Monarda Citriodora Lemon Bergamot is also called Lemon Bee Balm and Prairie Bergamot. A native wildflower and garden favorite. Leaves smell like lemon and long bright purple/pink flowering stalks appeal to bees, hummingbirds and butterflies. Contains citronella and medicinal uses...

Salvia sclarea Perennial wildflower. This Clary Sage has been adapted to the Rocky Mountains for 10+ years. Incredibly fragrant, purple flowers are often distilled to make a medicinal essential oil. The flowers are a favorite of bees and other pollinators--especially...

Eruca vesicaria Trusty, vigorous mustard green with a kick! Delightful addition to salads or as a braising green in stir-fries or soups. Sprouts up fast, shade tolerant and low water needs. This landrace arises from many varieties of arugulas grown...

Phaseolus coccineus Climbing bean. These beans are gigantic! A vine with striking bright scarlet flowers that attract hummingbirds and bees. This Colorado-adapted landrace is drought tolerant and so easy to grow. Kids love shelling them from their huge pods. Eaten...

Cucumis melo var. cantalupensis This diverse landrace seed stock produces hardy and resilient melons. Juicy, sweet and refreshing flavor. Deep ridged exterior and soft, white-green-yellow fleshy interior. Original seed sourced from Hopi farmers. Try this in your dryland garden! Grown...

Cosmos bipinnatus Bright pink and white flowers add joy to any garden. A pollinator-friendly annual that attracts bees, hummingbirds and butterflies. Delicate, feathery foliage is a beautiful addition to bouquets. Planting Instructions: Direct seed 1" deep, 6-12" apart in spring...

Phaseolus vulgaris A wide diversity of colors and shading patterns displays this bean's highly resilient genetics and make this bean especially fun to harvest. Eat young and tender as a snap bean; as a shelling bean like edamame-- boil or...

Cucumis sativus Hardy Southwest Colorado-adapted landrace slicing and pickling cucumber. Fruits ripen to yellow. Crisp and refreshing eaten straight off the vine or added to salads, hydrating cucumber water, and hors d'oeuvres. Planting Instructions: Start indoors 3 weeks before last...

Zea mays This gorgeous rainbow blue corn is a landrace flour/grinding corn stemming from ancestral puebloan ancestry around the southwest as well as other blue corns (Rio Grande and Oaxacan Blue). Rainbow colors (blues, reds, yellows & whites) will appear...

Capsicum annuum A skinny, deep red pepper with medium to medium-hot heat. About 3-4" in length. From San Felipe Pueblo in New Mexico. Drought tolerant and landrace. Original seeds obtained from Native Seeds/SEARCH in Arizona. Grown by Groundwork in Paonia,...

Cucurbita mixta Striking patterns of yellow & green stripes. Mild flavored, light colored flesh great for soups and moistening baked goods. Thin skinned-- only stores a few months into winter. Our goats love this squash! Great for seed savers wanting...

Daucus carota These carrots have been adapted to Southwest Colorado and selected over generations to have a conical shape, making them easy for harvesting even in tough soils such as clay! Sweet taste was the other selection criteria for this...