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About Kitazawa Seed Company
Gijiu Kitazawa worked many years as an apprentice for a seed company in Japan prior to starting Kitazawa Seed Company in 1917. The business operated in a large warehouse with a storefront located in downtown San Jose, California. At this time, America's vegetables reflected a homogenous national palate yet Kitazawa Seed Company sold all kinds of seeds from domestic and foreign sources. This was also when the Company began selling and promoting their own line of packaged seeds of Asian vegetables.
The Asian vegetable seeds were sold primarily to customers who wanted to grow Asian vegetables in order to prepare traditional Japanese dishes. The seeds were sold in the familiar manila packets with green ink that we use today. Gijiu also built a thriving bulk seed business in the developing farming areas of California and Oregon selling to predominantly Japanese-American farmers.
Below: founder Gijiu Kitazawa and bookkeeper Mr Kenji Sera
From 1942 to 1945 Kitazawa Seed Company was forced to abandon the business due to WWII. The Kitazawa family, along with all other Japanese-Americans, were moved and put into Relocation Camps during that time. Gijiu restarted the business after the war. Many of his customers had relocated due to land ownership changes. This is when Kitazawa Seed Company began selling and shipping seeds across the United States.
Kitazawa Seed Company celebrated its centennial, and American taste buds and produce now reflect the diversity of our population. Once exotic sounding vegetables like eda mame, nappa, daikon and kabocha have become a part of our kitchens and gardens.
In 2021 True Leaf Market became the steward of the Kitazawa Seed Company brand. We plan to honor this iconic brand by expanding the offering of premium quality Asian seeds, and making them available to an ever wider audience.
Kitazawa Seeds proudly continues to offer the highest quality Asian seeds to delight the diverse palates of our customers. We offer over 500 seed varieties that produce dento yasai or traditional heirloom vegetables of Japan, to the Asian vegetables popularly found in farmers' markets, specialty grocery stores and restaurants. Now you can grow them in your kitchen garden, sell them at your garden center and grow them commercially.
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Red Lentils (Organic) - Bulk Grains & Foods
These Red Lentils are great for sprouting, soups, and food storage. Our Red Lentils come in resealable packaging and are tested for microbes. Available in various quantities and in resealable...
Chinese Celery Seeds - Kintsai Dark Green
50-60 Days to Maturity, 30 days for microgreens. Apium graveolens var. secalinum. Kintsai Dark Green Chinese Celery Seeds. Heirloom, Non-GMO. The Kintsai Dark Green variety delivers a nice celery flavor...
Mustard Seeds - Mizuna - Lime Streaks
45 Days. Brassica rapa var. japonica. Non-GMO. Annual. Heirloom. Wonderfully serrated and ornamental heirloom baby-leaf mustard greens, Lime Streaks mizuna garden seeds grow a tangy and popular green for many...
Basil Seeds - Lime
Non-GMO, Heirloom Lime Basil Herb Seed from True Leaf Market. Ocimum basilicum. As basil has many different types, Lime Basil is a sweet cultivar that grows round bright-green leaves with...
Basil Seeds - Lemon - Organic
Organic Lemon Basil Seeds. 60 days to maturity. Can be grown in containers. Can be grown as microgreens. Ocimum basilicum. Non-GMO, Lemon Basil Herb Seed from True Leaf Market. Ocimum...
Gourd Seeds - Bonanza
80-90 days to maturity. Luffa acutangula ’Bonanza’. Bonanza Gourd Seeds. Non-GMO, warm-season, annual, hybrid. This vigorous and productive plant produces a high yield of edible fruit on strong, lateral branches....
Turnip Seeds - Shogoin
Brassica rapa (42 days) Shogoin turnip produces quality white, globe shaped turnips with fine grained flesh. It is grown for both its mild green tops and excellent roots. Approx. 9,500...
Pepper Seeds - Hot - Thai - Bird
Pepper Seeds - Hot - Thai - Bird. Heirloom, Non-GMO. Capsicum annuum. 75-78 days. Warm season annual. The fruit of this hot Thai pepper can be harvested when green or...
Cucumber Seeds - Yamato Sanjaku
55-75 Days to maturity. Cucumis sativus var. yamato sanjaku Yamato Sanjaku Cucumber Heirloom Seeds. Warm-season annual heirloom. Non-GMO. This traditional variety is from the historic Yamato Province now known as...
Cucumber Seeds - West Indian Gherkin
West indian Gherkin grow extremely vigorous vines that are excellent for all gardens, space permitting. These plants grow so prolifically that fruits can be harvested throughout the entire summer, and...
