Industry Book selling Area served Worldwide Headquarters Seattle Type Distribution | Founder David Tatelman Website Official website Founded 1972 | |
Key people David TatelmanFounder, Owner | ||
Homestead Book Company is a publisher and wholesale distributor of books, magazines, videos, games, and novelty items. Founded in 1972, the organization is located in Seattle, Washington. They specialize in counter-cultural books and currently distribute over 3,000 titles to retailers as well as their own mail-order business.
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History
Homestead Book Company was founded in 1972 by David Tatelman. They began as a distributor of underground comix for Rip Off Press. Tatelman initially delivered comix to various accounts between Olympia and Bellingham in Washington. The company soon began distributing books with their first book being The Complete Guide to Growing Marijuana by David Fleming. Homestead Book Company was also one of the first distributors for High Times Magazine.
Mushroom kits
During the Teononacatl Mushroom Conference in 1977, Tatelman met with author Bob Harris and they decided to start offering home grown Psilocybe mushroom kits. The kits were introduced with growing methods that were outlined in Harris' book Growing Wild Mushrooms. The first kits were introduced in 1978 and sold through advertisements in High Times Magazine. The kits are still on the market and are now referred to by the name EZ-Gro Mushroom Kits.
Published books
Homestead Book Company has also published many books over the years, including several associated with the growing and cultivating of Psilocybe Mushrooms.
Philanthropy
In Seattle, Homestead is a co-sponsor of the 4th of July fireworks and Seattle Hempfest.