Oooooh, I’m so excited and I think you will be too! Our first giveaway of 2012 is sponsored by Clear Creek Heirloom Seeds!

Would you like to win free, heirloom garden seeds? Yeah, I thought so.

January and February are the months when most gardeners in the U.S. are planning their gardens, starting seeds indoors, and getting ready for the spring growing season to begin. So it couldn’t be more timely that Clear Creek Seeds is sponsoring our giveaway with 10 of their most popular, best-growing vegetable seed varieties.

But these aren’t just any, run-of-the-mill garden seeds from any old seed company. No, no…

Clear Creek Seeds specializes in Heirloom, Non-GMO and Open-Pollinated (non-hybrid, saveable) vegetable and herb seeds. These seeds are the embodiment of quality, sustainability, nutrition and taste.

Clear Creek is also family owned and operated, and Becki over there is a dear person who is deeply concerned about GMOs contaminating our food supply.

Their seed packages contain large quantities of pure seeds compared to other companies, and are priced very reasonably at $1.95 each. Shipping is free for all orders over $35 and just $3.50 for all others. And they are the only seed company I’ve seen openly advertise a money-back guarantee on their products.

This giveaway package includes 10 of Clear Creek’s top-selling varieties, which have a retail value of about $25. All are easy to grow and provide a bountiful mixture of nutritious vegetables:

• Lettuce – Little Gem (250+ seeds)
• Squash – Early Prolific Straightneck (20+ seeds)
• Tomato – Roma (25+ seeds)
• Spinach – Bloomsdale Long Standing (50+ seeds)
• Cucumber – Boston Pickling (35+ seeds)
• Onion – Tokyo Long White Bunching (300+ seeds)
• Pepper – California Wonder (50+ seeds)
• Beans – Kentucky Wonder 125 (50+ seeds)
• Carrot – Little Finger (400+ seeds)
• Cabbage – Red Acre (300+ seeds)

If you are a beginning gardener, this is the perfect starter package to get you going with some very easy-to-grow, heirloom veggies. If you’re an advanced gardener, this package will round out your current garden plans with some really nice, saveable, heritage cultivars.

Either way, you can grow a great garden and support a really wonderful, non-GMO seed company by entering this giveaway today!

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Giveaway runs from Feb 2, 2012 to midnight on Feb 11, 2012. Winner will be selected by random.org. Good luck!

Thank you everyone for participating in the Stevia selection giveaway sponsored by NuNaturals!

The lucky winner will receive: 

• 1 oz. NuNaturals Pure White Stevia Extract
• 2 fl. oz. NuNaturals Pure Liquid Stevia
• 2 fl. oz. NuNaturals Alcohol-Free Vanilla Stevia
• 2 fl. oz. NuNaturals Pure Liquid Cocoa Bean Extract with Stevia
• 3.5 oz. NuNaturals No-Carbs Sweetener Blend (Stevia/Erythritol)
• 16 oz. NuNaturals Sweet Health Erythritol Crystals (derived from corn)

Learn more about stevia here. >>

The winner was chosen by random number at Random.org. There were 11 total entries among 4 people. The more times you entered, the more chances you had of getting your number chosen.

And the winner is…

Katie @ Kitchen Stewardship

Thank you everyone for participating in the stevia giveaway and tweeting, stumbling, fanning, and following Small Footprint Family! Stay tuned for more giveaways of healthy, eco-friendly stuff in the near future!

THE CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED

It is Jewish tradition to begin a new year on a sweet note. So, even though this is the secular New Year, not Rosh Hashanah, today I am giving away a taste of New Year sweetness to all my readers! 

Many of us are experimenting with healthier, less-refined sweeteners these days, especially natural ones like stevia that have few calories and don’t spike blood sugar levels. For this reason, I’m excited to announce that the folks over at NuNaturals, are hosting the first giveaway of the year: One lucky SFF reader will win a selection of NuNaturals stevia and erythritol sweeteners to try in his or her kitchen!

