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foods” are already labeled in China, Russia, much
of Europe and many other countries. That way
their citizens have a choice, and nearly every one is
choosing to buy GMO free; even in the USA, polls
suggest more than 90% of Americans want GMO
food labeled. If your Monsanto-funded senator
won’t listen, start your own local food revolution:
grow your own, buy local and shop only for brands
that are labeled GMO-free.
Times are a changing, and America is about
to eat its way back to food freedom. Bite by bite
and garden by garden, we will bring back our independence
from the very corporations that are
destroying everything pure, good and natural.
This is the beginning of the greatest grow-yourown
food revolution in the last hundred years.
In fact, the number of gardeners in America has
doubled—yes, doubled—in the last two years!
Here at the seed company, we continue to feel
the growth and newly found interest in growing
food. Each year we continue to get more and
more new customers; this year we are printing
350,000 catalogs, and we are also offering you
the largest array of seeds ever. In 2012 we also
started trialling varieties in California, in addition
to our Missouri farm on which we usually trial and
grow crops for seeds. We also now work with a
network of 150 small farmers, gardeners and
seed growers to produce any seeds that we can’t
grow in our gardens.
2012 was a busy year for our family and our
gardens. In the Spring, we finished our second
book, The Baker Creek Vegan Cookbook, published
by Hyperion. We also again helped plan
three major events: The Spring Planting Festival
in Missouri, The Heirloom Festival in Connecticut
and the huge National Heirloom Exposition in California.
We hope you will join us for one of these
events in 2013 as we look forward to continuing
to spread the message of food freedom and to celebrating
the harvest with fellow gardeners.
As I write this letter, my family and I are going
“around the globe in about 80 days” and are
currently in Rome, Italy. We are busy eating great
food, collecting seeds and stories, and visiting
our international customers. It is great to see the
strong international interest in pure food and a
return to traditional varieties. Many cultures, as in
the case of Italy, never really lost many of their traditional
types, which are celebrated at each meal,
linking family traditions and stories to the table.
Please join us in helping preserve our past and
supporting a more sustainable future.
God bless, and happy growing!
Jere, Emilee, and Sasha Gettle
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Ruslan, Marina and small Milana Dukhov with their tomatoes
series “Vernissage.”
ruslan Dukhov is a young Ukrainian plant enthusiast and
seedsman who is well known for his breeding and development of
excellent tomato varieties. Descending from several generations of
growers, he grows many varieties of cucumbers, melons, pumpkins,
peppers, corn, and many more, but is famous for his more than
250 varieties of tomatoes. His private collection of rare plants and
vegetables is the largest in Ukraine. He is always willing to share
his knowledge and seeds. We grew four of his Vernissage varieties
in our Baker Creek gardens this summer and were amazed at their
beauty and were blown away by their exceptional flavor. We are
excited to offer the beautiful and delicious Green, Black, Pink and
Yellow Vernissage varieties.The Dukhovs are from Mushirin Rog,
Dnepropetrovsk region, Ukraine.
Christian Dake:
Farmer Extraordinaire
Our California
farm manager
trials over
1,000 heirloom
varieties!
Ukrainian
Tomatoes
Christian Dake in our 300 variety melon trials.
Christian began selling edible flowers in Napa Valley to family and
friends at the age of 10, expanded to other vegetables, opened a farm
stand, and later earned a degree in Botany.
After working alongside Jere Gettle and Paul Wallace to launch the
first ever National Heirloom Expo, they began exciting farm projects in
California to showcase at the Heirloom Expo 2012. Christian was in
charge of growing out a collection of over 1,000 varieties of melons,
squash, and cucumbers, which were sent from all over the world, along
with a grand array of peppers, eggplants, and tomatoes. He worked
with Jim Durst of Durst Organics, who generously donated a plot of land
to the endeavor and is famous for his organic, heirloom produce, and
Brad Gates of Wild Boar Farms, who is an incredible tomato breeder.
Christian’s vegetable trials are significant and are expected to result in
future new listings in the Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Catalog.
Catalog Index
Amaranth.................................16
Artichoke.................................18
Asparagus................................18
Beans.......................................19
Beetroot...................................25
Books.....................................200
Broccoli....................................29
Brussels Sprouts...........................27
Cauliflower...............................29
Cabbage.................................30
Carrots....................................33
Celery......................................35
Corn......................................36
Cowpeas..................................38
Cucumbers..............................39
Eggplant.................................43
Endive....................................52
Fennel....................................52
Flowers...................................173
Fruit.......................................52
Gifts & Tools............................201
Gourds...................................55
Grains......................................56
Greens, Oriental.......................58
Greens, Other...........................60
Heirloom Gardener....................204
Heirloom Life Book...................200
Herbs.....................................169
Kohlrabi...................................62
Kale.....................................63
Leeks......................................63
Lettuce.....................................64
Melons.....................................66
Heirloom Expo.........................10
Okra.....................................83
Onion....................................87
Parsnips....................................89
Peas.......................................90
Peppers, Hot.............................92
Peppers, Sweet.........................98
Radicchio................................102
Radish....................................103
Rhubarb.................................106
Rutabagas..............................107
Roselle...................................107
Salad Blends.............................61
Salsify.....................................107
Seed Collections................202
Sorghum................................107
Spinach..................................108
Spring Festival........................208
Squash, Summer......................109
Squash/Pumpkins...................115
Sunflowers.............................191
Swiss Chard.............................126
Tomatillo...........................127
Tomatoes, Green......................129
Tomatoes, Orange.....................131
Tomatoes, Pink...........................133
Tomatoes, Purple.......................137
Tomatoes, Red...........................143
Tomatoes, Striped......................149
Tomatoes, White........................154
Tomatoes, Yellow.......................156
Turnip.....................................158
Watermelon..........................160
Wildflowers............................199
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