The Gettles started hosting festivals in 2000, inviting gardeners and homesteaders to their grounds and gardens to exchange thoughts, seeds, listen to speakers and enjoy and shop from local vendors, tap their toes to old-time music and much more. Their beautiful glossy rare seeds catalog is one of my favorites, and I spend many ( many!) happy hours poring over it when the snow is flying here in Nebraska. Their company, Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds in Mansfield, Missouri have been featured in The New York Times, Oprah Magazine, Martha Stewart Living, and many others. Jere and Emilee Gettle have a marvelous vision of preserving our agricultural and culinary heritage, and over the past fifteen years, they’ve built up a seed collection of nearly 1500 types of open-pollinated seeds from all over the world. They still have some copies of this catalog for sale! (image from )
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