Included in the giveaway are (pictured above):

• 1 oz. NuNaturals Pure White Stevia Extract
• 2 fl. oz. NuNaturals Pure Liquid Stevia
• 2 fl. oz. NuNaturals Alcohol-Free Vanilla Stevia
• 2 fl. oz. NuNaturals Pure Liquid Cocoa Bean Extract with Stevia
• 3.5 oz. NuNaturals No-Carbs Sweetener Blend (Stevia/Erythritol)
• 16 oz. NuNaturals Sweet Health Erythritol Crystals (derived from corn)

Learn more about stevia here. >>

How To Enter
To enter, leave a comment below, making sure to use an email address where I can contact you.

There are eight other ways to increase your chances of winning, for a total of 7 possible entries:

1. Tweet this giveaway post.
2. Stumble this giveaway post.
3. Follow us on Twitter. (Link under “Connect with Us” to the right of this post.)
4. Fan us on Facebook. (Link under “Connect with Us” to the right of this post.)
5. Tweet any other article on this site that you enjoyed. 
6. Stumble any other article on this site that you enjoyed. 

IMPORTANT: When you leave a comment below, please list each of the ways in which you entered so I can make sure all your entries are tallied.

Here’s an example of a comment that counts five entries:

Hi, I’m Mary! I tweeted the giveaway, tweeted and stumbled your post called Stevia: Traditional Medicinal or Modern Pseudo-Food, and became a fan on FB. Thanks!

Your name will be entered into the drawing as many times as you enter (as indicated by your comment). The entry deadline is 9pm PST on Monday, January 11, 2010. Later that week, I’ll announce the winner, who will be selected using a random number generator.

THE CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED

Good luck and Happy New Year!

Thank you everyone for participating in my first giveaway sponsored by Greater Goods! Since SIGG recently admitted that their older bottles have toxic BPA in their linings, many people are exchanging their bottles or buying new ones. So it was a privilege to give away a new water bottle I am certain is free of the hazardous chemical.

The lucky winner will receive a choice of a Free 27-ounce Kleen Kanteen BPA-free, stainless steel water bottle in silver, red, blue or black. The winner was chosen by random number at Random.org. There were 41 total entries among 14 people. The more times you entered, the more chances you had of getting your number chosen.

And the winner is… 

Lesley Atlansky!

Thank you everyone for participating in my first giveaway and tweeting, stumbling, fanning, and following Small Footprint Family! Stay tuned for more giveaways of healthy, eco-friendly stuff in the near future!

THE CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED

Getting free stuff is fun, so I’m excited to announce that the folks over at my favorite online environmental store, GreaterGoods.com, are hosting a fantastic giveaway this week! One of you lucky SFF readers will win your choice of a Free 27-ounce Kleen Kanteen BPA-free, stainless steel water bottle in silver, red, blue or black.

Since SIGG recently admitted that their older bottles have toxic BPA in their linings, many people are exchanging their bottles or buying new ones. Wouldn’t it be great to have a new water bottle you could be absolutely certain was free of the hazardous chemical? 

How To Enter
To enter, leave a comment below, making sure to use an email address where I can contact you.

There are seven other ways to increase your chances of winning, for a total of 8 possible entries:

1. Tweet this giveaway post.
2. Blog about this giveaway, linking back to this post.
3. Stumble this giveaway post.
   
4. Follow us on Twitter. (Link at the top of the column to the right of this post.)
5. Fan us on Facebook. (Link at the top of the column to the right of this post.)
6. Tweet any other article on this site that you enjoyed. (Use the link at the top of the post you liked.)
7. Stumble any other article on this site that you enjoyed. (Use the link at the bottom of the post you liked.)

IMPORTANT: When you leave a comment below, please list each of the ways in which you entered so I can make sure all your entries are tallied.

Here’s an example of a comment that counts five entries:

Hi, I’m Mary! I tweeted the giveaway, tweeted and stumbled your post called A Bittersweet Goodbye to Agave, and became a fan on FB. Thanks!

Your name will be entered into the drawing as many times as you enter (as indicated by your comment). The entry deadline is 9pm PST on Sunday, September 20, 2009. I’ll announce the winner on Monday, who will be selected using a random number generator.

Good luck!

THE CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED

Oh, and if you want to, mosey on over to GreaterGoods.com and check out all the great, green-living stuff they have, like BPA-free pet toys, organic baby toys, solar cellphone chargers, compost bins, and more!