| Industry | Agriculture |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1978; 47 years ago (1978) |
| Founder | C.R. Lawn |
| Headquarters | Clinton, Maine, United States |
| Website | fedcoseeds |
Fedco Seeds is a seed company based in Clinton, Maine and founded by C.R. Lawn in 1978. The company is a major supplier of vegetable seeds in the United States, and specializes in varieties for northern growers and short growing seasons. They sell seeds, trees, and bulbs.
The Fedco catalog was founded during the Back-to-the-land movement, becoming a fixture in the movement's continuation.
Fedco Seeds is a cooperative owned 60% by customers and 40% by employees.
Fedco is a signatory of the "Safe Seed Pledge", which commits them to selling non GMO seed.
Lawn retired in 2018.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Fedco saw a massive increase in sales during the 2020 and 2021 season.
References
- ^ Correspondent, Jeffrey B. Roth, Maine (19 April 2019). "Seed Company Founded During Maine's 'Back-to-the-Land Movement'". Lancaster Farming.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Suppliers Field Growing Demand For Seeds From Pandemic Gardeners". NPR.org.
- Roach, Margaret (December 9, 2020). "It May Feel Like Winter, but It's Time to Shop for Seeds". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- Coleman, Eliot (2009). The Winter Harvest Handbook: Year-Round Vegetable Production Using Deep-Organic Techniques and Unheated Greenhouses. p. 229. ISBN 9781603580816.
- "Fedco introductory information - About Fedco". Fedco Seeds.
- "Catalog review: Fedco Seeds". FineGardening. December 13, 2009.
- https://www.pressherald.com/2018/04/29/the-crops-of-cr-lawn/
