[this may not be at all interesting to anyone; feel free to skip this post]
Anyway, I've included the specific varieties we're going to try, in case you are interested in checking them out. This will also serve as a working list for Theseus and I to refer back to and make changes to as time goes on.
The list:
Arugula
Basil - Sweet Basil
Beets - Ruby Queen
Cabbage - Mammoth Red Rock (Red Danish)
Carrots - Cosmic Purple
Cauliflower - Snowball (Early Snowball)
Celery - Golden Pascal
Chives
Corn - Golden Bantam and Stowell's Evergreen (White) Sweet Corn
Cucumber - Marketmore 76
Eggplant - Black Beauty
Lettuce - Buttercrunch, Cimmaron, Little Gem, and/or Red Romaine
Onions - Texas Early Grano and White Sweet Spanish
Oregano
Parsley
Peppermint
Peppers - California Wonder, Golden California Wonder and/or Purple Beauty
Potatoes - All Blue, Cranberry Red, and/or Easter Egg
Pumpkins - Atlantic Giant and New England Pie
Scallions
Soybeans - Envy
Squash (summer) - Zucchini: Dark Green and Dwarf Summer Crookneck
Squash (winter) - Hubbard: True Green Improved, Table Queen Acorn, and/or Waltham Butternut
Swiss Chard - Lucullus
Tomatoes - Black Krim, Cherokee Chocolate, and/or Jimmy Joe
Watermelon - Crimson Sweet