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Sales Tax

Sales Tax Update, Until recently, Seed Savers Exchange had only collected sales tax for orders within Iowa where we are located. A Supreme Court ruling (South Dakota v. Wayfair) changed the state sales tax obligations for all companies that sell remotely through websites and catalogs. As a result of the ruling Seed Savers Exchange will now be collecting and remitting sales tax in all required states and jurisdictions.

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A head of leafy mustard greens

Recipe: Feaster Family Heirloom Mustard Greens

Feaster Family Heirloom Mustard Greens, submitted by Jerome Feaster, seed donor “Cool weather is greens weather, and we like to eat these greens on special occasions,” says Jerome, whose family has stewarded this variety for nearly 100 years on the same farm near Shiloh in rural Marion County, Florida.

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Three red tomatoes and four thick tomato slices

Recipe: Amish Meets Italian Soup

Amish Meets Italian Soup with Seed Savers Exchange Veggies, submitted by Susan J. Bliss, Seed Savers Exchange customer, This soup recipe is sweet with a touch of heat… perfect. But take note—it’s these varieties and ingredients that make this soup superb.

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A bowl of whole okra and star-shaped okra slices in a bowl

Recipe: Grilled Okra with Indian Salt and Mixed Spices

Grilled Okra with Indian Salt and Mixed Spices, submitted by Deborah Madison, chef, Seed Savers Exchange advisor, and author; recipe excerpted from The New Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone. A long, pointed pod with fine ridges extending the length of its body, okra has another name, lady fingers, which suggests the refinement of its shape. Grilling okra is one of the best things that someone can do with okra. For ease of handling, skewer four or five pods onto two parallel skewers, like a ladder. Brush with vegetable oil and sprinkle with sea salt.

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green and yellow ground cherries in a white bowl and on a wooden surface

Recipe: Grandma Ott’s Ground Cherry Jam

Grandma Ott’s Ground Cherry Jam, submitted by Diane Ott Whealy, co-founder of Seed Savers Exchange. My Grandma Ott treasured her ground cherries for jams and pies. She would pick all she could before frost and store them in their husks under a bed upstairs. They would keep for months in that cool place and could be used fresh for special-occasion pies in the winter.

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A basket of long purple eggplant with a purple flower

Recipe: Steamed Eggplant – Hunan Style

Steamed Eggplant – Hunan Style, from Eric Hsu, staff member at Chanticleer Garden, adapted from The Woks of Life. Steaming is not an approach many consider using when cooking eggplant, but the texture and consistency of the finished product is delectable and adaptable to the sauce below or simply being dressed with a little chili oil and soy sauce or miso.

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