I like to get heirloom seeds also and have used mostly the same companies for years. One thought came to mind as I pondered this seed mess. When Q warned about those we trust most. Since I’ve lived most of my life avoiding the entertainment and sports industry and have learned that religious and political persons must be suspect always, I’ve thought myself insulated. However, like the seed companies, maybe there are derps in all industries that I shouldn’t trust quite so well.
The seed people are a small example. We buy so much online now and can’t know these people personally. The vitamin and mineral supplements are another example. We already know the pharmaceutical industry is compromised. It’s a short jump from pharmaceuticals to supplements, many of which come from china. “Be careful who you trust” is much more difficult in our interconnected world. We have everything available to us, yet we have to study as to trustworthiness.
Addendum to above. We have to study AND PRAY. Praying will do much more than study. God is good and will help with discernment.
I just looked at a seed company I used to use, based in Willts, CA. Turns out they have closed, but they list many good heirloom seed sources, brouped by area of country:
http://www.growbiointensive.org/BG/index.html
Seed Savers is a good source and I am sure they are not derps either:
https://www.seedsavers.org/department/vegetable-seeds