Online Seedling Sales
Seedling Sales
Seedling Sales
Seedling Sales
Seedling Sales
The Talking Farm’s Annual Seedling Sales are coming soon! We typically have 35 varieties, including heirloom and heritage varieties, all locally-grown with organic seed and soil. Sale dates and times are below.
2020 Seedling Sales Dates
Online seedling sales-
April 16th
Reserve and purchase your seedlings online and pick up at the farm during one of the below seedling sale dates. Your seedlings will be all ready for you. Check back here on that day for more purchasing information.
On-farm Seedling Sales-
May 16th
May 17th
May 23rd
May 30th
Place: Howard Street Farm
Address: 3669 Howard St., Skokie (west of McCormick, east of Crawford behind the Tot Learning Center)
Time: 9 am to 1 pm
Parking: Parking in the adjacent Tot Learning Center lot
Members of The Talking Farm, even at the base level, receive a 20% discount off seedling sales. If you sign up, you will immediately receive an email with a discount code you can claim when you check out online.
To sign up for a membership, click here
All seedlings are $4 each. All proceeds benefit The Talking Farm, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit that operates an urban farm and educates the community on sustainability, horticulture, and urban farming.
2019 seedling varieties (2020 seedling varieties may vary slightly)
Tomatoes
New Girl (early red)
Blondkopfchen (Sungold yellow cherry variety)
Matt’s Wild Cherry (red cherry variety)
Striped German (Bicolor yellow with red marbling)
San Marzano (plum/roma)
Brandywine (red)
Pink Berkeley (tie-dye)
Cosmonaut Volkov (Eastern European)
Tomatillo
DeMilpa (purple)
Peppers
Lunchbox Red (mini)
Red and Yellow Bell
Jalapeño (hot)
Shishito (Japanese)
Cornito Rosso (Italian red frying)
Fresno
Eggplant
Little Finger (patio/container variety)
Diamond (Western)
Ping Tung Long (Asian)
Rosa Bianca (Sicilian)
Greens
Collard
Kale (Red Russian)
Kale (Toscano)
Swiss Chard
Herbs
Basil (Genovese)
Basil (Thai)
Thyme
Mint
Parsley (Italian flat-leaf)
Cucumbers
Marketmore (standard green)
Salt & Pepper (small white)
Squash
Yellow Summer
Zucchini
Flowers
Marigolds (Pinwheel)