A Passion for Heirloom Vegetable Seeds

Jere Gettle from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds talks about heirloom vegetable seeds.

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

Connect

• Baker Creek Heirloom Seed: rareseeds.com

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If this episode piqued your interest in seeds, tune in to the November 2020 episode entitled Creating New Tomato Varieties. Emma chats with heirloom seed saver and tomato expert Linda Crago about breeding tomato varieties.