加拿大威廉大坝种子公司 William Dam Seeds – 加拿大蔬菜花卉种子家族企业

公司概况

威廉大坝种子公司 William Dam Seeds 是一家位于加拿大安大略省 Dundas 附近的家族经营种子企业，1947 年由荷兰移民 William（Wim）与 Maria Dam 夫妇在安大略省 Sarnia 创立，最初在厨房桌上处理订单，1959 年迁至 Dundas 至今。创始人 Maria Dam 在公司第 60 版目录中撰文回忆：夫妇二人 1947 年搭乘 Waterman 号轮船从荷兰 Bodegraven 移居加拿大，二战前均任职于当地 Turkenburg 种子公司，Wim 在荷德占领期间曾参与抵抗活动，移居加拿大后于 1947 年正式开始种子生意。公司长期以服务加拿大本土小农场与家庭园艺者为定位，销售食物、花卉与土壤改良（绿肥）三类种子，2025-2026 季发行第 60 余版纸质目录。

产品与服务

公司产品目录覆盖蔬菜、香草、花卉、观赏草与绿肥五大类，是加拿大品类最齐全的独立种子商之一。蔬菜类超过 45 属（番茄、辣椒、洋葱、莴苣、甜玉米、西葫芦、瑞士甜菜 Lucullus 等传承自首版价目表的经典品种），香草类含罗勒、香菜、莳萝、迷迭香、鼠尾草、百里香、牛至、莳萝等 30 余种，花卉类逾 100 属（百日菊、矮牵牛、向日葵、金盏花、翠菊、飞燕草、醉蝶花、福禄考、蜀葵等），另设葱球茎、芦笋根、洋葱苗、秋季大蒜等多年生与季节性种苗，以及盆钵、温室、园艺工具、覆盖物、防虫网等园艺用品。订单 $8.95 加元统一运费，所有种子不进行化学包衣（untreated），部分品类通过加拿大有机标准（COR）认证。

技术与研发

公司建有内部发芽率实验室（germination lab）与温控仓库，对每一批次种子到货进行认证第三方实验室的发芽率与纯度复检，并定期在自家及周边多点试验田（trial plots）进行品种对比试验，关注风味、抗病性、色泽与产量等性状。公司与全球数十家优质批发种子供应商保持 70 余年合作关系，后者承诺高质量种子生产、育种、发芽率与种子健康标准。遗传修饰方面，公司公开承诺不销售任何转基因种子（GMO），是 Safe Seed Pledge 签署方；部分品类还通过加拿大有机标准 COR 认证，由 CSI（Centre for Systems Integration）核证。销售政策上所有订单须 12 月 1 日起按先后顺序处理，每年目录次年 1 月起按时间顺序发货，确保种子在临近播种季时检测包装以保持高活力。

家族传承与社会责任

作为家族企业，公司由 Dam 家族三代人经营至今，位于安大略省 Dundas 附近的家庭农场长期是 Dam 家族共同生活与工作的家园。创始人 Maria Dam 在百岁生日前后辞世，其回忆录在第 60 版目录中完整刊出，被公司视为精神传承的一部分；公司强调”我们珍视古老与传统”，例如自首版价目表延续至今的 Lucullus 瑞士甜菜，象征家族对种子多样性的长期守护。社会责任层面，公司加入 Safe Seed Pledge 公开承诺不销售转基因种子、支持农业生态多样性与健康土壤；产品为家庭园艺者与小型市场化农场服务，并随纸质目录出版详细种植指南与品种试种记录。联系方式方面，顾客可通过电话 905-628-6641 或邮箱 info@damseeds.com 与公司直接联系，门店地址位于加拿大安大略省 Dundas。

官网：https://www.damseeds.com/

Company Overview

William Dam Seeds is a family-run seed company located near Dundas, Ontario, Canada, founded in 1947 by Dutch immigrants William (Wim) and Maria Dam, who began taking orders on their kitchen table in Sarnia, Ontario, before relocating to a small farm near Dundas in 1959. The Dam family immigrated to Canada aboard the Waterman in June 1947, both having worked at the Turkenburg seed company in Bodegraven, Holland, before the war. The company serves Canadian small farmers and home gardeners with seed for food, flowers, and soil-building green manures, and has issued more than 60 editions of its printed catalogue.

Products and Services

The catalogue covers five major lines: vegetables, herbs, flowers, ornamental grasses, and green-manure / cover-crop seeds, plus seasonal live-stock items such as onion sets, asparagus roots, and fall garlic. Vegetable listings span more than 45 genera, including tomatoes, peppers, onions, lettuce, sweet corn, summer squash, and heritage Swiss chard. Herbs include basil, cilantro, dill, rosemary, sage, thyme, oregano, parsley, and chives. Flowers exceed 100 genera (zinnia, petunia, sunflower, calendula, aster, delphinium, cleome, phlox, hollyhock, and more). Tools, pots, trays, row covers, netting, and other garden supplies are also offered. A flat shipping fee of CAD 8.95 applies to orders within Canada, and all seed is sold untreated, with selected lines additionally certified to the Canadian Organic (COR) standard.

Research and Technology

The company operates an on-site germination laboratory and a climate-controlled warehouse; every seed lot is verified by accredited third-party labs for germination and purity on arrival, and the team regularly runs multi-location trial plots to compare new varieties against proven ones for flavour, disease resistance, colour, and yield. Over seven decades of relationships with wholesale seed suppliers ensure high production, breeding, and seed-health standards. The company has signed the Safe Seed Pledge and publicly commits to selling no genetically modified organisms; selected lines are certified to the Canadian Organic Standard (COR) by CSI (Centre for Systems Integration). Order fulfilment begins in mid-January each year, in sequence of placement, so that seed is tested and packaged as close to the shipping season as possible to maximise freshness.

Heritage and Community

Three generations of the Dam family have run the company since 1947, with the original farmstead near Dundas serving as both home and workplace. Founder Maria Dam, who passed away shortly after her 100th birthday, contributed a memoir to the 60th-edition catalogue, recounting the family’s immigration and the early kitchen-table business; long-standing heritage items such as Lucullus Swiss chard — listed since the first price list — embody the company’s respect for old and traditional varieties. The company supports genetic diversity in agriculture through its Safe Seed Pledge, organic certification, and the publication of growing guides for Canadian small farmers and home gardeners. The published business phone and email are listed on the website for direct customer contact, while the home base is in Dundas, Ontario.