Many of you who grow plants have probably heard of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds.
It’s famous and has a lot of seeds that are hard to find heirloom varieties that are quite special. What you may not know is that it is located in the Ozarks (close to the Laura Ingalls Wilder homestead) and is close to us!
Last spring our neighbor invited us to go to their annual Spring Festival.
They were having an auction (at which I bid on and won 15 12 pack cases of quart ball jars LOL!), vendor booths, and a tour of their extensive seed operation, gardens and greenhouses. Talk about inspiration!
I was really impressed by their greenhouses.
They push the limits of what we can grow here in Southern Missouri. They had bananas and other tropical fruits (although they said they didn't really bear much fruit, it's worth experimenting!)
The gardens were gorgeous too.
They do grow quite a bit of the seed they sell there, although they also have a bunch of "growers" that propagate the plants and save seed from ALL OVER THE WORLD.
But my favorite part about the tour was seeing WHERE THEY KEEP THE SEEDS!!
They have isles and isles of seed storage, immaculately organized. And a mechanized seed packer!
All in all, it was a great trip.
I'd suggest supporting Baker Creek Heirloom seeds for your seed needs on your homestead or in your garden. Their diversity is incredible and they're a really stand-up company.
