Plantgene Seeds

We’re located in Edmonton Mall, specifically at No. 36 B, right near The Bristol Hotel. It’s a bit of an interesting spot for a seed company, being inside a mall and all. It stays a lot cooler in here than it does outside, which is nice during the peak of summer heat. We have our small office where we keep the seed samples and all the records we need. Most of our day is spent talking to growers on the phone and sorting through different varieties. It’s quiet inside the mall during the mornings, so that’s when we get most of our paperwork done. Later on, you can hear the foot traffic and the music from the other shops nearby. We don’t have a big storefront with flashing lights. It’s just a plain door with our name on it. We spend a lot of time on the computer, checking research and looking at climate data. People walk by and sometimes look in, probably wondering why there are jars of seeds in a mall office. We just tell them what we're working on if they ask. It’s a clean space, unlike the actual farms where these seeds eventually end up. We try to keep things orderly, but with all the different packets and labels, it gets a bit busy. Being near the hotel means we see a lot of different people coming through the area. It’s a convenient location for us to meet people.