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Harris Seeds

SEOWonk — 2015-02-18T18:08:08Z

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- Today, Harris Seeds sells treated, untreated, and certified organic vegetable and flower seeds and plants and growing supplies to gardeners and professional growers throughout the USA through its website www.harrisseeds.com. Harris Seeds conducts extensive vegetable and flower variety trials in Rochester as well as many other areas of the Northeast. A germination lab inside its Rochester facility ensures that the seeds it sells are of the highest quality. Members of the Harris Seeds staff travel throughout the country and Europe, selecting the finest of the new varieties of vegetables and flowers for sale to its customers. Five professional sales representatives call on professional growers in the East and Midwest. In addition, Harris Seeds works with local schools in cooperation with horticultural education.	+ Today, Harris Seeds sells treated, untreated, and certified organic vegetable and flower seeds and plants and growing supplies to gardeners and professional growers throughout the USA through its website. Harris Seeds conducts extensive vegetable and flower variety trials in Rochester as well as many other areas of the Northeast. A germination lab inside its Rochester facility ensures that the seeds it sells are of the highest quality. Members of the Harris Seeds staff travel throughout the country and Europe, selecting the finest of the new varieties of vegetables and flowers for sale to its customers. Five professional sales representatives call on professional growers in the East and Midwest. In addition, Harris Seeds works with local schools in cooperation with horticultural education.

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SEOWonk — 2015-02-18T18:07:30Z

Updated listing as the company has expanded its product offering.

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- '''Harris Seeds''' is a ["Companies" company] that was founded and still operates a wholesale business out of the Rochester area. At one time it operated several local retail ["gardening stores"].	+ '''Harris Seeds''' is a ["Companies" company] that was founded in and is still headquartered in the Rochester area. At one time it operated several local retail ["gardening stores"].
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- Today, Harris Seeds markets vegetable and flower seeds as well as plants and growing supplies to gardeners and professional growers throughout the USA. Harris Seeds conducts extensive vegetable and flower variety trials in Rochester as well as many other areas of the Northeast. A germination lab inside its Rochester facility ensures that the seeds it sells are of the highest quality. Members of the Harris Seeds staff travel throughout the country and Europe, selecting the finest of the new varieties of vegetables and flowers for sale to its customers. Five professional sales representatives call on professional growers in the East and Midwest. In addition, Harris Seeds works with local schools in cooperation with horticultural education.	+ Today, Harris Seeds sells treated, untreated, and certified organic vegetable and flower seeds and plants and growing supplies to gardeners and professional growers throughout the USA through its website www.harrisseeds.com. Harris Seeds conducts extensive vegetable and flower variety trials in Rochester as well as many other areas of the Northeast. A germination lab inside its Rochester facility ensures that the seeds it sells are of the highest quality. Members of the Harris Seeds staff travel throughout the country and Europe, selecting the finest of the new varieties of vegetables and flowers for sale to its customers. Five professional sales representatives call on professional growers in the East and Midwest. In addition, Harris Seeds works with local schools in cooperation with horticultural education.

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SEOWonk — 2015-02-18T18:02:50Z

Harris Seeds is no longer affiliated with the Garden Center in Webster.

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- '''Harris Seeds''' is a ["Companies" company] that was founded and still operates a wholesale business out of the Rochester area. At one time it operated several local retail ["gardening stores"]. Today, the only remnant of this operation is the ["Harris Garden Center"] in ["Webster"] which is now independent from the seed business.	+ '''Harris Seeds''' is a ["Companies" company] that was founded and still operates a wholesale business out of the Rochester area. At one time it operated several local retail ["gardening stores"].

