2025 Baker Creek Heirloom Harvest Festival - Highlights You Missed

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Published on Oct 20, 2025
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ takes you on a tour of the Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company Harvest Festival 2025 in Mansfield, Missouri. Discover what you missed at this vibrant fall celebration of heirloom gardening, rare seeds, and community.

The Baker Creek Harvest Festival happens every October. Learn more at https://www.rareseeds.com/

In this episode, John gives a full walkthrough of the festival—showing vendor tents, food stalls, and the famous heirloom seed store offering thousands of unique varieties. You’ll see the seasonal produce displays, the seed swap tent, and expert gardening presentations from around the world.

Get a first look inside Baker Creek’s new greenhouse, home to tropical and edible plants thriving in Missouri’s fall climate. John also spotlights the cold-hardy grafted persimmons that survive -20°F, along with nutrient-rich greens like cranberry hibiscus and Malabar spinach.

He shares tips on the best times to visit, special vendor highlights such as Royal Gold Soil and Poppy’s Cup of Worms, and a fun look at the family-friendly areas with free games and the 800-pound corn play pit.

By the end, you’ll see why this festival is a must for gardeners nationwide and take home practical ideas for growing a thriving garden next season.

Jump to the following parts of the Episode:
00:00 Let’s Begin – Behind the scenes at Baker Creek’s magical Harvest Festival
00:20 Harvest Festival 2025 Begins – Why this year’s event is bigger and better than ever
01:38 Festival Entrance Walkthrough – How you’ll arrive and what to expect first
03:33 Full Map Tour – Find out where to go, what to see, and how not to get lost
05:00 Best Times to Visit – When to get rare seeds and avoid crowds
05:22 Seed Swap and Display Tent – Free samples and rare fruits you probably missed
07:36 Speaker Tent Highlights – Stories from Kenya to Puerto Rico
08:24 Tour the New Greenhouse – Tropical crops and surprises behind the seed store
09:49 Persimmons That Survive -20°F – The Midwest’s most underrated fruit tree
13:24 Pumpkin Stack Sale – When and how to take home these showstoppers
14:25 Courtyard Overview – Tropical crops growing in Missouri
16:09 Papayas in the Midwest – How they grow them despite the cold
16:56 Edible Cranberry Hibiscus – Stunning plants with tangy leaves
17:46 Malabar Spinach Trellis – A heat-loving green you should try
19:08 Prize-Winning Bele Plant – Chief Kubos' rare edible leafy green
20:45 Inside the Seed Store – Rare seeds and festival-only deals
21:05 World’s Largest Seed Catalog – Over 500 pages of pure plant inspiration
21:44 Get Your Free Catalog – https://www.rareseeds.com/requestcat/catalog
22:05 All Seeds Just $2 a Pack – Don’t miss this rare discount
22:40 Top Lettuce Seed Picks – My favorites for taste and nutrition
24:13 5PM Produce Giveaway – Take home fruits and seeds from displays
25:23 Royal Gold Soil and Fertilizer – Boost your garden naturally
25:50 Make Worm Castings at Home – Simple composting you can start today
26:55 Order a Cup of Worms – https://freebedding.cupofworms.com/
28:54 Cabin Garden and Tours – Long gourds, guavas, bananas and more
29:50 Free Kids Carnival Games – Toss games and activities for all ages
31:25 800 Pounds of Corn – The wildest sandpit-style play area
32:10 Plant-Based Sasquatch – Photo op you didn’t expect
32:30 Final Recap and Takeaways – Why this event is a must-visit

Referenced/Related Episodes:
Heirloom Festival 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m-TDbK28qY

Baker Creek Tulip Festival 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=130rNr1pGaw

Baker Creek Spring Festival 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN1IlNXLfsk

Baker Creek Warehouse Tour - Showing Live Plants they Ship to You
https://youtu.be/qAGCYitWgj4

Baker Creek Seed Store 2023 - Seeds I like Most
https://youtu.be/dxteIKDjyoM

Baker Creek Greenhouse Tour 2023
https://youtu.be/2tAs4t2HImw

Spring Planting Festival at Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajVJas_ZGxc

Interview with Jere Gettle of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P11qd1DizO4

Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Store Visit in Petaluma, California
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8FNIhIQ9-E

Raul’s Farm in Puerto Rico
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urn0REKA9B4

10 Heat Tolerant Greens to Grow instead of Lettuce
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V4JB5frFGM

Poppy’s Nighcrawlers Worm Farm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhaPFONHNQE

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https://www.youtube.com/user/growingyourgreens/videos

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http://www.instagram.com/growingyourgreens/

Referenced Links:
Shop Baker Creek at
http://www.rareseeds.com/

Learn more about Festivals at Baker Creek
https://www.rareseeds.com/festival-dates

Poppy’s Worm Castings
https://cupofworms.com/

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