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Back to the Roots

Soil, seeds, seed starting pots, grow kits, worm castings, perlite, and vermiculite. Oakland, California.

Back to the Roots is a Oakland, California brand selling soil, seeds, seed starting pots, grow kits, worm castings, perlite, and vermiculite on Shopify. Its store lists 277 products, mostly veggie, herb and flower, priced from $3 to $500. It sells direct and wholesale and sells on Amazon. It employs 51 to 200 people and runs 17 apps from the Shopify App Store across 7 categories. It spends about $17.5K to $20K a month on those apps.

The store

Products listed
277
Counted on the storefront
Typical price
$3 to $500
Most products fall in this range
Veggie68Herb29Flower16Leafy Green15Plant & Herb Growing Kits10Plants8

Product types as Back to the Roots files them in its own catalogue.

What Back to the Roots runs on Shopify

17 apps from the Shopify App Store, across 7 categories.

Other6Email & SMS marketing3Helpdesk2Affiliates & influencers2Product reviews2Subscriptions1Loyalty, store credit & gift cards1

Estimated app spend: about $17.5K to $20K a month.

Seen running on the storefront:Consentmo GDPR ComplianceGorgiasInstafeedKlaviyoPostscript SMS Marketing
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Counted from the Shopify App Store. A name shows only for an app our own visit to the storefront saw running, or to signed-in members. how we count.

Where Back to the Roots sells

Direct, backtotheroots.comRetailAmazonWholesale

Competitors

  1. indoor garden kits for home growers

  2. mushroom grow kits

  3. seed starter kits and seeds

  4. heirloom seeds

  5. heirloom and organic seeds

  6. easy home growing systems

  7. herb kits for beginners

  8. seeds and seed starting supplies

  9. heirloom seed kits

  10. Coast of Maine Organic Products

    organic soil and compost

how we pick competitors

What apps does Back to the Roots use on Shopify?

Back to the Roots runs 17 apps from the Shopify App Store across 7 categories: Other, Subscriptions, Loyalty, store credit & gift cards, Helpdesk, Affiliates & influencers, Product reviews, Email & SMS marketing. Seen running on its storefront: Consentmo GDPR Compliance, Gorgias, Instafeed, Klaviyo, Postscript SMS Marketing.

Who are Back to the Roots's competitors?

The Shopify brands closest to Back to the Roots are Modern Sprout, North Spore, GreenStalk Garden, Thresh Seed Co. and Annies Heirloom Seeds.

Updated 2026-10-29. Method notes and every source: how we count →