What is our philosophy?  We here at Horizon Herbs believe that gardeners can heal the world by growing diversity.  It is a well-documented fact that we are living in a time of great loss of species, and it is our understanding that this loss of species is both a cause and an effect of the current ecological downturn. Therefore we propose that everyone engage in species rehabilitation toward a renewed blossoming of diverse gardens on planet earth.  It may not be the only answer, but it is one of the best. 
  
It is our mission to provide certified organic seeds and medicinal herb plants directly from our farm to you. Our's is the largest selection of medicinal herb seeds available from the US, an alive, growing collection started way back in 1985 and tended up until--today!  We know that its all about quality, and for this reason the vast majority of our seeds are grown by us, hand-picked, wind-winnowed, tested in a practical and rootsy manner, filled with love, in essence loaded with vibrant LIFE.  Every year we change out our inventory to give you only newly harvested seeds. 

As a way of fueling the rising up of a green, self-sufficient and non-violent revolution, lets grow the seeds of our children's future in our gardens NOW and teach by example. Please join us, beautiful people, in planting diverse open-pollinated and organic seeds.  Richo Cech, founder

A note about using this website:  If you don't know what you want, use the purple bar (above) to bring up lists of seeds, plants or books.  If you have a feel for what you like (eg. "Echinacea" or "Sage" or "Shade" or "Africa" or "China") then use the onsite search engine which is located just above the purple bar, to the left, and has the word "search" in it.  This is an incredibly efficient feature for sorting through the many hundreds of plants and seeds available herein.  I (Richo) use it exclusively when navigating this site.  After you get results, remember to scroll down.  The pictures can take up alot of room, and even a simple search such as "Drought Tolerant" or "Full Sun" or "Does Well in Pots" can produce more than a page of results. 

Vacuum packing:  If you would like your order vacuum packed (dried seeds only, please) then let us know.  There is a $3.00 charge per vacuum sealed envelope, and we can fit up to 30 packets of seeds in each vacuum envelope.  Vacuum packed seeds will, on the whole, last 3 years when stored in a cool, dry place (like the fridge or the pantry). 

New harvest Dang-gui (Angelica sinensis) seed now in stock.  Very dependable germinator if planted in the fall for germ in the spring.  Use outdoor nursery bed technique, shadehouse, cold greenhouse, or gallon pots.  Here's the link: http://www.horizonherbs.com/product.asp?specific=441

Our climate controlled seed room is full of certified organic bulk medicinal herb seed (bulk quantities are not listed in this website), so if you'd like bigger portions, call us on the phone (541) 846-6704 or check our paper catalog. Don't be shy, we ship a great deal of bulk. 

We also strive to give good advice (although the garden is really the best of all teachers) and  if you have gardening questions, please first run a search above, and if that doesn't do the trick, e-mail your question to us at hhcustserv@budget.net. Our advice is sought-after by academics, government (yes, even FDA), manufacturers, farmers, home gardeners and hobbyists, and as long as it doesn't get too involved, our advice is free.  This is a big offering and we do it for you.  We keep it positive!  May your plants thrive, may you have homegrown food and medicine, may you grow through growing, and may you receive through giving!

More on who we are: We are growers of organically certified medicinal herb seed and plants here in Southern Oregon.  That right there is the main difference.  We're not trying to cheat anybody.  We grow what we sell.  We don't make our living from selling plastic doo-dads.  We like things that are ALIVE!  We are the seed company that we wanted to find back in the early 70's and 80's when we first seriously engaged learning the alchemy of seeds.  Its been a long road and we want you to benefit from our work!  We offer an extensive collection of organically certified seeds from the new harvest and plants grown on our own farm, including indigenous herb seeds from the African, Native American, Ayurvedic and Chinese traditions. We also grow or collect seed of significant medicinal and aromatic herbs from the deserts, forests, mountains, plains and shores of North America, Central and South America, Russia, China, Tibet, India, Pakistan, the Middle East, Japan, Europe, the Mediterranean basin, East Africa (especially Zanzibar), Australia, the Canary Islands, New Zealand and beyond. From our rootsy and organic greenhouse and shadehouses, we offer plants of annuals, herbaceous perennials and woody perennials, common medicinals, cover crops, nitrogen fixers, shelterbelt and wildlife favorites, dye plants, medicinal trees, fruits, tubers, vines, roots, corms, bulbs, and water plants as well as sacred herbs.  In the words of the Dalai Lama, "Diversity is both beautiful and necessary." 

SEASONAL UPDATES:

Mid-November 2008:  LAST CALL FOR LIVE ROOT AND/OR PLANT ORDERS GOING TO THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN STATES! (Western and Southern states still have a few weeks to get orders together, but these too will shut down soon.  So make your orders pronto, planto!  Remember those long winter days, sitting by the window, watching the rain fall or the snowflakes swirl--a pet plant would be mighty nice, you know.  Make it a Hoodia, or an Aloe...)

Our giant greenhouse and shadehouses are full to bursting with over 400 species of excellent perennial herb plants, and we'd love to share them with you.  To see the entire selection, click the word "plants" on the purple bar above.  Or, scroll down to see the "green list" of all plants, right here on this page.  Prices given have been SUBSTANTIALLY DISCOUNTED.

We are still shipping LIVE ROOTS of Black Cohosh, Bloodroot, Blue Cohosh, Blue Camas, Comfrey, Goldenseal, Mayapple, Holy Saffron, Spigelia, Stoneroot, and two species of American Wild Yam. To see the entire selection, type the words "live roots" in the on-site search engine, above.  As always, these are a great deal, and we advise immediate ordering, as we will discontinue shipping LIVE ROOTS AND PLANTS on Dec 1, 2008.

Richo just returned from a fascinating trip to the spice islands of ZANZIBAR and brought back seeds for over 70 rare, choice, previously unlisted medicinals and spices.  The seeds will begin to show themselves on this website as soon as germination tests are completed.  He also brought back a delightfully aromatic shipment of bulk dried spices, including black peppers, turmeric, cloves, cardamon, ginger, true cinnamon bark and fermented vanilla pods.  All these completely fresh spices are now available in 50 gram packets (the vanilla alone is in 20 g packets, and its a really good deal) by typing the word "PEMBASPICE" in the on-site search engine, above.  The spices are not certified organic, but are grown by indigenous people on the island of PEMBA, who use entirely organic techniques in a mixed crop system.  Many of the photos show the spices growing in-situ on their luscious farm.  It's worth a click! 

Growing guidelines, advice on how to germinate medicinal herb seeds, terminology and methodology, click:  http://www.horizonherbs.com/organic-growing-guide.htm

SEED CLEANING SCREENS $20.00 OFF UNTIL DEC. 1, 2008
Lots of people are cleaning lots of seeds right now--seeds appear to be a much more useful currency than the US DOLLAR! Our seed cleaning screens are the most comprehensive, high quality and best-priced option out there:
  http://www.horizonherbs.com/product.asp?specific=1516

Customer feedback on our plants shjipping method: "You do a great job shipping plants - the best I've experienced!  Thanks."