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. My first favorite is the black cherry tomato  but there are so many more!  I would really like to try growing & eating Kohlrabi. 

  4. My Twitter name is @cwolfpack3 and I’m following you on Twitter. Thanks for this opportunity!

  5. We’ve tried the Red Noodle Beans and LOVED them!  Want to try growing the Asian Winged Bean next…it looks like a highly versatile plant!

  7. Just received my Baker Creek White Sugar Lump watermelon seeds and Tomatillo Verde seeds.  Would love to have more, more, more.

  13. Love Cherokee, Carbon, and Black Krim tomatoes here in the northeast. Can’t wait till they grow!

  15. I would love to try the Early Wonder Beet, and any of their lettuce mixes. And any of their carrots! And everything!

  16. Baker has soo many varieties to choose from. Love all the tomatoes and Peppers and pumpkins!

  17. I Like baker seeds and I would really like to try any high yeild beans. The economy here is really bad so I need to turn my entire back yard into a large vegetable garden. We will only be eating what we can grow this year. We need seeds that are hardy on the northcoast of california.I live 1 mile from the coast wet, cold never gets above 72 degrees ever… well almost never

  18. This year I’m going to be growing some cape gooseberries and litchi tomatoes that I purchased from Bakers Creek!

  19. I have purchased a number of seeds from Baker this year. I am especially excited about the Table Gold Acorn Squash!

  24. I would like try try my hand at growing some
    Serrano Tampequino Pepper. I love hot and spicy foods but find the grovery stores don’t always have a great selection of hot peppers.

  25. When I recieved Baker Creek catolog, I was amazed at the pictures it had in it of the squash, so colorful,It didn’t take me long to make out my order. Looking forward to getting them and planting after I recieve them. It would be hard to pick a favorite. Thank you.

  26. I would love to try the Cassabanana. I ordered a white tomato I am looking forward to trying this year.

  28. We can’t wait to try your Catskill Brussels Sprouts and Romanesco Italia Broccoli! We’ve never grown either vegetable before.

  30. I am going to order the yard long beans this year.  Have had great success with all Baker Creek seeds I have bought in past years. 

  32. Oh, and I agree about their germination rates being among the best of all the seed companies! 🙂

  33. I would love to win this!!  I have been wanting to try some new seeds, and what better opportunity 🙂 I love your seeds and tell all my family and friends about you. Hope I win, and thanks for the opportunity!

  35. I am in the process of setting up a garden as a living “life skills” classroom of sorts for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. I would love to win this prize for use in the garden. Better still, we could save our owns seeds to keep the garden going! We would need the northern varieties, and I would love to grow some of Baker Creek’s multicolored varieties of carrots, tomatoes, and beets.

  36. I just started gardening a few years ago and after my first year I switched almost elusively to Bakers Creek. I love them so much! Best veggies I’ve ever had. 

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