | All seeds are untreated. |
Sow True | NC | All seeds are untreated. |
Tomato Growers Supply | FL | per email: Almost all of our seeds are untreated. There are a few varieties that we have been unable to find in untreated seed stock, and these are clearly marked as “Treated Seed” on our website. These “Treated Seed” varieties have been treated with the fungicide Thiram, but they have not been treated with any insecticides. |
Clear Creek Seeds | OK | per email: None of our seeds are treated. |
Botanical Interests | CO | All seeds are untreated. |
Native Seeds | AZ | All seeds are untreated. |
Seeds Now | CA | All seeds are untreated. |
Bountiful Gardens | CA | All seeds are untreated. |
Peaceful Valley | CA | All seeds are untreated. |
Renee’s Garden | CA | All seeds are untreated. Themed pages to help you find seeds to attract bees! |
Sustainable Seed Company | CA | All seeds are untreated. |
Horizon Herbs | OR | All seeds are untreated. |
Nichols Garden Nursery | OR | per email: Our seeds are untreated. |
Territorial Seed | OR | All seeds are untreated. |
Denali Seed Company | AK | All seeds are untreated. |