In 1979, Steve Solomon Wrote the First Territorial Seed Catalog and Started What Would Become Territorial Seed Company. His Goal Was Simple and Pretty Radical for The Time: Find and Offer the Best-Adapted Vegetable Varieties for Home Gardeners in The Pacific Northwest, Not Just Whatever Was Popular Nationally. to Do That, He Built Serious Trial Gardens and Tested Varieties Side by Side Through Both Summer and Winter, Even Under Tough Conditions Like Heavy Clay Soil and Limited Water.