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The Seeds that we sell are harvested sustainably from Plants that we have grown and/or wildcrafted.

We know that the varied and diverse tribes that lived on Turtle Island long before our arrival knew much more about native Plants than we do and may ever know. So each of our Seed packets contains traditional uses, if known. This allows us to honor and respect the Indigenous knowledge of flora that has been growing here for millenia, if not longer.

For a glossary with the healing properties of our plants, go to Herbal Terms Glossary.

And EConsulting signed the Safe Seed Pledge in 2007 and 2010.

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Boneset Seeds — Boneset Seeds

Boneset is a native perennial herb. Each seed packet contains about 30 seeds.

*$9.00
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Common Milkweed Seeds — Common Milkweed Seeds

Common Milkweed is a perennial native herb that provides food for Monarch Butterflies (almost endangered) and other pollinators. It also adds color to your yard and can tolerate clay soil.

*$6.00
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Eastern Redbud Seeds — Eastern Redbud Seeds

Eastern Redbud is a native plant that produces edible flowers/buds in the Spring. Each seed packet contains 25 seeds.

*$6.00
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Flowering Dogwood Seeds — Flowering Dogwood Seeds

Flowering Dogwood is a native tree that produces small red fruit that will persist through the Fall (providing food for wildlife). Each seed packet contains 25 seeds.

*$6.00
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Honeyvine Milkweed Seeds — Honeyvine Milkweed Seeds

Honeyvine Milkweed is a native perennial milkweed that can grow up to 30 feet long.

*$8.50
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Partridge Pea Seeds — Partridge Pea Seeds

Partridge Pea is a native annual herb that can grow 3 feet or taller.

*$8.50
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Prairie Bundleflower Seeds — Prairie Bundleflower Seeds

Prairie Bundleflower is a native perennial herb that can grow up to 3 feet.

*$8.50
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Purple Passionflower Seeds — Purple Passionflower Seeds

Purple Passionflower is a native vine that can grow 8 feet or longer.

*$12.00
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Rattlesnake Master Seeds — Rattlesnake Master Seeds

Rattlesnake Master is a native perennial herb that can grow 5 feet or taller.

*$7.50
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Slender Mountain Mint Seeds — Slender Mountain Mint Seeds

Slender Mountain Mint is a native perennial herb that can grow up to 3 feet tall.

*$8.00
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Smooth Sumac Seeds — Smooth Sumac Seeds

Smooth Sumac is a native plant that grows from 9 to 15 feet tall, has yellowish‐green blooms in June.

*$6.00
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Spotted Joe‐Pye Weed Seeds — Spotted Joe‐Pye Weed Seeds

Spotted Joe‐Pye Weed is a native perennial herb that can grow up to 7 feet or taller.

*$8.00
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Stinging Nettle Seeds — Stinging Nettle Seeds

Stinging Nettle is a perennial herb that can grow up to 9 feet or taller.

*$6.00
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Swamp Milkweed Seeds — Swamp Milkweed Seeds

Swamp Milkweed is a native perennial herb that can grow 5 feet or taller.

*$7.00
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* Prices are subject to change without notice.

Getting Back to Nature™ @ Martin Acres

In March 2013, when twin brothers, Obiora and Irucka Ajani Embry, visited, for the first time, the two acres (now called Getting Back to Nature™ @ Martin Acres) they had requested for growing food on their eighth‐generation, black‐owned family farm, Martin Acres, they knew it would be an up‐hill battle because the soil was not fertile. Through Obiora’s reading of The Holistic Orchard: Tree Fruits and Berries the Biological Way by Michael Phillips, he knew that trees thrive in an alkaline (fungal dominant) soil; however, there were tell‐tale signs that the soil was acidic (bacterial dominant). This led Obiora and Irucka to utilize their previous experiences with growing food & information they gleaned from elders, books, conferences, and other resources to start improving the soil. Due to their family’s rich legacy and because of their non‐standard way of regenerating soil and growing food, they were interviewed in May 2020 for an article in the Middle Tennessee Local Table Magazine’s 2020 Annual Guide.

Their initial idea of planting heirloom trees and perennials paid off, even though the soil was too depleted for their survival, as the series of unfortunate events made their commitment to Getting Back to Nature™ stronger. The brothers had to re‐evaluate their approach and began to dig deeper into forgotten "southern foods." This is food that was (and is hopefully still) eaten by the original inhabitants who lived in the area. However, partly due to a planned disconnect of humans from Nature and the growing and/or foraging of food, our collective food intelligence has dwindled. Thus Irucka and Obiora have been re‐learning about these and other forgotten foods. Obiora and Irucka grew diverse native plants in the early years, and with the help of a now deceased cousin, Kevin C. Martin, they started to realize that some of the purchased plants were already growing at Martin Acres!

Along with the native perennials growing on their two acres, the twins sow heirloom annuals and forage wild plants to use in their diverse value‐added products. Through their similar but different agricultural practices they have been transforming the once fallow grazing land into a food ecosystem. Obiora and Irucka do NOT irrigate, but try to put plants where they would be found in Nature. By growing in this manner and by continuing to create healthy soil, even when there is a drought, the plants are often resilient.

In 2018, Obiora stopped talkin’ about it and started making artisanal products to sell. He tired of going to grocery stores and reading the long ingredient list of "simple" products, and wanted to become the change that he sought.

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