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West Coast Seeds
West Coast Seeds is a vegetable seed company based in Delta, British Columbia. The company was founded in 1983 by Mary Ballon under the name Territorial Seeds, as a franchise of Steven Solomon's Territorial Seeds based in Cottage Grove, Oregon. Ballon appreciated Solomon's approach to organic vegetable gardening, and wanted to provide her customers with the best agricultural quality seeds available for growing food crops, herbs, edible flowers, and flowers that attract beneficial insects. Another important facet of the company was to provide the best information available for growing these specific crops in south coastal British Columbia and the American Pacific northwest.

In 1986, Ballon changed the name of her company to West Coast Seeds. Her main customer base was in British Columbia, but her mail order business began to expand across Canada and into the United States. In 2007, Mary Ballon sold West Coast Seeds to Jeanette McCall and retired. McCall continues to run the company under Ballon's original mandate, providing high quality seeds, and thoughtful information to both home gardeners and full scale commercial growers. West Coast Seeds trials all the seeds they sell to assure that they grow and produce well in south coastal British Columbia and the Pacific northwest. West Coast Seeds is a [| certified organic] handler of seeds, certified by PACS #16-205 (Pacific Agricultural Certification Society).

West Coast Seeds' main warehouse is located on 64th Street in Delta, BC. In 2010, their retail store moved to Elliott Street in Ladner Village. This retail location offers more than 600 varieties of vegetable, herb, and flower seeds, including certified organic, heirloom, open pollinated, and hybrid varieties. None of their seeds are genetically engineered. All varieties are untreated, meaning that no fungicide or other chemicals have been applied to the seeds themselves.

In addition to the mail order, internet, and retail sides of the business, West Coast Seeds are also available in many garden centers around British Columbia.