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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  1. I am SO excited about this contest!! I also share the Baker Creek love with you! I’ve true other seed companies but keep coming back to Baker Creek. The best variety I tried so far is the Orange watermelon, but saw your blog about Ali baba and I ordered it for this year. 🙂 I’d LOVE to win this seed collection!!

  2. I would like to try their Cherokee purple tomatoes! They are just gorgeous! I’d also love to try any varieties of their corn as well! 

  6. I just found Baker Creek this year and I love it!  We went on a trip in Eastern Europe last year and this year I bought tomato seeds from each country we visited.  I am super excited to try the icicle series of tomatoes!

  7. I LOVE heirloom gardening with Baker Creek! Where else could I find Collective Farm Woman Melon?! NOWHERE! Orders are always on time and with a seed gift! Garde like your life depends on it because it probably does!

  9. I LOVE Baker Creek & my FAVE is the Ozark Pink Tomatoes & the Pink Flamingo Tomatoes, too! 

  10. Black Krim tomato! Tasted my first one last year and fell in love, trying my own plants this year 🙂

  13. I would love to try to Gigante d’Inverno spinach!
    Baker creek offers such a great selection of organic and heirloom seeds, their catalogs are addicting!!

  14. I would love to try any and all varieties. This would be my first time growing heirloom.  Thanks!

  21. I am eager to try the many varieties of herbs, as I begin my first ever indoor herb garden!  I look forward to trying some of the ornamental peppers too!

  22. My Red Belgian peppers turned me from someone that would not touch peppers to a full time pepper eater. I enjoyed them last year, and already have them started this year. Also looking forward to trying my Thessaloniki Tomatoes this year! I would love to win these seeds though. What I could not use would be donated to a local Waldorf school that has the children learn to garden. 🙂

  25. I would love to try the Chinese Lanterns! I remember them growing on the family farm as a child. They are no longer there and I would love for my family to gain the memories of picking them that I have.

  28. I have planted Baker Creek Seeds for several years now… we LOVE the atomic red carrots 🙂  My son eats them like candy

  30. I love their Cosmic Purple carrots. The most carrot-y I’ve ever had, and a fun novelty.

  32. Parsnips, never grew them before, but heard that they add a lot of flavor to foods.
    Thanks for offering this.
    Moe

  33. I haven’t tired any Baker Creek seeds, but would love to. They are close to where I live. We planted a garden last year but would love to have seeds like these that are heirloom, no chemicals, etc! My son has some additional needs and organic is better for him. 

  39. Love Baker Creek!  I want to try Charentais melon too, though my head gets dizzy (in a happy way) with all the beautiful carrot colors and varieties…

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