About Johnny's

Johnny's asked ag law expert Jillian Hishaw, Esq., to provide our readers with insight into elder care basics and the technicalities of Medicaid liens.

OMRI Certificate for Apex Green Hydroloc Seed Treatment/Coating. Organic Materials Review Institute-listed as appropriate for use in certified-organic production.

Read about 3 new varieties bred by Rob Johnston, his breeding team at Johnny's, and trialing cooperators. A new variety starts with an idea, a question, really — What will happen if we play matchmaker with these diverse plant parents...?

All-America Selections is an independent, nonprofit organization that tests new, never-before-sold crop varieties, and then introduces only the best garden performers as AAS Winners. Judges look for significantly improved qualities such as earliness to bloom or harvest, disease or pest tolerance, novel colors or flavors, novel flower forms, total yield, length of flowering or harvest, and overall performance. Johnny's is honored to have received 12 AAS awards to date, for new, classically bred vegetable varieties: Red Ember, Valentine, Cornito Giallo, Escamillo, Baby Bear, Carmen, Bonbon, Diva, Bright Lights, Jasper, Butterscotch PMR, and Sunshine.

Established in 1973, Johnny's Selected Seeds is a privately held, employee-owned seed producer and merchant headquartered in Winslow, Maine, USA.

For 50 years, Johnny’s has been contributing to the success of growers just like you. Here’s how we do it... commitment to organics, personalized growing advice, performance you can count on, a mission that matters, classical breeding methods, rigorous seed trials, superior-quality seeds, and breadth of choice.

All about our seeds: Learn about safe seeds, seed quality, and what makes seeds certified organic, F1 hybrid, open-pollinated, or heirloom, as well as different seed enhancements to improve seed viability and versatility.

Get information about career opportunities, job openings, and the benefits of working at Johnny's Selected Seeds, with links to our job application forms.

***Note: We are not scheduling tours of Johnny's Research & Trialing Farm at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience.***

Having reached our 50th anniversary, Johnny's mission to serve small-scale organic farmers and gardeners holds firm. But seed breeding and trialing aren't our only passions... here's a brief history of tool development at Johnny's.

Catch up on all the news about Johnny's from widely varying sources: local and regional to national news outlets, industry experts, podcasters, and journalists.

Here's the back-story behind 5 Johnny's-Bred award-winning vegetable varieties, by retired Founder, Chairman, & Plant Breeder Rob Johnston, Jr.