North Atlantic Seed Co.

NASC BWL vs Commercial Cultivars vs Private Label

Ever wonder the difference between North Atlantic Seed’s BWL, Private Label and Commercial Cultivar lines? Beth is here to explain.

I swear, we didn’t make all of these “house” subcategories just to confuse you, but it is a bit confusing. For those of you who have been wondering, I’m here to set the record straight. Below, I will highlight how our team conceptualized each of the North Atlantic Seed “house” menus, and I will explain the meaningful differences of each.

NORTH ATLANTIC SEED BWL:

Affordable for everyone
Beginner Friendly
Proven Quality
Home of the Classics

The NASC BWL menu is the oldest menu that bears the North Atlantic Seed name. It predates both Private Label and Commercial Cultivars. Our vision with the BWL menu is to bring affordable, trusted seeds to our community that are sourced from farmers and breeders who we feel good about supporting. What does that mean? We are always working on making this menu better, whether that means growing these seeds ourselves, or carefully listening to your feedback. These genetics were bred by breeders you know and love, as well as by breeders you will never know but who deserve our support. The common denominator here is proven, trusted quality at a price point everyone can afford. We really try to load this menu with as many of the classics and high-demand strains as we can source

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NORTH ATLANTIC SEED PRIVATE LABEL:

High-End Genetics
Craft, Small-Batch Production
Affordable to most
Sourced from NASC Breeders
Home of the Elite

The NASC Private Label line was created with a specific purpose in mind: We wanted to fill this demand we were seeing for high-end, craft genetics, but we wanted to do so as affordably as possible. There is something unsavory about paying $10,000 for a cut, or $500 for a pack of seeds. No judgement. I understand very well the amount of work, time, and money that goes into being a small-batch breeder, but is there a way to make these really innovative, cool genetics available to the seed-lovers who are on a budget? Does it have to be this elite thing? As it turns out, there is. As we explored this concept, we found that many of the breeders we work with had seed lots they were willing to part with at a reduced price if we were willing to buy them out in larger quantities. Everyone wins! And thus, NASC Private Label was born.

NASC COMMERCIAL CULTIVARS:

The Ultimate Genetics for Outdoor + Commercial Grows
Highly Curated, Tight Menu of True F1 Hybrids + IBL’s
Proven + Tested In-House
Affordable to All
Home of the Proven

NASC Commercial Cultivars is the most recent house line that North Atlantic Seed has released, and it’s a line that we really took our time with. We needed to do our due diligence with these selections because it was very important that we get it really right on the first try. There is a lot of responsibility and trust that comes with telling a farmer that this is the seed they should plant acres of.

So, we started talking with farmers that had been breeding and making selections in-field alongside their commercial clients over the course of many years. We poured over the data, and we tested these genetics in-house because we wanted to see it with our own eyes. For all of these reasons, we feel incredibly confident in this tightly curated menu.

The genetics you will find in NASC’s Commercial Cultivars line have been carefully selected for their overall commercial crop viability. This includes outdoor resilience and resistances, early finishing times, complex terpene profiles, high performing test results, extract performance, overall bag appeal, overall plant and flower morphology, dependability and stability. These are genetics that have been proven to thrive in large commercial settings, and these are genetics that you can trust, at a price point that is reasonable.

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