Publisher and wholesale distributor
Homestead Book Company
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Company type
| Distributor,
Publisher
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Industry
| Book selling
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Founded
| 1972
[1]
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Founder
| David Tatelman
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Defunct
| 2017
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Headquarters
| ,
US
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Area served
| Worldwide
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Key people
| David Tatelman
Founder, Owner
[2]
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Website
| Official website
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Homestead Book Company
was a publisher and wholesale distributor of books, magazines, videos, games, and novelty items. Founded in 1972 and closed in 2017,
[3]
the organization was located in
Seattle, Washington
. They specialized in
counter-cultural
books and distributed over 3,000 titles to retailers as well as through their own
mail-order
business.
History
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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.
[4]
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
.
[1]
Mushroom kits
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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 using growing methods that were outlined in Harris' book
Growing Wild Mushrooms
.
[5]
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.
[1]
[6]
Published books
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Homestead Book Company also published many books over the years, including several associated with the growing and cultivating of Psilocybe Mushrooms.
[7]
- Miller, Richard; and Tatelman, David.
Magical Mushroom Handbook
, 1977.
ISBN
978-0930180010
- Stamets, Paul
.
Psilocybe Mushrooms and Their Allies
, 1978.
ISBN
978-0930180034
- Jackson, Michael; Cottone, Vince; and Chieger, Bob.
Good Beer Guide: Breweries and Pubs of the Pacific Northwest
, 1986.
ISBN
978-0930180096
- Chieger, Bob.
Poor Man's Gourmet Guide to Seattle Restaurants
, 1986.
ISBN
978-0930180089
- Flenniken, Shary
.
Seattle Laughs: Comic Stories About Seattle
, 1994.
ISBN
978-0930180133
Philanthropy
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In Seattle, Homestead was a co-sponsor of the 4th of July fireworks and
Seattle Hempfest
.
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References
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External links
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