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Back to the Roots founders Nikhil Arora and Alejandro Vélez with mushroom grow kits.

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Back to the Roots evolved from an organic urban mushroom farm in Oakland, CA to a thriving national brand and America's leading organic gardening company. With a mission to reconnect everyone back to where food comes from, co-founders Nikhil Arora and Alejandro Velez are transforming the gardening industry by making it easy for anyone, anywhere to grow their own food. From seed to smile, Back to the Roots is an end-to-end gardening brand offering a wide range of award-winning organic gardening products including grow kits, heirloom seeds, peat-free soils, plant food, and raised beds. Find our products online or in over 10,000 stores nationwide. Let's Grow!

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Back to the Roots was founded to help everyone reconnect with nature by growing their own food at home. With simple, sustainable kits, they make it easy to bring fresh ingredients into any space, no matter where you live.

Back to the Roots founders Nikhil Arora and Alejandro Vélez with mushroom grow kits.

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I am buying this potting mix for the third time, and I’m very happy with it. The soil is very light, airy, and works perfectly for my indoor plants. The roots breathe well, the water drains properly, and my plants look much healthier. I also like that it’s organic and peat-free. I definitely recommend this potting mix to anyone looking for quality soil for houseplants!

Victoria

A green thumb gardener, recommended we get mulch for the summer months, in Arizona. So bought this mulch and it is awesome. I garden in a raised bed and planters and the mulch is perfectly sized, great color and really does help. I bought a second bag I was so happy. Highly recommend.

Super Fan

These basil seeds are fresh. I plan on growing basil in a pot indoors. I planted the seeds on 9/3/25 and they sprouted in 5 days. Today is 9/13/25 and the basil sprouts are almost 1/2” tall. The seeds germinated quickly. I’ll have to thin out the sprouts out in a few days. Good value for the money.
I like having fresh basil growing indoors. Great for salads, spaghetti sauce, soups etc.

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