Pacific Coast Trading Co.

Pacific Coast Trading Co. Find us on the corner of Hwy 101 and the Alt Road, just outside of Seaview, Wa! Right next to Buoy 10 Espresso ☕️ ✨️

The Equinox is approaching, and it reminds us that balance is always at work, even when we can't see it directly. Day & ...
09/09/2025

The Equinox is approaching, and it reminds us that balance is always at work, even when we can't see it directly. Day & night are equal for a moment, showing us that nature moves in a consistent rhythm between poles. Light gives way to dark, growth gives way to rest, and the cycle perpetually continues.

The balance isn't meant to be held in one place. The tides never stop rising and falling. The Moon never stops waxing and waning. Balance comes through motion, not by clinging to one side or wishing to stay in a single season.

We move this way too. There are times when our energy stretches outward and times when it draws us inward. The difficulty comes when we resist the shift, when we try to hold on to light without dark or growth without rest. When we let go of that grasping, we find the rhythm already knows where it is taking us. To flow with it is to trust the intelligence of creation itself, adapting, aligning, and allowing each turn to carry us where we need to go.

We’re still in late summer, but the shift can be felt. The days are shortening, evenings carry a different edge, and the...
09/08/2025

We’re still in late summer, but the shift can be felt. The days are shortening, evenings carry a different edge, and the gardens hold both fullness and the first signs of decline. We are moving toward the season of darkness, a time often dressed up in fear, as if the shadow itself were something evil. But in nature, darkness is the space where roots deepen, where seeds rest, & where what has fallen begins its work of becoming soil again.

Much of the imagery tied to this season has roots in wisdom, not evil. The shadow is simply the unseen part of ourselves, the layers waiting to be brought into the light. As the energy of the year turns inward, we are invited to call those parts forward, to reflect, and to decide what can be shed and what is worth carrying into the cycle ahead.

Soon the plants will draw their life force down into the roots, and we will be asked to do the same. To rest, to reflect, to gather strength for what is still to come.

We are here from 9-3 Friday through Monday with herbs, teas, and seasonal offerings to help tend both body and spirit as we enter this threshold. The shelves are filling with autumn goods, and the shop is beginning to carry the feel of what this turning asks of us. Step inside and gather what supports your own inward journey. 🦇🌕🍂✨️

Most of a mushroom’s life happens out of sight. The fruiting body that rises from the soil is just a glimpse of a much l...
09/08/2025

Most of a mushroom’s life happens out of sight. The fruiting body that rises from the soil is just a glimpse of a much larger organism. Beneath our feet runs the mycelium, vast underground networks that move nutrients, send signals, and bind the forest into a living system. Research has shown that these networks redistribute resources, warn of stress, and nurture new growth. What old traditions intuited about the wisdom of fungi, science is only beginning to confirm.

Spores carry this intelligence outward. Carried on wind and water, they seed new webs of life that continue the cycle. Each mushroom that appears is part of a larger whole, an expression of the forest’s capacity to remember and renew.

To notice mushrooms in the woods is to glimpse the hidden mind of the forest itself. Intelligence is not only found in human thought, but in the relationships that sustain life, in the cycles that turn decay into growth, and in the balance of systems that have been adapting for millennia. 🍄✨️

In folk traditions, mugwort was known as a plant of dreams and protection. It was often burned or hung above doorways to...
09/08/2025

In folk traditions, mugwort was known as a plant of dreams and protection. It was often burned or hung above doorways to guard against unwelcome energy and tucked beneath pillows to invite vision-filled sleep. Travelers were said to carry it in their shoes for endurance and safe passage on long roads, while healers brewed it into teas to stir intuition and calm the body before rest.

Working with mugwort today connects us to these same practices of attunement. Tradition says it opens the way for the subconscious to speak in symbols, and modern herbalists still turn to it as a gentle ally for dreamwork.

Here, we keep it as loose herb, tea, or tincture, different forms of the same plant, each offering a way to listen more closely to the language of dreams. 🌿✨️

Full moons have long been seen as times of heightened energy. Farmers watched their crops in the bright night fields, ti...
09/07/2025

Full moons have long been seen as times of heightened energy. Farmers watched their crops in the bright night fields, timing harvests to the lunar pull. Healers gathered herbs believing they carried the fullness of the Moon into their medicine. In Pisces, a sign tied to water, intuition, and dreams, this moon speaks to the unseen parts of ourselves that grow below the surface.

Like the roots beneath a plant or the tides beneath the sea, there are movements within us that don't always show on the surface & the full moon pulls at those places, asking us to notice what has been building in the dark. It can bring both illumination and release, a reminder that cycles of growth are not only visible in fields and skies but within the hidden layers of our own lives.

We are here until 3 today with shelves full of herbs, teas, and skincare to help you tend both body and spirit. We are also unpacking new autumn offerings and bringing touches of the season into the shop. Stop in, take a moment, and gather what calls to you as we shift into the next turn of the year.
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In old European folk traditions, elder was called the “medicine chest of the people.” The tree itself was thought to be ...
09/07/2025

In old European folk traditions, elder was called the “medicine chest of the people.” The tree itself was thought to be guarded by a spirit, and to cut its wood without asking permission was considered a grave mistake. Yet when approached with respect, elder offered protection, healing, and safe passage through the darker months. Its berries were simmered into tonics and wines to fortify the body, while its branches were hung by doorways to keep illness away.

Taking elderberry syrup today connects us to the same seasonal practices our ancestors relied on. Modern research shows that its berries are rich in flavonoids that strengthen immune response and help the body recover more quickly from seasonal illness.

In the Americas, elder found its place in both Indigenous and settler traditions, used as food, medicine, and protection through the colder months. What began as folklore in the Old World became part of daily life here too, a
small daily ritual that reminds us we are part of a much older lineage of seasonal tending. 🍇✨️

Rod Run is in full swing on the peninsula today, filling the air with energy & celebration. For many, this weekend is a ...
09/06/2025

Rod Run is in full swing on the peninsula today, filling the air with energy & celebration. For many, this weekend is a chance to gather, to honor the craft of keeping something alive, and to share in the joy of what they love most.

Even if cars are not what stirs you, it is always accessible to pause and appreciate the light in others. There's strong medicine in noticing joy, in letting ourselves be immersed in it even if it comes in a form we wouldn't choose for ourselves. To witness another fully alive in what they love can remind us of the spark waiting in our own lives, ready to be tended and brought forward.

We are open 9 to 3 today, with shelves full for the turning season. If you would like a pause amidst the energy, or something to carry with you for the days ahead, the door is open.
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2542 US 101
Ilwaco, WA
98624

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Monday 9am - 3pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 3pm
Saturday 9am - 3pm
Sunday 9am - 3pm

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