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EileenF — 2014-08-25T23:26:28Z

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- \|\|<class="tablehead">'''Hours''' (as of October 2009)\|\| - \|\|Monday – Friday: 8:00AM to 6:00PM\|\|
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- '''Harris Seeds''' is a ["companies" company] that was founded and still operates a wholesale business out of Rochester. At one time it operated several local retail ["gardening stores"] but the only remnant of this operation is the ["Harris Garden Center"] in Webster which is now independent from the seed business.	+ '''Harris Seeds''' is a ["Companies" company] that was founded and still operates a wholesale business out of the Rochester area. At one time it operated several local retail ["gardening stores"]. Today, the only remnant of this operation is the ["Harris Garden Center"] in ["Webster"] which is now independent from the seed business.
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- Harris Seeds began its catalog operation in 1879. It evolved from the efforts of Joseph Harris, an English immigrant who became extremely successful in the selection of superior strains of vegetables and grains. Joseph Harris settled in the Genesee Valley Region of Western New York in the 1850’s. His success as a seedsman led to the beginning of Harris Seeds in 1879. The company became widely popular because of his basic business philosophy – "offer my customers a quality product at a fair price and they will return."	+ Harris Seeds began its catalog operation in ["1879"]. It evolved from the efforts of Joseph Harris, an English immigrant who became extremely successful in the selection of superior strains of vegetables and grains. Joseph Harris settled in the ["Genesee Valley"] region of ["Western New York"] in the 1850s. His success as a seedsman led to the beginning of Harris Seeds in 1879. The company became widely popular because of his basic business philosophy – "offer my customers a quality product at a fair price and they will return."
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- Harris Seeds was managed by a succession of Harris family members for 100 years. Joe Harris, the last of the company managers, was chiefly responsible for an introduction of a wide selection of exceptional quality vegetable hybrids. - - Many of these hybrids remain as leading cultivars in the professional and home garden marketplace. Excellence in plant breeding was a key factor for the company’s success during this century.	+ Harris Seeds was managed by a succession of Harris family members for 100 years. Joe Harris, the last of the company managers, was chiefly responsible for an introduction of a wide selection of exceptional quality vegetable hybrids. Many of these hybrids remain as leading cultivars in the professional and home garden marketplace. Excellence in plant breeding was a key factor for the company’s success during this century.
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- Remaining in Rochester, New York since 1879, Harris Seeds markets vegetable and flower seeds as well as plants and growing supplies to gardeners and professional growers throughout the USA. Harris Seeds conducts extensive vegetable and flower variety trials in Rochester as well as many other areas of the Northeast. A germination lab inside its Rochester facility ensures that the seeds it sells are of the highest quality. - - Members of the Harris Seeds staff travel throughout the country and Europe, selecting the finest of the new varieties of vegetables and flowers for sale to its customers. - - Five professional sales representatives call on professional growers in the East and Midwest. In addition, Harris Seeds works with local schools in cooperation with horticultural education.	+ Today, Harris Seeds markets vegetable and flower seeds as well as plants and growing supplies to gardeners and professional growers throughout the USA. Harris Seeds conducts extensive vegetable and flower variety trials in Rochester as well as many other areas of the Northeast. A germination lab inside its Rochester facility ensures that the seeds it sells are of the highest quality. Members of the Harris Seeds staff travel throughout the country and Europe, selecting the finest of the new varieties of vegetables and flowers for sale to its customers. Five professional sales representatives call on professional growers in the East and Midwest. In addition, Harris Seeds works with local schools in cooperation with horticultural education.
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- Our agenda for our customers remains much as it was in 1879, to provide the finest products available and at a fair price, coupled with friendly and courteous service. -

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EileenF — 2014-08-25T23:22:21Z

Upload of image P1030040.JPG.

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jgerek — 2014-06-06T14:31:08Z

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- Joseph Harris settled in the Genesee Valley Region of Western New York in the 1850’s. His success as a seedsman led to the beginning of Harris Seeds in 1879. The company became widely popular because of his basic business philosophy – "offer my customers a quality product at a fair price and they will return."	+ Harris Seeds began its catalog operation in 1879. It evolved from the efforts of Joseph Harris, an English immigrant who became extremely successful in the selection of superior strains of vegetables and grains. Joseph Harris settled in the Genesee Valley Region of Western New York in the 1850’s. His success as a seedsman led to the beginning of Harris Seeds in 1879. The company became widely popular because of his basic business philosophy – "offer my customers a quality product at a fair price and they will return."

