Fedco Seeds Explained

Hq Location City:Clinton, Maine
Hq Location Country:United States
Founder:C.R. Lawn
Industry:Agriculture

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,[1] [2] [3] and specializes in varieties for northern growers and short growing seasons.[4] They sell seeds, trees, and bulbs.[5]

The Fedco catalog was founded during the Back-to-the-land movement, becoming a fixture in the movement's continuation.[1]

Fedco Seeds is a cooperative owned 60% by customers and 40% by employees.[6]

Fedco is a signatory of the "Safe Seed Pledge", which commits them to selling non GMO seed.[1]

Lawn retired in 2018.[7]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Fedco saw a massive increase in sales during the 2020 and 2021 season.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seed Company Founded During Maine's 'Back-to-the-Land Movement'. Jeffrey B. Roth, Maine. Correspondent. Lancaster Farming. 19 April 2019 .
  2. Web site: Suppliers Field Growing Demand For Seeds From Pandemic Gardeners. NPR.org.
  3. News: It May Feel Like Winter, but It's Time to Shop for Seeds. Margaret. Roach. The New York Times . December 9, 2020. NYTimes.com.
  4. Book: Coleman, Eliot. The Winter Harvest Handbook: Year-Round Vegetable Production Using Deep-Organic Techniques and Unheated Greenhouses. 2009 . 9781603580816. 229.
  5. Web site: Fedco introductory information - About Fedco. Fedco Seeds.
  6. Web site: Catalog review: Fedco Seeds. December 13, 2009. FineGardening.
  7. https://www.pressherald.com/2018/04/29/the-crops-of-cr-lawn/