For the last four years, Earth Dharma Farm has only sold garlic through a local retailer. But as we have built up more stock, we are once again selling our quality organic seed garlic to the public!
Our garlic is certified organic by MOFGA, and is low-risk for disease: UMaine tested it negative for major diseases for several consecutive years until it deemed the testing no longer necessary. We have our garlic and other alliums on a 4+ year field rotation, and we have not brought in outside garlic for 15 years.
Our garlic is certified organic by MOFGA, and is low-risk for disease: UMaine tested it negative for major diseases for several consecutive years until it deemed the testing no longer necessary. We have our garlic and other alliums on a 4+ year field rotation, and we have not brought in outside garlic for 15 years.
PRICING
1-5 lbs: $25/lb
6-10 lbs: $24/lb
11-25 lbs: $23/lb
26+ lbs: Call for pricing
One-pound minimum order. Only one variety per pound.
TO ORDER
Email info@earthdharmafarm.net (preferred) or text (207) 323-6317. Let us know:
- The quantity of each variety you would like.
- Your email address (if texting).
- The shipping address. Or, arrange to pick up your order at our farm in Jackson.
AVAILABLE VARIETIES
Carpathian (Rocambole, hardneck)
Originally from the Carpathian Mountains in Poland. One of the eight favorite cultivars chosen by Cook's Illustrated.
Chesnok Red (aka Shvelisi) (Purple stripe, hardneck) SOLD OUT
Originally collected in 1985 in the Republic of Georgia, Chesnok Red is also known as Shvelisi, the name of the village where it was collected. Chesnok's flavor is excellent!
French Red (Artichoke, softneck) LIMITED QUANTITIES
One of the few softneck varieties that grows well in Maine. Does not produce scapes but, when stressed, as it often is in northern climates, it can grow bulbils in the lower part of the stalk, near the root. Beautiful, hardy garlic. Keeps very well.
Georgian Crystal (Porcelain, hard neck)
A reliable porcelain with a slightly milder flavor than some. Large bulbs, large cloves, very hardy.
German Extra Hardy (Porcelain, hard neck) SOLD OUT
Classic porcelain variety with large bulbs and large cloves, very hardy. Easy to peel for cooking. Genetically identical to German White (although we have that as well!). We have been selectively breeding our German Extra Hardy to consistently have 5-6 cloves per head.
German White (Porcelain, hard neck)
Classic porcelain variety with large bulbs and large cloves, very hardy. Easy to peel for cooking. Genetically identical to German Extra Hardy (see above!). We have been selectively breeding our German White to consistently have 5-6 cloves per head.
Japanese (Sakura) (Asiatic, softneck) SOLD OUT
Our only Asiatic variety, Japanese or Sakura is a softneck garlic. Its flavor is mild and sweet with a slightly biting finish.
Khabar (Marbled Purple Stripe, hardneck)
Originally collected from Khabarovsk, Russia, by Alaskan garlic grower Bob Ellis. We grew ours out from bulbils obtained from Boundary Garlic Farm in British Columbia. Beautiful, large bulbs. Flavor is biting when raw, somewhat similar to porcelain varieties.
Leningrad (Porcelain, hardneck)
Leningrad was originally collected in Belarus. Why this is a lesser known variety of porcelain, we don't know. It has beautiful, large bulbs, and a more complex heat than most porcelains. Boundary Garlic Farm says it stores longer than most porcelains.
Music (Porcelain, hardneck) SOLD OUT
Introduced to Ontario from Italy in the 1980s by Al Music. Typically has large bulbs. We have been selectively breeding our Music to consistently have 5-6 cloves per head.
Newfoundland Heritage (Rocambole, hardneck)
We grew this out from bulbils acquired from Boundary Garlic Farm in British Columbia. They obtained it from Peter Sobol in Newfoundland, who said it had been grown there for 300-400 years. We can't verify that, but we can confidently say that Newfoundland Heritage has a divine, spicy-hot-sweet flavor when eaten raw.
Persian Star (aka Samarkand) (Purple Stripe, hardneck)
Collected at a bazaar in Samarkand, Uzbekistan by John Swenson in 1989. Complex flavor, excellent for roasting. Our favorite among the purple stripes that we grow.
Persian Tempest (Purple Stripe, hardneck)
A typically colored purple stripe with excellent roasting flavor. The heat of purples stripes sneaks up on you after about 20 seconds.
Phillips (Rocambole, hardneck)
A rocambole variety acquired by Will Bonsall and Molly Thorkildsen from Raymond Rowe of Phillips, Maine, who acquired it from a man in Rome, N.Y. whose ancestors brought it from Italy in the early 1820s. Large bulbs for a rocambole.
Romanian Red (Porcelain, hardneck)
Brought from Romania to British Columbia, Canada. Thought to be one of the first varieties to be brought to North America. In a study of more than 20 cultivars, Romanian Red yielded the most allicin. (from The Complete Book of Garlic).
Rosewood (Porcelain, hardneck) SOLD OUT
So known for the rosy color of its paper. Medium sized bulbs. More complex flavor than many porcelains. High in allicin.
Siberian (Marbled Purple Stripe, hardneck)
Siberian came to Alaska through trading between Alaskan fishermen and eastern Siberian farmers.
Zemo (Porcelain, hardneck) SOLD OUT
A porcelain variety chosen by Cook’s Illustrated as its favorite of eight varieties tested. Originally collected in the Republic of Georgia in 1984.
