A Passion for Heirloom Vegetable Seeds
Heirloom Vegetable SeedsJere Gettle from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds joins us to talk seeds, seed saving, and seed collecting.He loves meeting gardeners, chefs, and farmers who share old seed varieties and the stories behind them.Lifelong Passion for Heirloom SeedsGettle started his seed business as a teenager, with a 12-page photocopied price list.Today, the seed company tests over 4,000 heirloom seed varieties each year.Gettle says that for a variety to make the cut for the catalogue, he’s looking for 3 things:* It’s beautiful* It tastes great* It grows well
The revised fig book is now on Kickstarter
The special hardcover edition of Grow Figs Where You Think You Can’t and registration for the October 15 and 22 Fig Camp are available now. A lower-priced softcover will follow this fall.
See the book and Fig Camp options.
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The special hardcover edition of Grow Figs Where You Think You Can’t and registration for the October 15 and 22 Fig Camp are available now. A lower-priced softcover will follow this fall.
See the book and Fig Camp options.
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Heirloom Vegetable Seeds
Jere Gettle from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds joins us to talk seeds, seed saving, and seed collecting.
He loves meeting gardeners, chefs, and farmers who share old seed varieties and the stories behind them.
Lifelong Passion for Heirloom Seeds
Gettle started his seed business as a teenager, with a 12-page photocopied price list.
Today, the seed company tests over 4,000 heirloom seed varieties each year.
Gettle says that for a variety to make the cut for the catalogue, he’s looking for 3 things:
- It’s beautiful
- It tastes great
- It grows well
