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Resilient Seeds for Real Gardens
Heirloom & Open Pollinated seeds
Bred to thrive in naturally managed gardens
‘‘I must admit that your seeds are proving to be brilliant. I shall definitely be ordering your tomatoes again, as yours this year are abundant. Looks like I shall be giving them to everyone! Keep up your good work.’’
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Maureen, Home Gardener
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New to Winnow Farm?
Here's your 3 Step Garden Plan
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1. Download Your Garden Masterplan
For seed sowing advice & illustrated bed layouts.
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2. Select Your Seeds
Choose a curated seed collection or browse our catalogue of resilient varieties.
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3. Harvest Abundance
Enjoy your wildly productive plot!
Download you Garden Master Plan
Our 12 page free guide is designed to help you sow with confidence.
- Seed sowing calendars for veg, herbs and cut flowers
- Growing tips and advice
- Fully illustrated garden bed layouts
Why Winnow Farm?
Gardening with nature shouldn’t be difficult.
Most modern varieties aren't bred for gardens like yours, they're bred for industrial production, weed free soils and chemical inputs.
On our wild & abundant farm in West Dorset, we do things differently. We select heirloom varieties with the genetic toolkit to thrive in living garden ecosystems, so you can grow food and flowers for your family while creating a haven for nature.
More About Us
We are bored of tidy productive gardens, made up of bare soil and plants in neat rows. At Winnow Farm Seeds, we want our plots to emulate the wild abundance of nature. But the problem is...
Most seeds aren't bred to grow in naturally-managed gardens. They haven't been bred to take advantage of everything a healthy garden ecosystem has to offer.
We started Winnow Farm Seeds to provide heirloom seeds for wilder, productive & living gardens.
At our Dorset farm, we select and save heirloom seeds that thrive in real gardens. In our breeding process, we don't "mollycoddle" plants, we cultivate resilience so they are low maintenance and easy to grow.
Did you know? In the UK, our gardens collectively cover more land than all our National Nature Reserves combined.
So your garden isn’t just a hobby, it’s a vital space for wildlife.
Our mission is to provide you with heirloom seeds that turn your plot into a wildly productive nature haven. Helping you grow food and flowers for your home and create a space for nature at the same time.
You shouldn’t have to choose between nature and abundant harvests. You just need to start with the right seeds.
Our latest blog posts
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, by Ellen Rignell September Seed Sowing: welcoming autumn
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, by Ellen Rignell Gardeners, put down your weapons! (and do this instead)
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, by Ellen Rignell Flower Seeds to Sow in May UK
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, by Ellen Rignell Heirloom Vegetable Seeds to Sow in May UK
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, by Ellen Rignell Starting a Garden: the wisdom of starting small.
