Podcast: Seeds with Jere Gettle
Jere Gettle, founder of Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company, is hard to pin down for an interview, but we finally found time to chat in this week's podcast.
William Woys Weaver
Podcast: Heritage Seeds with William Woys Weaver
Our final interview from the 2018 Heirloom Expo is with Dr. William Woys Weaver, steward of the Roughwood Seed Collection. Dr. Will is author of 16 books, and a fascinating…
This is probably the best photo I've ever taken. Little Miss Sebright graced me with a close up.
Wordless Wednesday: Heirloom Expo 2018
The National Heirloom Expo 2018, put on each year by Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company, did not disappoint. It continues to fill the well for me every year. Not only…
The squash tower reigns supreme over all other displays.
Come to the Heirloom Expo
It's time to run away to the circus. The circus for gardenerds, that is.
Another purple beauty we can't get enough of.
Favorite Seeds for 2018
We're like kids in a candy store when it comes to seeds, aren't we Gardenerds? As we do every year here at Gardenerd, it's time to pick our favorite seeds…
Anna Peach's Hawaiian Black Kabocha squash seeds.
Favorite Seeds for Spring 2016
It's that time, gardenerds. Let seed-starting commence. You have your favorites, your tried and true varieties that you grow every year. So do we, but we get bored easily so…
Moringa seeds - loose and ready for the taking...swapping.
Field Trip: Heirloom Expo Seed Swap
This will be my last post about the 2015 Heirloom Expo, but it's one that couldn't be left out. Every year the Heirloom Expo hosts a seed swap for those…
Dr. Vandana Shiva of Navdanya
Heirloom Expo Wrap Up – All About Seeds
The 2015 Heirloom Expo was another huge success. I had the pleasure of giving a talk to a full house about Growing Food in the Drought. The rest of the…
Eye my next pilfer for this year...
Wordless Wednesday: Heirloom Expo 2015
It's hard to keep the beauty of the Heirloom Expo to oneself. Enjoy a few images for the week: Stay tuned for more from the Heirloom Expo!
Female flowers create a fruit that's flat on one side.
Growing Turban Squash
Turban squash, also known as Turk's Cap, is a winter squash that is so alluring it steals focus from pumpkins any day. We pilfered one from the Heirloom Expo last…