Farmacie Isolde procures useful and unusual seeds from around the world.

We offer seeds produced by small independent growers, meticulously selected for medicinal use, historic significance, or for ease of culture in the home garden.

Farmacie Isolde grows in and ships from the Hudson Valley in New York.

The Self-Sown Kitchen Garden

Apr 27

Apr 27 The Self-Sown Kitchen Garden

Marianne Schmidt

Mar 19
Mar 19 Seeds to Sow into the Garden in Early Spring

Marianne Schmidt

Mar 7
Mar 7 Quietly Subverting the Empire

Marianne Schmidt

Mar 5
Mar 5 Gardening for Sustenance

Marianne Schmidt

Thoughts on Companion Planting

Feb 5

Feb 5 Thoughts on Companion Planting

Marianne Schmidt

Kitchen Garden Permaculture

Jan 19

Jan 19 Kitchen Garden Permaculture

Marianne Schmidt

In the Garden of Herbs and Spices

Dec 5

Dec 5 In the Garden of Herbs and Spices

Marianne Schmidt

The Charms of the Late Autumn Garden

Oct 27

Oct 27 The Charms of the Late Autumn Garden

Marianne Schmidt

Mar 13
Mar 13 Garden Inspiration

Marianne Schmidt

Oct 31
Oct 31 Reflections on the Garden in 2020

Marianne Schmidt

May 9
May 9 Notes on Growing Tomatoes

Marianne Schmidt

Apr 13
Apr 13 Dual-Purpose Vegetables

Marianne Schmidt

Apr 10
Apr 10 What We're Planting This Week

Marianne Schmidt

Mar 17
Mar 17 Hot Peppers for Not-So-Hot Gardens (and Extremely Neurotic Gardeners)

Marianne Schmidt

Feb 1
Feb 1 On the Challenges of Germinating Perennial Seeds

Marianne Schmidt

Jan 30
Jan 30 Sow Leeks & Onions Now!

Marianne Schmidt

Jan 15
Jan 15 Are Your Seeds Still Good?

Marianne Schmidt

Germinating Seeds, Vilmorin