We buy most of our bean seed, potato sets at a local nursery, might cost a little more but we are sure it is fresh seed.
Wife buys a bunch of lettuce, tomato,pepper,squash and flower seeds at Menards for about a dime a pack, all of it has been good seed. If you look at those seed packs they have dates on them, packaged or use by....
When science meets tradition there will be sparks.....