Parsley Seeds - Japanese - Mitsuba
Parsley Seeds - Japanese - Mitsuba. Heirloom, Non-GMO. Chryptotaenia japonica. Alt names Japanese honewort, Japanese wild parsley, mitsuba, san ip, san ye quin, selderi jepang, trefoil, ya er chin. 50-60...
Lentil Seeds - Green - Organic
Organic Green Lentil Seeds. Lens culinaris. 80 to 110 days to maturity. Certified Organic by OTCO. Hardy Annual. Heirloom, Open Pollinated, Non-GMO. Produces light green, or greenish-brown lentils. Sometimes referred...
Cucumber Seeds - Suyo Long
Cucumis sativus (60 days) Suyo is originally from China. It is a sweet-flavored, tender, crispy, ribbed fruit that can grow up to 15" long. Cucumber Seeds - Suyo Long Non-bitter,...
Eggplant Seeds - Petch Siam
40-50 days maturity after transplant. Solanum melongena ’Petch Siam’. Petch Siam Eggplant Seeds. Non-GMO, warm-season, annual, heirloom. This well-known and productive Matti Gulla variety is easy to grow. Matti is...
Onion Seeds - Bunching - White Ishikura (Organic)
60-66 Days to maturity. Allium fistulosum. Organic Bunching White Ishikura Onion Seeds. Non-GMO, annual, perennial, organic, open-pollinated, heirloom, cold hardy, bunching onion. Suitable for growing in greenhouses, garden plots, raised...
Kale Seeds - Red
Red Kale Seeds. Brassica napus. Annual. Open Pollinated, Heirloom, Non-GMO. Excellent option for growing as a microgreen. 8 to 12 days for microgreen harvest, 20 to 25 days for baby...
Squash Seeds - Chirimen
Cucurbita moschata (91 days) 4 g Packet of Heirloom Seeds. Musser Seed Company of Los Angeles introduced this squash in 1922. A Japanese Yokohama type squash. Chirimen is bronze-orange in...
Lentil Seeds - Black - Organic
Organic Black Lentil Seeds. Lens culinaris. 80 to 110 days to maturity. Certified Organic by OTCO. Hardy Annual. Heirloom, Open Pollinated, Non-GMO. Use for vegetable gardening and sprouting. Produces dark...
Mustard Seeds - Wasabi
45 days. This mustard has large green leaves with wavy edges and a fun wasabi-like bite. Easy to grow, this mustard is also cold hardy and vigorous. Don't be mistaken,...
Lentil Seeds - Red - Organic
Organic Red Lentil Seeds. Lens culinaris. 80 to 110 days to maturity. Certified Organic by OTCO. Hardy Annual. Heirloom, Open Pollinated, Non-GMO. Used for vegetable gardening and sprouting. Approx 600...
Mustard - Wasabi (Organic)
Wasabi Mustard Seeds. Certified Organic by Oregon Tilth. Non-GMO. 45 days. This mustard has large green leaves with wavy edges and a fun wasabi-like bite. Easy to grow in your...
Mint Seeds - Pennyroyal
Pennyroyal Mint Seeds. Mentha pulegium. 90 Days. Heirloom, Open Pollianted, Non-GMO. AKA: Penny Royal Mint. Pennyroyal is a flowering herb perennial member of the mint family often used ornamentally becuase...
Carrot Seeds - Kyoto Red
70 to 90 Days to maturity. Daucus carota. Kyoto Red - Carrot Seeds. Cool Season Annual, Heirloom. Kyoto Red carrot is a Japanese traditional heirloom vegetable, dento yasai, grown in...
Sesame Seeds - White - Shirogoma
85 days to maturity. Sesame indicum. White Shirogoma Sesame Seeds. Annual. You’ve definitely seen sesame seeds before, whether on a burger bun, in a salad, or in your favorite Chinese...
Shiso Herb Seeds (Perilla) - Hojiso
60 to 70 days to maturity. Perilla frutescens var. crispa. Shiso Herb Seeds (Perilla) - Hojiso. Hybrid annual. Also known as beefsteak leaf, perilla is a common Asian herb. Its...
Shiso Seeds - Red (Organic)
80-85 Days to maturity. Perilla frutescens. Red Shiso Herb Seeds. Non-GMO, organic, annual. Shiso is grown as an annual herb with a distinct flavor often described by people as similar...
Japanese Mugwort - Yomogi
45 Days to maturity. Artemisia princeps. Yomogi Japanese Mugwort Seeds. Non-GMO perennial heirloom. Yomogi, or Japanese Mugwort, is an easy-to-grow perennial herb that grows in almost any condition. It is...
Gourd Seeds, Bitter - Futo - Spindle
60 to 70 Days to maturity. Momordica charantia. Bitter Gourd Seeds - Futo - Spindle. Non-GMO Annual Heirloom. Originally from Japan, this warm season annual is vigorous and easy to...
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