Heirloom Seeds

I came across this company while perusing

one of the homesteading groups I belong to. 

This description is from their website.

Another choice for those of us who prefer to use heirlooms.  Seems like they are trying to do the right thing. 

I just love it when people follow their dreams...

http://rareseeds.com/



About Us

Jere Gettle always had a passion for growing things, and at age 3, he planted his first garden. Ever since that day, he wanted to be involved in the seed industry. So at the age of 17, he printed the first small Baker Creek Heir­loom Seed catalog in 1998. The company has grown to offer 1,400 varieties of vegetables, flowers and herbs—the largest selection of heirloom varieties in the U.S.A.



Baker Creek carries one of the largest selections of seeds from the 19th century, including many Asian and European varieties. The company has become a tool to promote and preserve our agricultural and culinary heri­tage. Our company and seeds have been featured in The New York Times, The Associated Press, Oprah Maga­zine, Martha Stewart, and many others. Gardeners can request a free 128-page color catalog that now mails to over 250,000 gardeners nationally.


Baker Creek started hosting festivals in 2000 as an idea to bring gardeners, homesteaders and natural food enthusiasts together to exchange thoughts and seeds, listen to speakers, and enjoy vendors, old-time music and much more. These festivals gave birth to the idea for our pio­neer village, Bakersville. Other projects include our trial gardens, seed collecting expeditions, our popular online forums at idigmygarden.com and educational produce exhibits.


Over the last several years, Jere Gettle and his wife Emilee have branched out into other related projects as well, including The Heirloom Gardener magazine, which is now in its seventh year of publication. They have also expanded to a location in Sonoma County, California, in the beautiful town of Petaluma. Their most recent project is the restoration and preservation of the Wethersfield, Connecticut landmark, Comstock, Ferre & Company, the oldest continuously operating seed company in New England. We are now writing several books with Hype­rion, a division of ABC/Disney. These works will feature heirloom vegetables and our work with seeds and food.


We also work extensively to supply free seeds to many of the world’s poorest countries, as well as to school gardens and other educational projects here at home. It is our goal to educate everyone about a better, safer food supply and to fight gene-altered Frankenfood and the companies that support it.


Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company
2278 Baker Creek Road
Mansfield, MO 65704 Phone 417-924-8917