a news release or is otherwise written in a promotional tone . please help by either rewriting this article from a neutral point of view or by moving this article to wikinews . when appropriate blatant advertising may be marked for speedy deletion with db spam . april 2015 the topic of this article may not meet wikipedia s notability guidelines for companies and organizations . please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention . if notability can not be established the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted . find sources homestead book company news newspapers books scholar jstor free images september 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message type distributor publisher industry book selling founded 1972 1 founder david tatelman headquarters seattle washington us area served worldwide key people david tatelman founder owner 2 website official website 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 . contents 1 history 2 mushroom kits 3 published books 4 philanthropy 5 references history edit homestead book company 6101 22nd avenue nw in the ballard neighborhood of seattle washington . 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 . 3 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 edit 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 . 4 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 5 published books edit homestead book company has also published many books over the years including several associated with the growing and cultivating of psilocybe mushrooms . 6 miller richard ; and tatelman david . magical mushroom handbook 1977 . isbn 978 093018001 0 stamets paul . psilocybe mushrooms and their allies 1978 . isbn 978 093018003 4 jackson michael ; cottone vince ; and chieger bob . good beer guide breweries and pubs of the pacific northwest 1986 . isbn 978 093018009 6 chieger bob . poor man s gourmet guide to seattle restaurants 1986 . isbn 978 093018008 9 flenniken shary . seattle laughs comic stories about seattle 1994 . isbn 978 093018013 3 philanthropy edit in seattle homestead is a co sponsor of the 4th of july fireworks and seattle hempfest . 1 7 references edit a b c d homestead book company . homesteadbook.com . 2003 06 09 . retrieved 2012 05 20 . de ferdinand m. 1994 07 03 . living time & again seattle times newspaper . community.seattletimes.nwsource.com . retrieved 2012 05 20 . steve krupp s curio shoppe . seattle simpleton tabloid no. 1 1975 . retrieved 17 may 2012 . the vaults of erowid . mushroom pioneers bob harris . retrieved 17 may 2012 . high times . ssdp sets the bar high . retrieved 28 feb 2013 . mushroomjohn.org . mushroomjohn.org . retrieved 17 may 2012 . hempfest.org . seattle hempfest 2011 thank you s . retrieved 16 may 2012 . coordinates 47 40 24 n 122 23 06 w 47.67325 n 122.385083 w 47.67325 ; 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