Born from the wild. Rooted in purpose.

We didn’t set out to start a seed company. We set out to start a life.

In 2021, my husband and I got married in Northern California—surrounded by Redwood giants. On our honeymoon, while driving a campervan from San Francisco to L.A., we dreamed up a glamping campground: Base Camp at the Red, nestled deep in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains of Eastern Kentucky.

By 2023, we had our land. But as we began building, we noticed something gutting: the previous owners had heavily timber-harvested the forest, selling the lumber to produce bourbon barrels. What should’ve been a thriving native woodland was now scarred and struggling.

That’s when something shifted in me.

I started removing invasive plants. I started planting native trees. I became a full-blown tree collector—hauling home bargain-bin saplings, teaching myself everything I could from forestry books, YouTube videos, and old USDA documents. Then I started spotting seeds on hikes—eastern hemlock, white oak, walnuts—and started collecting them like treasure.

Evergreen Seed Co. was never the plan. 

But the mission was always there: restore what was lost. Rewild what we can. Pass it on.

Then the flood came.

In February 2025, a catastrophic flood wiped out our entire campground. Tools, tents, even the road in—gone. But the seeds remained.

Evergreen became a way to keep going. To keep planting. To share hope in the form of a seed packet.

This isn’t just a business. It’s a love story.

To the trees.
To the land.
To rebuilding what should’ve never been taken.

Our home in Beattyville, Kentucky sits on the edge of the Kentucky River—where we’ve now planted riparian species to stop erosion, restore balance, and create something that will outlast us all.

If you’re here, maybe you’re like me.
A quiet rebel. A hopeful grower. A seed saving softie.
If so, welcome. Your forest starts here.

— Kate
Evergreen Seed Co. 🌲