Summary: <a href="http://backtomygarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/101-Julie-Slezak_Button_Fotor.jpg"></a>Julie Slezak encourages all gardeners to embrace heirloom seeds. The flavors that come out of her garden are unique and incredible. Julie and her husband Scott run Annie’s Heirloom Seeds, a non-GMO heirloom seed company. They grow some of the rarest, hard to find varieties on an island in Lake Michigan as well as with a team of partners across the US and Europe. <a href="http://www.anniesheirloomseeds.com" target="_blank">AnniesHeirloomSeeds.com</a><br> <br> <br> In This Episode You’ll Discover …<br> <br> * The beginners garden — the big 5 collection<br> * 55-day cherry tomatoes from Russia<br> * <a href="http://backtomygarden.com/container-gardens/grow-heirloom-tomatoes-40-experts-share-top-tomato-tips/" target="_blank">how to grow heirloom tomatoes</a><br> * pest control through companion planting<br> * the challenges of acid island soil<br> * Why heirlooms taste better- – Science!<br> <br> Sponsors<br> <br> * How healthy are you really? Take the test at <a href="https://22516.usana.com" target="_blank">http://NutritionWeCanTrust.com</a><br> * Don’t Panic, it’s Organic! Are you a serious student of organic gardening? <a href="http://backtomygarden.com/myorganic" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a> for one of my favorite resources loaded with <a href="http://backtomygarden.com/myorganic" target="_blank">tips for building your own organic garden</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Resources & Books:<br> <a href="http://amzn.to/1Jc7iDC" target="_blank">You Can Farm by Joel Salatin</a><br> <a href="http://www.anniesheirloomseeds.com/" target="_blank">Annie’s Heirloom Seeds</a><br> <br> Watch the Podcast Interview Here:<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Transcript:<br> Coming Soon!<br> <br> More Gardening Ideas:<br> <br> * <a href="http://backtomygarden.com/podcast/btmg-096-heirloom-tomatoes-andy-domek/" target="_blank">rare varieties</a> of heirlooms<br> * <a href="http://backtomygarden.com/podcast/btmg-036-tomato-whisperer-ray-gard/" target="_blank">how to garden</a> in extreme drought<br> * tips for growing <a href="http://backtomygarden.com/gardening-news/week-gardening-grow-gargantuan-vegetables/" target="_blank">gargantuan vegetables</a><br> * <a href="http://backtomygarden.com/podcast/btmg-095-noah-herron-introduces-urban-farmer/" target="_blank">urban farming concepts</a> with Noah Herron<br> * 19 things I <a href="http://backtomygarden.com/gardening-news/22-love-gardening/" target="_blank">love about gardening</a><br> <br> <br> Listen to Julie tell us about organic heirloom seeds Below:<br>