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alexandergartley — 2009-10-09T18:45:12Z

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alexandergartley — 2009-10-09T18:44:59Z

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alexandergartley — 2009-10-09T18:44:37Z

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peteb — 2009-10-09T18:31:31Z

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- The Harris Seeds company began its catalog operation in 1879. It evolved from the efforts of Joseph Harris, an English immigrant who became extremely successful in the selection of superior strains of vegetables and grains.	+ The '''Harris Seeds''' company began its catalog operation in 1879. It evolved from the efforts of Joseph Harris, an English immigrant who became extremely successful in the selection of superior strains of vegetables and grains.

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Bizwonk — 2009-10-09T18:26:46Z

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	+ \|\|<class="tablehead">'''Location'''\|\| + \|\|[[Address("355 Paul Road, Rochester, NY 14624-0966")]]\|\| + ## Change the as-of in hours if you update them. + \|\|<class="tablehead">'''Hours''' (as of October 2009)\|\| + ## Use the following format for hours and remove the "Unknown" line when adding hours-of-operation. + \|\|Monday – Friday 8:00AM – 6:00PM\|\| + \|\|<class="tablehead">'''Phone'''\|\| + ## use ISO phone number punctuation (585 555 5555) + \|\|(800 544 7938)\|\| + \|\|<class="tablehead">'''Email'''\|\| + ## Use the MailTo macro (like written below) and the address will be "despammed" for people that aren't logged in (info AT domain DOT com). + ## If the viewer is logged in, it'll show up as info@domain.com and be clickable. + \|\|[[MailTo(gardeners AT harrisseeds DOT com)]]\|\| + \|\|<class="tablehead">'''Website'''\|\| + ## Use the following format for website or use "None."; remove the "Unknown" line when adding a website. + \|\|http://www.HarrisSeeds.com\|\| + ## Optional: reviews; remove this line and the next two lines if this business is unlikely to receive a review (i.e. bars and restaurants typically get reviewed.) + ## Optional: + + The Harris Seeds company began its catalog operation in 1879. It evolved from the efforts of Joseph Harris, an English immigrant who became extremely successful in the selection of superior strains of vegetables and grains. + + Joseph Harris settled in the Genesee Valley Region of Western New York in the 1850’s. His success as a seedsman led to the beginning of Harris Seeds in 1879. The company became widely popular because of his basic business philosophy – "offer my customers a quality product at a fair price and they will return." + + Harris Seeds was managed by a succession of Harris family members for 100 years. Joe Harris, the last of the company managers, was chiefly responsible for an introduction of a wide selection of exceptional quality vegetable hybrids. + + Many of these hybrids remain as leading cultivars in the professional and home garden marketplace. Excellence in plant breeding was a key factor for the company’s success during this century. + + With no Harris family members to continue with the business, Joe Harris sold the company to a large corporation in 1979. It finally found its way back into private ownership in 1987 and continues today under the guidance of long time Harris employees. + + Remaining in Rochester, New York since 1879, Harris Seeds markets vegetable and flower seeds as well as plants and growing supplies to gardeners and professional growers throughout the USA. Harris Seeds conducts extensive vegetable and flower variety trials in Rochester as well as many other areas of the Northeast. A germination lab inside its Rochester facility ensures that the seeds it sells are of the highest quality. + + Members of the Harris Seeds staff travel throughout the country and Europe, selecting the finest of the new varieties of vegetables and flowers for sale to its customers. + + Five professional sales representatives call on professional growers in the East and Midwest. In addition, Harris Seeds works with local schools in cooperation with horticultural education. + + Harris Seeds is an active member of the American Seed Trade Association, the National Garden Bureau and the Mail-order Gardening Association. + + Our agenda for our customers remains much as it was in 1879, to provide the finest products available and at a fair price, coupled with friendly and courteous service. + + + [[Comments]]

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Bizwonk — 2009-10-09T18:26:46Z

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