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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  2. Just planted my Baker Creek Spinach and Strawberries and look forward to planting some sweet corn. What a great giveaway!!

  3. I’m not sure my seeds will sprout correctly so it’d be nice to have a number of varieties to replace them but I would like to try their rhubarb because I haven’t picked any up yet.

  4. Baker Creek has awesome seeds, Can’t wait for the Rozelle to bloom so I can make some tea!

  5. I am new to Baker’s Creek this year & I am very excited to try the A Grappoli D’Inverno heirloom red tomato. Thank you Baker’s Creek!

  6. I love looking at Baker Creek catalogs and drooling over all the luscious varieties. Would love to try the purple smudge tomatoes.

  7. Oops, forgot to comment on the variety we like.  Only one is tough!  But we plan to try Country Gentleman Sweet Corn this year.  I have a feeling it may be our favorite!

  8. Love all of my seeds from Baker Creek, but especially love the Christmas Pole Limas.  

  9. This is the second year I’ve bought seeds from Baker Creek and the first year that I’ve joined my Farmers Market to sell both plants (currently growing/potting), and fruit and vegetables as they come into season.  I’m very excited to share different varieties with my community.

  10. My husband and I just discovered Bakers Creek this year. We NV planted our first tomatoes and green beens and can’t wait to see the progress

  11. What an incredible way to explore so many heirloom varieties!  The only thing that could make it better would be that the seeds are from Baker Creek!  The only bad thing?  I’d need to expand the garden again.  Oh darn! 

  13. I have had great success with the Australian butter squash from Baker Creek. I get a ton of them from only 3 mounds, and they are good keepers. I stored them over the winter and just processed the last of them 2 weeks ago (March 5th) They have a reserved spot in my garden line-up.

  14. i just found the wonder’s of Baker Creek this year i ordered Amaranth Love Lies Bleeding,Costoluto Genovese tomato and Water Melon Moon & Star’s! im waiting for them to pop their liitle head’s up now it’s going to be a good year in my garden:) 

  15. I started buying seeds from Baker Creek about 4 years ago and the plants
    that I have grown are alot biger and more fruit on them then any other seeds I have panted. I now have alot of my friends buying then after they looked at my plants and saw the catalog. Great job

  19. The purple smudge tomatoes do sound great!  I don’t get enough purple in my diet.

  22. I love Baker Creek and go every year to the spring fest. This year I am living in the Boston area and will miss it. The good news is Jere and Emily now operate Comstocke seeds which is only about 1 1/2 hours from my front door…So off I go to the new site to explore and just got a shipment of seeds from Baker a touch of home a long way from home….I have several new varities of squash this year first time growing in a 5b zone got my fingers crossed.

  24. I would have to go with the Costuloto Genovese tomato for the one to try.   I hope I win.   Thank you for the opportunity….

  26. Love, love, love Baker Creek. I can spend hours lost in their catalog! Favorite I’ve planted is the Rouge Vif d’Etampes pumpkins (just like Cinderella’s!) and I can’t wait to plant the perpetual spinach this year. 

  27. I order from Baker Creek also, and just LOVE them.  Great customer service. I am a sucker of the tomatoes.  I just want to try all the varieties, especially the zebra striped tomatoes.  Wow, what a wonderful give a way!  

  28. Love Baker Creek – Ground Cherries aka Cape Gooseberries were an experiment last year and became a favorite to plant again and again. 

  30. I just found out about Baker Creek.  I ordered a few varieties to try out, but I would love to try their Large Southern Seed Collection.  Being in Florida, I hope to take advantage of the longer growing seasons.  I have just gotten started with vegetable gardening, and what better way to get started on the right foot!

  31. I try to order a couple of new things every year. Love their seeds. Their seed catalog is a feast for the eyes. Love that they are non-GMO.Castor beans are fun and exotic looking. Supposed to keep gophers away. Not sure that they do but great plants..

  32. There is nothing of theirs I wouldn’t try in my garden. They have the best variety.

  34. I have loved Baker Creek from afar but haven’t been able to afford them. Such beautiful seed packets, framable, I would say! I am committed to growing heirloom varieties for my family in our 25*x55 raised bed garden.  What a wonderful giveaway!

  35. I’d like to try the Valencia Winter Melon – even if I don’t win the seed give-away!

  36. I have just been introduced to Baker Creek this spring and am getting my list together for an order….same problem as everyone else has though!  Can’t seem to narrow it down to what I can handle!  So many wonderful and exciting choices!  Love the fact that they have pure, non-GMO seeds.  So glad I found them and your site too….I will be spending lots of time here!

  39. we’re trying a lot of different amaranths from them this year, very excited to grow Green Calaloo Amaranth

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