Are You Set for Spring? A Big Giveaway From Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds!

Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a sucker for seeds. Lots and lots o’ seeds. And one of my favorite suppliers of seeds is a small heirloom house called Baker Creek, headed by Jere Gettle and his wife, Emilee. They’ve been a big supporter of Garden Betty since the beginning and have sent me…

Linda Ly

Written by Linda Ly

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds giveaway

Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a sucker for seeds. Lots and lots o’ seeds. And one of my favorite suppliers of seeds is a small heirloom house called Baker Creek, headed by Jere Gettle and his wife, Emilee. They’ve been a big supporter of Garden Betty since the beginning and have sent me countless seeds to try in my garden every season.

Their homegrown operation has a feel-good family vibe to it, and since we’re all family here, I want to share this awesome and generous giveaway from Baker Creek with you!

You’ve probably seen Baker Creek mentioned here and there on my blog — I grow plenty of their offerings, from the traditional to the exotic. But mostly the exotic. I love the selection of seeds at Baker Creek, which comes from over 70 different countries. Thumbing through their beautiful catalog of 1,400 seeds is both delight and torture at the same time — delight because I want to grow everything I can get my hands on, and torture because my garden simply isn’t big enough.

Baker Creek specializes in non-hybrid, non-GMO, non-treated, and non-patented seeds. This is about as pure as you can get. Their seeds come from small farmers and seed growers, and not from Monsanto-owned Seminis, which supplies many of the big-box stores. When you buy from Baker Creek, you’re not only supporting a family business, but also taking a stand against GMOs.

In my experience these last few seasons with Baker Creek seeds, I’ve had close to 100 percent germination and a garden full of healthy, productive plants. Since they’re open-pollinated, I’m also able to save many of my own seeds from the plants I’ve grown. My personal seed vault contains over 250 packets filled with thousands of seeds!

Want your own seed vault? How about one that comes in a nifty, sturdy bucket, brimming with over 25 different vegetables — 60 varieties in all — chosen for your specific climate?

For one lucky winner, Baker Creek will be giving away their Large Seed Collection (retail value $99), tailored for northern or southern climates. The assortment includes several types of vegetables, flowers, herbs, cover crops, and fruits and berries, and will keep for up to 10 years if stored properly. That’s 60 heirloom seed packets to start your spring off right! Incredible, yes?!

How to enter: Simply leave a comment below and tell me which Baker Creek variety you love, or would love to try this season! To receive an additional entry, follow @gardenbetty on Twitter, and leave a second comment below indicating your Twitter username. You have two chances to win!

The giveaway will end at 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time on Friday, March 23, 2012. Winner will be drawn at random and announced the following week. Good luck!

Giveaway Rules

  1. Giveaway begins March 19, 2012 and ends March 23, 2012.
  2. No purchase is necessary. To enter, leave a comment on this blog post.
  3. Only US residents ages 18 and older are eligible to enter.
  4. Two entries allowed per person.
  5. Odds of winning are based on number of entries received.
  6. Winner will be drawn at random.
  7. If winner does not respond within 48 hours after time of contact, that entry will be forfeited and a new winner will be drawn.

This post is brought to you by Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Thank you for supporting the sponsors that support Garden Betty.

Update: A big thanks to everyone who entered!
This giveaway is now closed. The winner has been announced here.

Linda Ly

I'm a plant lover, passionate road-tripper, and cookbook author whose expert advice and bestselling books have been featured in Time, Outside, HGTV, and Food & Wine. The National Parks Cookbook is my latest book. Garden Betty is where I write about modern homesteading, farm-to-table cooking, and outdoor adventuring—all that encompass a life well-lived outdoors. After all, the secret to a good life is... Read more »

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  4. Ok I am going to go out on a limb and try to grow (Sunrise Hawiian Solo Papaya) in Southern Colorado. Potted of course so I can bring it in the winter!

  5. Oooh, yes please! I want to try Strawberry Spinach this season.
    I just moved onto a little farm that’s itching to be planted! That big ol’ bucket of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds would feel right at home & have lots of room to grow. 🙂

  6. I love Baker Creek seeds and look forward to their beautiful catalog every year.  One of my favorite seeds from them was their Charentais Melons which were so easy to grow, gorgeous and tasted amazing!  I can’t wait to try new melon varieties this year.  I also loved the Pink Oxheart tomatoes.

  7. I am so excited to find this blog by way of baker seeds I love the different cucumbers and would love to try th armenian or snake variety!

  12. Along with our neighbors, we turned our entire front yard into an urban garden. We would be so grateful to grow and share more plants with our neighbors and the food pantry. Thanks for considering us!

  13. I would love the southern types as I live in rural SE OK. I adore their catalog!

  14. Listada de Gandia eggplant is by far the most beautiful and delicious eggplant you will ever grow. I can’t say enough about their seeds!

  15. Their Lebanese White Bush Marrow squash produce like mad, are delicious and forgiving besides – they can be treated like winter squash if they get beyond zuke size. Also, their Ali Baba watermelon is so sweet, and – last year – ripened even in fickle Western Oregon.

  16. I love their book – and their seeds: I like so many…. My favorite might be the Cherokee Purple Tomato.

  17. Zebra tomatoes,I have never had a green tomato,unless it was fried,but never a ripe green tomato

  19. I’m very much looking forward to trying out growing my Connecticut Field Pumpkin this year.  It’s sort of an ambitious attempt… I plan on putting in an extra planting bed just to grow it.  But I’ve always wanted to grow my own pumpkins!  It’ll be so worth it is they work out.

  21. This is an awesome giveaway! I love the heirloom seed collection! 

    amy [at] utry [dot] it

  22. I would love to try their Tomatillo Verde seeds.  I’ve just started cooking with tomatillos, and the idea of being able to save the seeds from year to year is an added bonus!

  27. Growing our family to seven….would love to grow our garden to match our needs. Love your seeds, and would love to win the heirloom seed collection for the south.

  28. If it’s Baker Creek, it rocks. I’m a big fan of the ‘purple violetta’ artichoke, its super tasty! Every varietal of seed I’ve tried far exceeds quality of other seed companies.

  33. Brandywine Tomato. We had huge 2 pound tomatoes from our plant. We made tomato sandwiches in Yosemite and everyone wanted to know WHERE we found such large beautiful tomatoes.

  34. I want to try Christmas Lima Beans. It’s hard to find lima bean seeds here but they grow great in coastal southern California.

  38. Three new varieties that I would love to introduce to our garden and local area area include; Purple Of Romagna Artichoke cause let’s face it any regional italian favorite is the bee’s knees especially newly introduced ones, secondly Dragon’s Egg I support several school gardens and the students would be so intrigued to grow these cucumbers plus I have some Croatian in my blood, ; ) lastly, Mexican Sour Gherkins because they are a great addition to a sustainable garden! The Southern variety seed collection would make this gal one happy heirloom gardener!

  39. Am trying several varieties from Baker Creek. Am especially excited about growing Japanese Nest Egg Gourd. I haven’t seen those since I was a child.

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