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Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds e Our 21st Annual Pure Seed Book! 2018 www.rareseeds.com Super Sweet Atomic Grape To m ato “...the Indiana Jones of Seeds.” -The New York Times Magazine The Gettle family in our herb and flower garden. Satisfaction The girls, Sasha, 10 and Malia, 4, love growing GUARANTEED things in their gardens. for 2 years!* Welcome To Our 21st Seed Catalog! Dear Gardening Friends, Not only do our travels yield new seeds, but We want to continue the tradition of uniting also friends from across the globe who united people around the dinner table, in the garden, We are very thrilled to be printing our 21st with us in the passion to preserve the seeds of and on the farm. We must continue to fight the annual catalog in 2018, and we think this year’s the people, in the hands of people, and free global takeover of the seed and food supply selection of colorful heirlooms is the best yet. We from corporate control, patents and GMOs. while at the same time preserve the seeds from are more and more focused on introducing super Each year the resistance to corporate, GMO, our past, seeds that have built our cultures and colorful varieties that are packed with nutrition factory farming continues to grow, both in are often times are the only living link to our and flavor. We are especially happy to be bringing America, and often times faster internationally. past, our ancesters and our heritage. you a host of new corn varieties after spending People want the food their grandmothers grew Please join us in celebrating our seed heri- years to keep these pure from toxic, GMO pollen. and cooked, as well as trying the foods of other tage, as well as joining us at our Spring Planting As we start our 21st season, we feel blessed cultures. Seeds and gardening have an amazing Festival here in Missouri or at the National to be able to continue our passion collecting, way of bringing cultures and families together. Heirloom Expo in Santa Rosa, CA. We would love growing, and preserving a host of endangered As a small child growing up, gardening al- to see you at one of these events or at our farm seed types, both here in North America and in the ways brought both sides of my family together. in Missouri. We love visitors. most remote spots around the globe. The bounty I fondly remember growing things with both my We thank you for your support and wish you and diversity of our planet ever excites us as seed Hispanic and Danish grandmothers, who often a wonderful gardening year! would garden, preserve and cook together, travelers and preservationists of rare genetics. God Bless! Our team of seed explorers has visited dozens using tradional methods that they learned of countries in 2017, and we are continually look- from their ancesters and passed down to their Jere, Emilee, Sasha & Malia Gettle ing for anything endangered and rare. Our family familes. They grew and made their own food by PS, please “Like” us on facebook for all the personally spent time in remote parts of Mexico, hand, but most importantly they built family, latest varieties, recipes and cool photos! as well as visiting seed growers in Japan. We are friendships, and always shared the bounty with currently planning travels to Thailand and China. the neighborhood. 2 About Our Seed Company OUR 21ST Jere with the 1982 harvest ANNUAL CATALOG! JERE GETTLE always had a passion for growing things, and at age 3 he planted his first garden. Ever since, he wanted to be involved in the seed industry. So in 1998, at the age of 17, he printed the first Baker Creek Heirloom Seed cata- log. The company has grown to offer nearly 2,000 varieties of vegetables, flowers and herbs—the largest selection of heirloom varieties in the USA. 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 compa- ny and seeds have been featured in The New York Times, The Associated Press, Oprah Magazine, NPR, Martha Stewart, The Wall Street Journal, and many others. Gardeners can request a free color catalog. Our catalogs now distribute to over 700,000 gardeners nationally. Baker Creek started hosting festivals in 2000 as a way to bring gardeners, homesteaders and natural food enthusiasts together to exchange ideas and seeds, to listen to speakers and to enjoy vendors, old-time music and much more. These festivals gave birth to the idea for our pioneer village, Bakers- ville. Other projects include our trial gardens that we grow each year, seed collecting expeditions, and educational pro- duce exhibits. Over the last several years, Jere Gettle and his wife Emilee have branched out into other related