Yilgarn Seeds

Heirloom Organically Grown Vegetable and Herb Seeds

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Heirloom Tomatoes

We grow and save seed from over twenty different varieties of tomatoes.

Remember what real tomatoes tasted like?

Browse our Heritage Tomato Varieties

Grown with Love

We are passionate about Heirloom Seeds
and Growing our Food Organically!

Wide Variety of Seeds to Choose From

We grow and save over one hundred varieties of vegetables and herbs

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Welcome to Yilgarn Seeds

We are a not-for-profit heirloom vegetable & herb seed business managed by the Drylands Foundation at the Drylands Permaculture Farm in Geraldton, Western Australia.

Our seed sales allow us to train volunteers in seed saving and develop our demonstration organic seed gardens and education facilities.

All our vegetable and herb seeds are organically grown in our farm’s permaculture gardens.

Our seeds are non-GMO, open pollinated and non-hybrid.

Browse & Buy Our Seeds

Featured Seeds

CUCUMBER – African Horned

Traditional African vegetable that grows as a vine with unique horned appearance of its fruit.

$5.50

PEA – Japanese and Oregami

Two varieties of productive pea varieties for smaller gardens requiring lower supporting trellis.

$5.50

COWPEA – Benny’s Moon

Highly productive cowpea for eating immature, or cooked when mature; and useful nitrogen fixing legume.

$5.50

CAPE GOOSEBERRY – Peruvian Ground Cherry

Sow Spring (In Geraldton, sow anytime). Hardy sprawling bush 1.5m wide & 1m tall. Sweet yellow berry fruit can be harvested when jacket wrapping is papery dry. Fruit can be eaten fresh or made into jam. If left to dry on the plant, fruit make delicious sultanas. Living for 3 years, plant can be trained as a vine and responds well to pruning.

$5.50

TOMATO – Yellow Plum

Small 30mm long 'sunflower yellow' teardrop-shaped fruit borne in clusters. Pleasant mild sweet flavour. Prolific vine. 78 days to maturity.

$5.50

TOMATO – Tigerella

A striking orange-striped staking highly productive tomato. This indeterminate tomato is fleshy with a lovely taste, and is suitable for drying or eaten fresh.

$5.50

TOMATO – Stupice

A Czechoslovakian variety. Early maturing in 50 days with small/medium 50mm flattened fruit with a glossy red colour, juicy and tasty. Compact, productive vine with potato like foliage.

$5.50

TOMATO – Mama Lucie

Prolific indeterminate vine with good quality yellow fruit to 40mm size. Good foliage cover and multiple disease resistance. This a good salad tomato. Maturity from 85 days.

$5.50

TOMATO – Budiah

This is a strong bush tomato which is great for small spaces. It is a determinate variety bearing a heavy crop of sweet deep-red rounded fruit. Exhibits some nematode tolerance.

$5.50

TOMATO – Black Krim

This large tomato is one of the beefhearts. These unusual shaped tomatoes are called the 'crinklelies'. Their flesh is a maroon-purple colour and meaty texture with a tasty flavour. The vine is vigorous and needs staking.

$5.50

Why choose our seeds

Grown Right Here

All our seed is grown on our farm’s Permaculture Gardens in Geraldton.

None of the seeds we sell are imported and repackaged.

Each season we select the best plants from each variety and progressively acclimatise them to our changing climate.

Trusted Advice

We have been growing, saving and selling heirloom seeds since the mid-1980’s.

Our experience in dryland organic gardening allows us to offer practical advice on how and when to grow your productive garden and begin your own seed saving journey.

Buy On-line or At Selected Retailers

You can buy our seeds on-line or dropping in to see us during our seasonal opening hours.

We also have a number of retailers for direct seed packet sales..

In Geraldton:

CRT – Great Northern Rural Services, Boyd St, Webberton (08) 9964 1274
Natures Choice,126 Marine Terrace, Geraldton (08) 9921 4558

In Perth:

Dunn & Walton, Shop 8 267 Scarborough Beach Rd, Doubleview (08) 9242 7711
Environment House, 125 King William St, Bayswater(08) 9271 4488
Planet Ark, 37 Cantonment St, Fremantle (08) 9430 5054
Urban Revolution, 284 Albany Hwy, Victoria Park 0422 905 204

Non-GMO, Chemical Free Seeds

All our seeds are Non-GMO, Non-Hybrid Open Pollinated heirloom varieties.

We grow organically and manage our gardens to avoid cross pollination and keep our varieties pure.

From the Past to the Future

Our vegetables, herbs and local native seed is a valuable biodiversity resource.

By growing on seed, we are able to adapt our varieties to changing climate conditions and demands.

Our heirloom seed varieties represent the efforts of our past seed savers to preserve our botanical and culinary heritage for the future.

Frequently Asked Questions

Postage

All orders under 100 packets are delivered by Australia Post – Express. Minimum postage cost is $11.

Postage and handling are calculated at checkout.

For order over 100 packets – postage will be confirmed upon confirmation email of your order.

Postage and handling will not be charged for local pickups.

Seeds per Packet

The number of seeds per packet is displayed next to the varieties’ SKU code.

We look to provide enough for gardeners for a number of seasons. Some seeds are very small and are hand counted rather than weighed, and some variation in actual seeds per packet may occur.

Pay Options

We accept payment for on-line orders through Direct Deposit or Cheque/Money Order.

Sorry we do not accept on-line credit card payments.

Upon receipt of your order we will confirm that we have stocks to meet your order and provide you with payment details.

For local pickup orders we have eftpos facilities.

Bulk Orders

We do not accept bulk orders due the limitations of the size of our gardens.

Some varieties may have limits in regards to the number of packets you can purchase.

This is dependent on our current stock and what we are currently growing/harvesting in our gardens.

We will confirm quantities upon receipt of your order.

Use of Photos

The Drylands Foundation hold copyright of all photos used on this website, unless otherwise stated.

Please email us should you wish to use or link to our photos for non-commercial or commercial use.

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Contact Details

Drylands Foundation
333 David Rd (North), Waggrakine
Geraldton,Western Australia 6530

Tel. (08) 9938 1628
Mob. 0458 38 1628
Email. info@drylands.org.au

Opening Times

Sunday 10am to 5pm
or by appointment

Drylands Foundation

Drylands Permaculture Farm
333 David Rd (North)
Waggrakine, Geraldton
Western Australia

The Drylands Permaculture Farm, is managed by the Drylands Foundation, a not-for-profit environmental organisation.

The Foundation utilises the Farm, to promote and demonstrate environmental sustainability and conservation through social enterprise.

YOUR CART

Yilgarn Seeds

Yilgarn Seeds

Heirloom Tomatoes

Grown with Love

Wide Variety of Seeds to Choose From

CUCUMBER – African Horned

$5.50

PEA – Japanese and Oregami

$5.50

COWPEA – Benny’s Moon

$5.50

CAPE GOOSEBERRY – Peruvian Ground Cherry

$5.50

TOMATO – Yellow Plum

$5.50

TOMATO – Tigerella

$5.50

TOMATO – Stupice

$5.50

TOMATO – Mama Lucie

$5.50

TOMATO – Budiah

$5.50

TOMATO – Black Krim

$5.50

Grown Right Here

Trusted Advice

Buy On-line or At Selected Retailers

Non-GMO, Chemical Free Seeds

From the Past to the Future

Postage

Seeds per Packet

Pay Options

Bulk Orders

Use of Photos

Click to Download Latest Yilgarn Seeds Catalogue (PDF)

Drylands Foundation

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