Hi Brendan, I have received seeds from the USA. I have ordered from reputable seed companies. My understanding was as long as it is small amounts of garden seeds and they are well labelled they would pass through customs. I have never had a problem. Hope this helps! Wendy

I actually considered this. So I think it's an interesting idea. Intellectually. I don't know where you live, but maybe Eurostoves, outside Boston, can offer some advice. They would know about differences in current, getting service, maybe insurance, maybe other lines. They might even be able to special order something, or tell you where to find it. Or tell you their thoughts on how to go about what you're going to do. Also, have you considered what's available in Canada? I could never get my head around how a device made for another electrical current could really be safe here. But that's me. Some people are terrified of canaries ... Or spoons. When I looked into having literally anything brought over, no matter what it was, a sink, an appliance, whatever, the cost of the object locally, plus shipping, added up to approximately the cost of an equivalent "eurostyle" object in the US - translation -- we're already paying for the shipping, we might as well get what we REALLY want. Plus -- and here is where I get truly evil -- the biggest hit in shipping is the first hundred pounds or so. After that it gets much cheaper. So while you're getting that shipped, if there's anything else you've been dreaming of getting shipped, like some nice tile, or a schranke or something cool, you might as well. In fact, (and I am honestly a fairly cheap person) you might be wise to get a cheap winter plane ticket, do the deal in person, see to the shipping on that end and make sure you get the appliance you need and you get your questions answered. And a little winter holiday! Good luck!

Thanks... Yes, I think Modernaire is USA made. I live nearby to Eurostoves and am a frequent visitor to their store (they sell homemade granola that is amazing along with lots of cool gadgets). Trevor has recently become a distributor for Modernaire and I like to support local businesses so I will likely go this route (rather than Rangecraft - yes, I had one of those in the last house and it was spendy and nice). Another reason I am thinking Modernaire, is that right after I put the Rangecraft in I saw Marthavila's "ladies in red" and sort of flipped for that look. (at least I think it was marthavila... this goes back a ways in time). Breezy, also at eurostoves, Trevor cooked me up a nice steak lunch on the CC and that was sort of what sold me on it although I am still unsure about the open burners. I know they are meant to be higher performance but in the brief research I did, I was reading about all sorts of care you have to take when cleaning and I got a little scared off. Would probably be difficult for me to not go for the CC at this point given the amazing things I have heard about it and seeing it in action myself, BUT I do admit to being unsure of the open burners.

Gary Gee is the other nurseryman of America (after Bob Fincham) whom I met. It was in Cesko, he came there from Holland with dutch colleagues to Mr. Malik. Gary is a low level mailing person, by this way we have no more connection. He takes part in the Minnesota Broomhuntings as grafter and finder. The Minnesota broomhuntings were started in Duluth MN by 2 gardeners, who discovered 534 brooms with GPS in and around Minnesota. This story started about 2010 as Joe Braeu and Josh Horky used their GPS for discoverings. Since that time year to year many nurserymen are garhering in Duluth in February for the broom harvest. Dennis Hermsen USA Dennis is a well known nurseryman, who is also taking part in the Minnesota Broomhuntings. Joe Stupka USA Joe Stupka is a member of the 80's generation, as Chub Harper and a bit later. He found sometimes together with Chub, but mostly separated of him. His cultivars are over 100. Randy Dykstra USA Dave Horst USA Randy and Dave were working in Bickelhaupt with Chub Harper, sometimes cooperated with Jerry Morris. Their hands are on the Bickelhaupt collection. Dax Herbst documented their conifers in the last 10 years. The Conifer Master Diploms were posted by Dax Herbst some years ago. Tom Cox USA I met with Tom Cox in 2008, as he visited the Holata nursery in Cesko with ACS President Lady Kelly and members. I introduced them a vision about my conifer plans. This was a big ACS database, the Breeders Hall and other possible ways. I think I was bad or they didn't understood what I'd like. Maybe they thought, that I want money of them... After a while it was clear to me, that I must make myself, what I suggested to ACS presidents. That was the burn of the Conifertreasury.org. I made what ACS not wanted. Opened an org portal, based on my payments, hired servers for my portal. Jean Iseli USA The name Iseli is a good fame in America. I linked many facts about the Iseli selections. I sent him the Conifer Master Diplome personally. I tried also to build a connection to Don Howse, the former conifer propagator there, but I was not successful. I asked a guy to connect to him, but he closed the way before me to a man, who had a great knowledge of conifers. This guy was an ACS officier. Thats why Don Howse may be not well represented in the american conifer book. I'm very sorry of this, but its not my problem. Rich Eyre USA I always liked the conifer videos of Rich, but he realized his own conifer world. Sometimes alone, sometimes with other friends, like Jerry Morris. The Picea pungens RM series is their common find, 60 brooms in one place. His own selections are available in the book. Brent Markus USA Sam Pratt USA And finally lets have a synthesis of the previous news. Anyone can find the conifers on Conifer Kingdom. Brent started with a new concept of conifers. He collected a wide sortiment of the american conifers. There is the best of them. Every important ancestors are represented there. The Conifer Kingdom is so deeply american, that you cant imagine. If anyone say, that he doesn't sent any scions to Brent, simply eat them guys. Brent and Sam are the future for America in the next 50 years. Any problems, Dave?