Picked up Brown Envelope Seeds in one of my feeds. They are based in Ireland, near Skibbereen, a name that will send shudders down the spine of anyone who has read contemporary accounts of the Irish Potato Famine. And they appear to have a range of diverse vegetable varieties that gardeners might be interested in, so I was about to add them to our list of seed sources, when I realized that the home page of the web site has not been updated since February 2008. Can anyone confirm that Brown Envelope Seeds remains active?
Later …
I did the obvious thing, and emailed Madeline McKeever directly. Her reply:
Yes, We are still here. It has just been very busy growing since February and I’m not very good at computers. I have written lots of new pages in my head while out weeding but by the time I get in in the evening it has all evaporated. … I would be delighted to be listed as one of your sources and will link back to you if you like. Thanks for the reminder to do something with the front page.
So, that’s it. At least she’s on top of email, if not the web site. Brown Envelope Seeds joins the exalted company on our sources page. Thanks Madeline.
And can I add they are very good seeds as well. I have been using them for a number of years and find them very well suited to the local climate. This year for example (2010) in the catalog they tell you how to save your own seeds!!! How cool is that.
Regards Conor