There are many sources for heirlooms-do a search and see what you find. The two sides to getting several catalogs- it is such fun to go through to see what is out there. The flip side is making decisions about what to actually plant. So many choices.
One thing- this catalog explains about this bean or that tomato- a different catalog has a different write up on the same plant- by the time you have read several, you really have a better idea about the seeds you are buying.
Years ago I sort of got disillusioned with Baker’s- they were pretty left leaning. Perhaps they have changed, or at least not so obvious about their political leanings.
Meanwhile snow is on the ground, gardens are slumbering at least where I live, and there are sugar plum dreams about the next growing season that is coming.
Good luck Red Devil and thanks JADB.
Planted Bantam for a number of years. Heirloom corn is not as easy to grow as they make it. The soil needs to be rich and you can’t plant them closer than 6”, and 8 or 9” is best. I’ve even taken to hilling my rows to give them more dirt. Any heirloom corn is going to follow that rule. I put lots of grass, compost, and manure in my corn patch to get good yields. Some work but worth it IMO.
Bantam is about the only heirloom yellow corn out there. Shumway’s does carry some yellow sweet corn that isn’t heirloom but is open pollinated: http://www.rhshumway.com/dc.asp?c=168 as does Fedco http://www.fedcoseeds.com/seeds.htm but I have not planted any of those.
If you’re into white there are alot more choices: Stowell’s Evergreen, Country Gentleman, Howling Mob, Boone County White, among others. I’ve planted Country Gentleman and it’s productive, and got seed for Boone and Stowell’s to plant this year to see what it does.
Forgot to answer on the canteloupe - Old Time Tennessee is my absolute favorite, and I love Jenny Lind and Ananas Amerique too.
Heirloom sweet corn is touchy about when it’s harvested, and how long it sits before eating. From what I’ve read, you pretty much have to have the water boiling before you go out to pick it, and you have to pick it the day it ripens.
I should probably mention that it’s been a while since I grew sweet corn. The last corn I grew was baby corn, and the squirrels were the ones that planted it.