Our Path

Intelligence of Plants.

Every leaf, root, and flower knows how to grow, how to adapt, how to offer what is needed. When we sit with them in the form of a tea or remedy, we’re participating in their wisdom. They remind us that healing isn’t about overpowering or controlling, but about listening and restoring.

In our shop, every herb and every cup of tea is part of that conversation. They are teachers, helping us remember what it means to be connected to the earth, to each other, and to the story we are brining forward.

Power of Story.

When herbs meet water, oil, or wax, they change form and release what they carry into something we can sip, hold, or apply. It is a reminder that what we consume, whether plants or stories, becomes part of us.

Both shape how we see, how we feel, and how we move through the world. In our shop we honor that truth, working with intention so that each creation carries not only ingredients but also a story worth embodying.

Pacific Coast Trading Co. has grown from a love of plants, stories, and the way meaning takes shape when people create together. Herbs have always carried an ancient wisdom, reminding us that healing is not only about tending pain but about remembering our connection to the earth and to ourselves. Every leaf, root, and flower has been part of this relationship with people for generations, and each one still has something to teach.

This shop began in a season when much of the world felt chaotic and uncertain. The grounding work of steeping herbs into oils, blending teas, and stirring tinctures became a practice of presence. Attention and intention, combined with the offerings of the earth, created something that felt like real magic.

That spirit is still alive here. The shelves hold remedies, potions, and trinkets made in-house alongside the work of other makers whose visions are carried into form by their hands. Each piece begins as an unseen spark, then moves through imagination and craft until it becomes something you can hold. This, to us, is the heart of creation. It is also how community forms, many voices, many visions, woven together into something larger than any one of us could do alone.

We believe we are living through a time when new ways of being human are beginning to take shape. The old systems feel heavy with what no longer serves, but in spaces like this one, we get to practice what might come next. Reciprocity, creativity, and connection are the foundations here. Whether you come in for an herbal remedy, a handcrafted potion, or simply a piece that calls to you, you become part of the experiment. Together, we’re shaping a living conversation about what it means to create and to care in this world.