projects, as well. They have also expanded into a location in Sonoma County, CA, in the beautiful town of Petaluma and are continuing with the restoration and preservation of the landmark Wethersfield, CT, Comstock, Ferre & Company, the oldest continuously operating seed company in New England. The Gettles have published two books with Hyperion. These books feature heirloom vegetables and their work with seeds and food. After publishing The Heirloom Life Gar- dener in 2011, they released The Baker Creek Vegan Cook- book in 2012. Jere and Emilee also work extensively to supply free seeds to many of the world’s poorest countries, as well as here at home in school gardens and other educational projects. It is their goal to educate everyone about a bet- ter, safer food supply and fight gene-altered frankenfood and the companies that support it. BAKER CREEK HEIRLOOM SEED CO. 2278 Baker Creek Rd. Mansfield, MO 65704 Phone: 417-924-8917 [email protected] Sasha and Malia with a 35 lb Mammoth Red Mangel beet, Chinese Red Noodle Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter! Beans and some Zucchino Rampicante squash harvested from our gardens. More varieties of seed available at www.rareseeds.com 3 Join us on Visit Our Stores Facebook We now have 580,000 “Likes” on facebook! Like us for recipes, special offers, & cool photos! MANSFIELD, MISSOURI HEADQUARTERS WETHERSFIELD, CONNECTICUT Come enjoy the beautiful Ozark hills and our HEIRLOOM MARKET AT COMSTOCK FERRE farm and pioneer village; shop seeds, see The historic Comstock Seed Company is gardens, animals and the village. Eat at our located in the heart of old Wethersfield, the restaurant that is open for lunch, Monday - “most ancient” town in Connecticut. This Friday. Learn firsthand about what we do. property is owned and being restored by the Gettle family. It is now being transformed Directions: We are located 45 miles east of Also Follow Us On into not only a seed store but also a natural Springfield, Missouri. Take Hwy 60 to Mans- foods market and cafe by our friends, Spiro Instagram and Twitter! field, and at the 2nd exit, turn north on Hwy and Julia Koulouris, who own the business 5. Go 1½ miles to London Road. Turn left on and currently operate the entire property. Printed on recycled paper: Come and see this amazing seed company please recycle and pass this London Road, then follow signs. Hours: Sun- with 11 historic buildings and the founder’s book on to friends! day-Friday, 8 am - 4 pm. Closed Saturdays & major holidays. Come enjoy all that the Ozarks 1767 house! They carry all the seeds in this region has to offer! Phone: 417-924-8917 catalog, plus operate a grocery and cafe featuring organic, non GMO products, gar- LOVE SEEDS? dening supplies and more! Directions: Come Join our Team! to Wethersfield, CT (just 5 minutes south of Send your resume downtown Hartford). Heirloom Market at to [email protected] Comstock Ferre is located on Main Street in Old Wethersfield (263 Main St.). Phone: 860- 257-2790 www.ComstockFerre.com NEW FLOWERS PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA SEED BANK We’re Moving! (April 1, 2018) After 10 years at 199 Petaluma Blvd. North in Petaluma California we are moving down the street to 110 Petaluma Blvd. North. It was not an easy decision to move from the historic bank building we have called We love flowers home for the last decade, but the space no and so do the bees! longer suited our needs. We look forward to seeing you at our new location where we This season we are super excited will be offering a full selection of our seeds to be introducing a large number and gardening supplies located still in beau- of new flower varieties. From tiful and historic Petaluma, California. After Amaranth to Zinnias, we have April 1, we plan to be at 110 Petaluma you covered! We are working Blvd. N. (Check online to verify exact loca- on trialing about 500 flower tion) Open: Sunday-Friday. Closed Saturdays varieties each year, so expect & major holidays. Phone: 707-773-1336 more in the future! 4 The Ozark’s premier event of local food culture, gardening and food freedom. Join guests from across America and beyond as we celebrate two days of good seed and food. The Spring Planting Festival Join over 10,000 gardeners from across America! Learn from Amazing Speakers! oCome & Enjoy Our 18th Annual Festival, May 6 & 7, 2018 Sunday and Monday, 10 am to 7 pm both days. Held at our Mansfield, Missouri Farm and Seed Company Celebrate spring with 200 vendors, 75 old time musicians, and more than 50 craftsmen. Browse through thousands of varieties of plants and learn how to grow them with our acclaimed guest speakers.