Our heirloom seed
Grown in our market garden, hand harvested, processed and packed.
Seeds are posted via Australia Post to Victoria, Queensland, NSW, ACT, SA (sorry, at this stage we do not post to WA, Tasmania or overseas due to quarantine requirements). Express post is available.
We generally post orders within 2 business days of their receipt.
Pick up from our farmgate is also available - orders are generally ready for pick up within 1 business day of receipt.
We also offer free standard postage for all orders over $45.
About our heirloom seed
In 2020, the COVID pandemic hit with full force in Australia. As people became more concerned about food security, we noticed a surge in seed sales across both the country, and the world in general. Until that time, we had only been saving heirloom seed from a small number of our most prized crops, and relying on the valuable work of other bulk seed savers to provide us with the heirloom seed stock we had grown to love.
As we prepared to sow our Winter crops in 2020, the words SOLD OUT seemed to dominate the online shops of our regular seed suppliers. Saving our own seed from that point, was no longer a task we would do "if time and space permitted", it now became a necessity for the survival of Heirloom Naturally.
Whilst it has meant a change in the way we grow our crops (saving seed from carrots for example, means the carrot must remain in the ground for what feels like an eternity, taking up space we would normally use for the next seasons crop), it has led to an significant increase in the availability of our seed stock, and in August 2021 we were delighted to officially launch "Seeds by Heirloom Naturally".
Our seeds are open pollinated (pollinated by insects, bird or wind), heirloom varieties and are proven performers in our cool climate market garden. If you are searching for heirloom veggie seeds kept for flavour, growth habit and which look stunning both in the garden, and on your plate, look no further than Seeds by Heirloom Naturally.
Carrot flowers
The beautiful thing about letting heirloom crops go to flower is that they attract beneficial insects, such as this pair of lady bugs. Look out aphids!