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April 16, 2015 l 64 pages
Pair from Goulbourn develop ‘Seed Haven’ John Curry
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News - It’s a new product called Seed Haven that has been developed to maximize yield from vegetable and herb gardens. And it has been conceived, developed and brought to market by a pair of retired residents in Heritage Corners in Goulbourn. Neighbours Peter Jordan, a retired engineer, and Harley Lane, a retired accountant, used to take fitness walks around the community together. Their conversation frequently turned to the damage being done to their garden vegetables from crawling pests. The talk turned to how they could design some sort of barrier to prevent such damage. Eventually they produced a sheet metal prototype that Peter tried out in 2012 with amazing results. He tried it again the next year with the same results. The crops gave a better yield and were not being eaten by bugs. So, with these results over two years, Peter and Harley decided to do something to develop such a product further. They got a Canadian patent and trade marked the name “Seed Haven” which had been suggested by Peter’s wife Peggy. R0013180991-0319
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“Seed Haven” was incorporated as a company and the search was on for a manufacturer. Eventually they approached L-D Tool and Die right in Stittsville and an agreement was struck. A mould was made in China and now the product is being manufactured right on Iber Road in Stittsville, with the first production run happening this past February. Peter and Harley both took to the road and visited hardware stores, garden centres and other possible outlets in Eastern Ontario, signing them up to sell the product. The ideal time for this “Seed Haven” product to be on display in stores and at garden centres is when seeds are being introduced for the season. Peter and Harley also prepared a video and brochures related to Seed Haven which has a suggested retail price of $24.95 although a current limited time offer is selling the Seed Haven for $19.97. Peter believes that sales in the stores and garden centres currently signed up to carry Seed Haven will lead to the product being carried by some of Canada’s larger chains like Canadian Tire and Costco. See ‘SEED HAVEN’, page 3
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