Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

Disclaimer: Grandma Bonnie's Closet was not compensated for the review of this product. I received a free product in exchange for an honest opinion. The opinions in this post are all mine.
We have been making plans this year to become a little more self sufficient. Living a sustainable life is our goal and we are starting with our garden and food production. The first and most important aspect of growing our own food is that it should be as healthy as possible. I like organic and non-GMO foods so that is what we are aiming for here. I started looking into heirloom seeds because they would be a good step forward in a sustainable living situation. This is when I came across Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. I immediately emailed and asked to try out their Home Gardener's Collection. This collection includes 20 full sized packets of seeds and Clyde's Garden Planner all in a collectible burlap bag with drawstring closure.

With so many seed companies selling heirloom seed varieties I am sure you are asking, "Why did I pick Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds?" I selected Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds because they work to supply free seeds to many poor countries and here at home they supply seed to many school gardens. Their goal is to educate everyone about a safer food supply. All of their seeds are non-hybrid, non-GMO, non-treated and non-patented. They are not a member of the pro-GMO American Seed Trade Organization! They do not buy seed from monsanto-owned Seminis. They even boycott all gene-altering companies. So, if you are looking to grow your own garden and you want healthy non-GMO food for your family Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds might just be what you are looking for.
Now let's get on to the fun stuff.

Clyde's Garden Planner

Using the garden planner is easy. Line up the red line on your last spring frost date. Then look along the side and select the vegetable you would like to plant and it will give you an indoor and outdoor planting date. 

For example my last spring frost date is supposed to be April 30th. (Not so sure about that this year.) This would make my date for planting peas and spinach outdoors as March 22 and after. Well, that date passed me by! For some strange reason my garden was covered in snow on March 22nd. Well, any way I am putting the peas and spinach seeds in this weekend rain or shine. Also, when you flip the planner over it will give you fall planting dates.

This is a list of the seeds I received in the Home Gardener's Collection. One package each of: Radish Early Scarlet Globe, Pepper Orange Bell, Peppers Italian Pepperoncini, Pepper Purple Beauty, Snow Peas Sugar Ann, Garden Pea Wando, Lettuce Rocky Top Mix, Lettuce Lollo Rossa, Spinach Bloomsdale long Standing, Tomato Principe Borghese, Tomato Raspberry Lyanna, Melon minnesota midget, Turnip Navet Des Vertus Marteau, Onion Tokyo Long White, Carrot Little Finger, Bean Contender, Eggplant Little Fingers, Basil-Greek Dwarf and Dill-Bouquet.

Today, I am starting some of the other vegetable seeds in recycled containers to keep indoors until the the risk of frost has passed on by. I will be writing another post in a week or so to update you on the progress of our heirloom gardening adventure. You can expect several posts throughout the summer on this seed collection and its progress in my garden. How is your garden adventure coming along? I hope spring has arrived in your neck of the woods. Happy gardening!