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 recently tried ordering Sikkim Cucumbers, but Baker Creek was out!  I still get most of my seeds there, including tons of beets, radish, and rare greens.

  6. I love this! I haven’t used Baker Creek yet but the article makes me defiantly want to try their seeds.

  7. I have plans to purchase from them this year!! I really like kale. This year, I’d like to try my hand at a winter row tunnel, and I’d like to try their dwarf variety. http://rareseeds.com/dwarf-siberian-kale.html I love their Russian Red. It’s delish.
    I also bought some good books on seed saving, and  I’m especially looking forward to open pollination with seeds that aren’t owned by anyone but ME!!

  8. I would loveto try the Sothern seeds as I live in Georgia!! I love all natural heirloom seeds- they are the best!!!!

  9. I would go for the Principe Borghese Tomato as I have never grown this variety before and have a small addiction to grafting heirlooms to hybrids to maximize harvest….

  10. Thanks for a chance in this awesome giveaway!  I would really like to try the  Wild Zaatar Oregano! =)

  12. Any heirloom tomato, golden giant amaranth, Chinese red noodle bean, moon and stars watermelon, calendula, strawflower. LOVE Baker Creek:)

  15. I’m a sucker for seeds too and I love heirloom seeds. I promise, if I won, I would share the produce and flowers with my neighbors and local non-profits who provide food for low or no income individuals.

  16. I love baker creek lao purple eggplant!  I LOVE their catalog, I could read it all day long… 

  17. I have so been wanting to try growing Rhubarb again! I Love heirloom seeds & plants!

  20. I love their seeds! Great company to support and feel good about purchasing from them 🙂  I wish I could get the yellow strawberries to continue growing (my chickens devour the seedlings) I’d love to try them they look juicy and delicious!

  21. Started my Baker Creek seeds, what an amazing germination rate!!!! i have to many for my garden now! lol Anyone near Olympia, Wa need some great heirloom veggie starts?

  25. I would love to try any variety of Baker Creek Seeds, especially one of the melons!

  26. We buy Baker, we have 144 starters going .. 12 different varieties of tomatoes alone that will be planted in an above ground organic garden   =D

  27.  OMG. I have to choose? The Bleu De Solaise leeks would be perfect for my experiments in winter harvest. The Musquee De Provence Pumpkin would make a PERFECT Cinderella Jack O’ Lantern. Flamingo Pink Chard might have to be my pick though: it invokes flamingos AND a hardy chard with a note of brilliant pink for the garden. Epic win. 🙂

  31. I’m new to gardening and I’m on a tight budget – winning sure would help! 🙂

  33. We love the Uncle Mark Bagby tomatoes at our house! Perfect for slicing for BLT’s!!!!! Can’t wait to start harvesting this year. Also adding Ananas Noire, Carbons and barnes mt yellows!

  34. The Chiogga del Marina are wonderful, still working on the Parisian Gherkins. 

  36. I just found Baker Creek a few weeks ago and have already bought
    Pantano Romanesco tomatoes! I am very excited to see how they turn out.

  40. Love all their heirlooms and work on the the non gmo forefront. One of my favorites is Turkish Orange Eggplant. Life’s a garden, dig it!

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