{"id":2411,"date":"2023-02-11T11:27:51","date_gmt":"2023-02-11T16:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/strawberrymoonfarm.com\/wordpress\/?p=2411"},"modified":"2026-04-09T09:44:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T13:44:37","slug":"native-plant-seed-sources-and-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/strawberrymoonfarm.com\/wordpress\/native-plant-seed-sources-and-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Native Plant Seed Sources and Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I hope this knowledge base will benefit you on your journey with these amazing native plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nurseries & Seed Companies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I have spent many hours searching for sources of native plant seeds and starts. The search can be overwhelming. It is my hope that this list will help connect you with the perfect native plants for your yard, garden, or farm. I\u2019ve personally ordered from all of these nurseries except for Possibility Place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indiana Department of Natural Resources Tree Seedling Nurseries<\/a>
Prairie Moon Nursery<\/a>
Toadshade Wildflower Farm<\/a>
Indigenous Landscapes<\/a>
Companion Plants<\/a>
Edible Landscaping<\/a>
Strictly Medicinal Seeds<\/a>
Possibility Place Nursery<\/a>
Cold Stream Farm<\/a>
Gurneys<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Native Plant Educational E-Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

E-resources to help you find out more about Indiana native plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indiana Native Plant Society<\/a>
USDA Plants Database<\/a>
NWF Native Plant Finder<\/a>
Native American Ethnobotany Database<\/a>
Native Land Map<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book Recommendations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Some of my favorite books about native plants, agricultural history, and alternative agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNature\u2019s Garden\u201d<\/a>, by Samuel Thayer
\u201cNative Plant Agriculture\u201d<\/a>, by Indigenous Landscapes
\u201cBraiding Sweetgrass\u201d<\/a>, by Robin Wall Kimmerer
\u201cThe Unsettling of America\u201d<\/a>, by Wendell Berry
\u201cIw\u00edgara: American Indian Ethnobotanical Traditions and Science<\/a>\u201c, by Enrique Salm\u00f3n
\u201c1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus\u201d<\/a>, by Charles C. Mann
\u201cGrow Fruit Naturally\u201d<\/a>, by Lee Reich
\u201cWild Food Plants of Indiana\u201d<\/a>, by Alan McPherson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Favorite Edible Native Plants For Gardens<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you are here because you attended my talk about edible native plants, welcome! In case you didn\u2019t have a notepad with you, here\u2019s that list again for your reference. Also, I hope you\u2019ll stay a while and read some educational articles from the blog<\/a> and that you\u2019ll join our community on Facebook<\/a> or Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Wild Strawberry<\/strong> (Fragaria virginiana).
    Seeds & Plants Available from Prairie Moon<\/a>
    .<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Goosefoot<\/strong> (Chenopodium album var striatum, Chenopodium berlandieri, Chenopodium capitatum).

    Seeds for Goosefoot aka Red Aztec Spinach aka Chenopodium berlandieri can be purchased at     Strictly Medicinals<\/a>.

    Seeds for strawberry Blite aka Strawberry Spinach aka Chenopodium capitatum can be purchased at     Prairie Moon<\/a> and Baker Creek<\/a>.
    .<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Slender Nettle<\/strong> (Urtica dioica subsp. gracilis).

    Seeds available from     Toadshade<\/a>.
    .<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Bee Balm<\/strong> (Monarda fistulosa, Monarda didyma, Monarda puncata, and others)

    Seeds available through     Prairie Moon<\/a> and Toadshade<\/a>.
    .<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Black Raspberry<\/strong> (Rubus occidentalis) & Blackberry<\/strong> (Rubus allegheniensis).

    Black Raspberry aka Rubus occidentalis plants can be purchased from     Possibility Place<\/a>.

    Blackberry aka Rubus allegheniensis seeds can be purchased from     Toadshade<\/a>.

    These plants are both pretty plentiful in our area, so it\u2019s also possible to ask a friend for a start and save your money!
    .<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Jerusalem Artichoke<\/strong> (Helianthus tuberosus).

    If you find this for sale as food at a fancy grocery store like Whole Foods, you can plant the tubers directly in the ground to grow them. Otherwise you can purchase tubers sold especially for planting at     Edible Landscaping<\/a>, Companion Plants<\/a>, or Gurneys<\/a>.
    .<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Sunflower<\/strong> (Helianthus annuus)

    Find it at your favorite garden seed source.
    <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. American Hazelnut<\/strong> (Corylus americana).

    Saplings available from     Indiana State Tree Seedling Nursery<\/a>, Cold Stream Farm<\/a>, Edible Landscaping<\/a>, and Gurneys<\/a>.
    .<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Pawpaw<\/strong> (Asimina triloba).

    Saplings available from the     Indiana State Tree Seedling Nursery<\/a>, Cold Stream Farm<\/a>, Edible Landscaping<\/a>, Companion Plants<\/a>, and Gurneys<\/a>.
    .<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Serviceberry<\/strong> (Amelanchier laevis).

    Saplings available from     Cold Stream Farm<\/a>.
    .<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. American Persimmon <\/strong>(Diospyros virginiana).

    Saplings available from     Indiana State Tree Seedling Nursery<\/a>, Cold Stream Farm<\/a>, Edible Landscaping<\/a>, Gurneys<\/a>.
    .<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. Pecan<\/strong> (Carya illinoinensis).

    Saplings available from     Indiana State Tree Seedling Nursery<\/a>, Cold Stream Farm<\/a>, and Gurneys<\/a>.
    .<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Exceptional Nutcrackers For Exceptional Nuts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Two really great nutcrackers that I personally use on native Indiana nuts. These two nutcrackers solved problems for me that no other nutcracker could solve. They are both made by small independent businesses, they are both expensive and solidly built, and they are both often sold out. I will not receive a commission if you buy either of these nutcrackers. I am simply offering this information in case you find yourself frustrated by the insufficiency of all other nutcrackers, as I did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Grandpa\u2019s Goodie Getter<\/a>. This monster nutcracker makes easy work of cracking some of our super hard-shelled native nuts. I haven\u2019t found any other nutcracker that can break open a black walnut or a shagbark hickory nut except for this one. If you can\u2019t afford it or if they\u2019re out of stock right now then don\u2019t dismay\u2026.a hammer works too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Davebilt #43 Nutcracker<\/a>. This is a great nutcracker that cracks large quantities of (not super hard-shelled) nuts using a hopper and hand crank. I personally use it to crack large quantities of acorns. You must first cure the acorns by drying them for a few weeks to a month, but after that drying period, they crack beautifully in this. I haven\u2019t personally tried it for pecans and hazelnuts yet, but it comes highly recommended for those nuts. If you can\u2019t afford this nutcracker, you can use a hammer or a regular cheap nutcracker on acorns, pecans, and hazelnuts. It will just take longer to do it that way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    After spending many hours (and frankly, several years) searching for native plant information, seed sources, and plant sources, I created this document filled with book recommendations, tools, links to seed and plant providers, and more. I hope this resource will make it easy for you to jumpstart your own projects!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1978,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[380],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-native-plants"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/strawberrymoonfarm.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/black-raspberry-20210624-e1650475924913.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/strawberrymoonfarm.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/strawberrymoonfarm.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/strawberrymoonfarm.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strawberrymoonfarm.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strawberrymoonfarm.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2411"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/strawberrymoonfarm.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6061,"href":"https:\/\/strawberrymoonfarm.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2411\/revisions\/6061"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strawberrymoonfarm.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/strawberrymoonfarm.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strawberrymoonfarm.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strawberrymoonfarm.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}