Delicious. No garden is complete without Corn. Golden Bantam is a wonderful heirloom variety with good old-fashioned taste. HEIRLOOM. Golden Bantam Corn was introduced to the corn market by W. Atlee Burpee in 1902. Golden Bantam Corn has a fantastic sweet flavor that is great for fresh eating or freezing. This has been the family standard for sweet corn for generations now and there is a good reason for that. Golden Bantam Corn is reliable, adaptable and very sweet for an open pollinated heirloom corn. Seeds can be sown directly into garden when soil is warm. Zones 3-10 All seeds are packaged and for the current growing season.