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 love Baker seeds. I have been looking for scarlet red pole beans for our bean teepee and for the fence to our school’s teaching g garden. These are awesome seeds! It would be wonderful to win some of these!

  3. Southern climate – I want to try anything from this company, I have been researching using them.

  8. Because I love orange tomatoes, I would love to try the Golden Jubilee Tomato…they sound delicious and look beautiful!

  13. Northern climate….I want to try any kind of melon or fruit that will remind me of home – I’m a southern girl now living in WI.
    Thank you for this!

  14. I love Baker Creek seeds.  They do great here in Virginia.  Your blog is great too!

  18. I am trying the Aswad Eggplant and Iroquois Melons this year…just because they look cool. We will see how they go…Growing in Michigan 6a

  19. I recently received the Baker Street Heirloom Seed catalog, and after thumbing through it, I wish I could try everything, starting with some exotic varietie like the Sweet Chocolate Pepper!

  20. I love Baker Creek seeds. I have some of their Bok Choy sprouting up in my garden right now 😀

  21. Ohhh… what to choose?  Okay, a favorite.  The Arkansas Traveler tomato has been in my mom’s garden every year since childhood.  As for what I’d like to try… just send me one of everything!

  23. Thank you for providing such an amazing service! I love receiving your catalogue! May the best come to you in the future!

  24. I’d love to try any type of eggplant…I’ve never grown it before, and just recently had it for the first time.

  30. We love their seeds. The northern selection would be ideal for us. I would absolutely love to fill my garden with baker creek veggies!! Thank you.

  31. I’m desperate to grow their Parisienne Carrots! Last year I really enjoyed growing their strawberry popcorn, even though it didn’t ripen enough in my climate. 

  32. This is the first time I am planting from seed and I loved looking at all of Baker Creek’s gorgeous and unusual choices in heirloom tomatoes, carrots and squash.  It took me forever to just pick two of each.  My favorites though were the Jersey Giant tomatoes, Sweet Yellow Stuffing Peppers and ALL their carrot choices!

  37. Hamburg Rooted parsley. Yes its just parsley, but if i can keep the wonderful Swallowtail butterfly catapillars from eating all the leaves, you also have a lovely root you can cook with in stews. It grows realy easy from seed, straight on the ground, and mine winter over.

  38. I have ordered the Ali Baba watermelons and several other items from them this year.  My order arrived quickly and everything was correct.  LOVE their catalog.

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