Staple Crops by Category
This is a work in progress. We would like to eventually have seed of all these crops in our collection. The categories relate to storage and extending the growing season. Many of these crops we'll be enjoying all summer long, straight from the garden! Use this list as you think about what you could save seed of each year.
Season Extenders - self-sowing, over-wintering and early growing, frost tolerant, late/early planting
*amaranth
*cilantro
greens
Asian greens
*arugula
chicory / red-ribbed dandelion
cress
endive/*escarole
*lettuce
*mache
mustard greens
perennial greens
*radicchio
*herbs - which ones?
*kale
perennial kale
*leeks
*parsley
*parsnip
perennial alliums
radish
*salsify and *scorzonera
*spinach
swiss chard
*sunchokes
Cellar Storage - dry or moist / cold or warmer
*beets
cabbage - experiment in progress
carrots - experiments in progress
*celeriac
*celery
*leeks
*onions/*garlic/*shallots
*parsnips
*potatoes
*rutabaga
sweet potato
*turnips
*winter squash
Long-Term Storage with Little Processing
*amaranth
*flint/flour/dent corn
*dry beans
*favas
*peanuts
*small grains - wheat, rye, oats, barley
*soup peas
*sunflower seed
Drying
sweet corn
*eggplant
herbs
*melon
*peppers
*snap beans
*tomatoes
*zucchini / summer squash
Freezing
sweet corn
*leeks
*kale
*peas
*spinach
*tomatoes
Fermenting, Pickling, and Fresh Eating
anything and everything
Tinctures, Tonics, Teas, Cordials
annual herbs
perennial herbs
* Crops with asterisks are those of which we currently have at least one seed source among group members, but it's always good to have more than one.
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