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. I love Baker Creek! Making your own seed vault is so much fun and growing all the delicious, healthy food is the best of life 🙂 Cheers to a great garden year!

  3. Last year I tried Kohlrabi, which was easy to grow and very interesting!  This year I’m trying 3 new tomato varieties.  But my daughter really wants me to grow Purple Carrots!!!

  4. Living up here in WNY  you dont have alot of time but I am looking for some wonderful horseradish  and golden beats!

  6. Rouge d’Alger Cardoon! Have tried it grown by our local farm. It is wonderful in just about anything!

  9. I love the Rainbow Chard!  So very pretty in the garden….and oh so delightful on the plate.  Yum!!  Bravo, Baker Creek, for bringing so many wonderful non-GMO seeds to us gardeners!!!!

  11. Siamese Dragon Stir Fry mix is my favorite Baker Creek offering– a mix of tasty greens from Jere’s travels in Asia. Mmmmmmmm!

  12. We are putting up a hoop style greenhouse this year.Out of all the seed companies Baker Creek is the best.We here in Missouri are proud and grateful for them.We would like to grow the amazon chocolate tomatoes.A friend served them at a barbecue last year and they were scrumptious.

  15. Baker Creek seeds are very good seeds and I have ordered from them in the past!  Would LOVELOVELOVE to win this !

  17. I’m so excited to have found this contest! My drive to grow my own veggies this year is SO strong! I love Baker Creek because they carry HEIRLOOM seeds! It’s SO hard to find heirloom seeds! This would really help me out! Thanks so much!

  18. We had some purple hull pink eye peas ordered from Baker Creek last year and they were super hardy in our climate, the kids LOVED the colorful pods, and it was always a fight to see who would shell the peas for supper that evening! Growing em again this year and planting enough to put up for the winter!

  19. We are trying the Hssiao His Hung Shih tomato for the first time and looking forward to it.  [I think we got our first OrangeGlo seeds from Baker Creek some years back and still love it.  Plus the long beans… Crown and Triamble winter squashes… etc]

  20. I am a novice gardener but I really love it, I love to involve the children; great lessons can be learned from gardening

  21. Love baker creek my garden is about 80% seed from them. It has never been better all most every seed germinates tomatoes are my favorite.

  23. I want to try the Bhut Jolokia ghost pepper ! Favorite seed catalog is Baker Creek !

  25. I just received my first Baker’s Seeds today…. Can’t wait for them to sprout! Ordered four different types of black tomatoes.

  26. @whetzelmomma on twitter following you now! Once I read your past post about your eggs and saw you mention that “vegetarian” chickens aren’t necessarily a good thing, I knew I liked ya. 🙂

  27. I love Baker Creek! I am growing tigger melons and golden midgets this year. I would like to try growing ground cherries some day as well.

  28. I am looking forward to seeing my Violet Jasper’s this year! Love Baker Creek and now love your blog 🙂

  32. I love Baker Creek seeds so much!! I am most looking forward to all the tomato varieties we have started this month. 

  36. Loooove Bakers Creek!! The seed I’m most looking forward to growing is the Ananas Noire tomato…

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