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. Seeds can be sown directly into garden when soil is warm. Zones 3-10 All seeds are packaged and for the current growing season.