Sow True Seed Unveils 2027 Catalog Cover
The employee-owned Asheville seed company's new catalog features a linoleum block print by printmaker Courtney Farquharson.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Botany
Sow True Seed, an employee-owned seed company based in Asheville, North Carolina, has revealed the cover of its 2027 seed catalog, a linoleum block print by Courtney Farquharson. Gardeners can request a copy of the new catalog beginning Nov. 1.
Why it matters
The cover reflects the company's practice of commissioning original artwork for its printed catalog and seed packets through an annual call to artists. The full piece will also appear on upcoming Sow True Seed merchandise.
The catalog is the 2027 edition, released with a linoleum block print cover by Courtney Farquharson. The company sells open-pollinated, non-GMO seed, but the number of catalog copies to be distributed was not reported.
The players
Sow True Seed
An employee-owned seed company based in Asheville, North Carolina, that sells open-pollinated, non-GMO seed and commissions original artwork for its printed catalog and seed packets.
Courtney Farquharson
A printmaker working out of Chatham, Illinois, who was raised in Tennessee, is primarily self-taught, and works in layered linoleum block prints.
The details
Farquharson, a printmaker working out of Chatham, Illinois, who was raised in Tennessee and is primarily self-taught, built the cover in multiple layers, carving and printing each color in sequence. Linoleum block printing carves an image in reverse into linoleum, which is then inked and pressed onto paper.
Timeline
Nov. 1: Gardeners can begin requesting copies of the 2027 catalog.
Seasonal Patterns
The catalog's open-pollinated, non-GMO seed line sits within a seed-saving tradition in which open-pollinated varieties can be saved and replanted season to season, unlike hybrid seed. The release timing of Nov. 1 aligns with the late-autumn catalog season in which gardeners plan the following year's plantings.
Home gardeners planning next year's plantings can request a free copy of the catalog starting Nov. 1 to review the company's open-pollinated, non-GMO seed options. The printed catalog and seed packets are the company's primary ways of presenting its seed selection to customers.
The takeaway
Seed catalogs remain a practical planning tool for gardeners, and the choice of open-pollinated seed means varieties can be saved and replanted in future seasons. Readers who grow their own food can use the catalog's release window to plan ahead.
What happens next
Gardeners can begin requesting copies of the 2027 catalog on Nov. 1.
Further reading
Explore more on Botany to see how seed companies and gardeners approach open-pollinated plant varieties.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Illinois Times, the capital city's weekly source of news, politics, arts, entertainment, culture.
