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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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Amaranth - Red Garnet - Microgreens Seeds
8-12 days. Red Garnet Amaranth is a high-protein microgreen with stunning red and magenta tones. This heirloom variety can be used in salads or many oriental dishes. Amaranth - Red...
Radish Seeds - Microgreen - Sango Purple
6-10 days. Sango Radish microgreens are substantial, crunchy and taste exactly like radish. Very easy and fast growers. Spectacular purple color makes a great choice to add color and pep...
Mustard - Southern Giant Curled - Microgreens Seeds
7-10 days. Southern Giant Mustard microgreens are another oriental mustard with a stronger mustard bite that other oriental mustards. Makes a great choice for sandwiches or garnishes. Select a Different...
Basil - Thai - Microgreens Seeds
18-30+ days. Thai Basil Microgreens Seeds are just as easy to grow as other varieties of basil microgreens seeds. Thai Basil, when grown as a microgreen, tastes like basil but...
Fenugreek (Organic) - Microgreens Seeds
6-12 days. Organic Fenugreek seeds are popularly used in spice mixes and teas. Ground Fenugreek seeds is one of the primary ingredients in curry powder. Fenugreek seeds also make a...
Mustard - Mizuna Red Streaks - Microgreens Seeds
Up to 12 days. Organic Red Streaks Mizuna Mustard Microgreens Seeds. A flavorful mustard sought after because of the spectacular red-purple highlights. Grows fast and tenacious. Mustard Microgreens are easy...
Radish - Minowase - Microgreens Seeds
6 to 10 days. A Daikon-type of radish microgreen with cool white stems and dark green cotyledons. Minowase Radish is an ideal microgreen on the spicy side of flavor, but...
Lemon Balm - Microgreens Seeds
24 to 30 days. Lemon Balm microgreens seeds, when grown as microgreens, are quite beautiful with a serrated edge and a pale maroon reverse. Patience is required when growing this...
Yellow Mustard Microgreens Seeds
Yellow Mustard Microgreens Seeds. Non-GMO, Open Pollinated. Yellow Mustard Microgreens mature in 7 to 10 days, from seed to harvest. Grow as you would any other mustard seeds. You mustard...
Shungiku (3 Color Daisy) Seeds- Microgreens
Glebionis carinata. Non-GMO. Shungiku (AKA, Three Color Daisy, Tri Color Daisy) can be grown as an edible flower, salad greens or especially as a microgreen. As a micro it has...
Fenugreek Seeds - Microgreens
Fenugreek seeds. 30 Days. Annual, Open Pollinated. Trigonella foenum-graecum. Fenugreek can be used grown as a mature herb or microgreen. Fenugreek seeds are popularly used in spice mixes and teas....
Mustard - Wasabi - Microgreens Seeds
8 to 12 days. Brassica juncea. Wasabi mustard has large green leaves with wavy edges and a fun wasabi-like bite. Easy to grow, this mustard is also cold hardy and...
Mustard - Mizuna - Microgreens Seeds
Up to 12 days. Mizuna is a fast, easy grower that makes a great choice as a secondary green in any salad. It has a very mild mustard / spice...
Kale - Dwarf Siberian - Microgreens Seeds
Up to 12 days. This cold-hardy microgreen is perfect for growing indoors throughout the winter. It is a mildly sweet and nutty microgreen that may even inherit sweetness from colder...
Mustard - Tatsoi - Microgreens Seeds
Up to 12 days. Tatsoi Microgreens seeds. Very easy to grow with a great mild flavor. The mild flavor makes it a great choice as a base for any microgreen...
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