Using a burlap bag as a barrel planter. Flowers grow out of holes poked in the sides. Build a self-contained garden using a a wire trellis inside a burlap bag. A hillside garden using burlap bags. Building a once unuseable hill into two usable growing beds. Preparing a new garden for a layer of "interbay" mulch. Covering the mulch mixture and tucking in the sides. Burlap, a food grade material, allows water and air in. Our burlap bags are sewable and can be turned into upcycled products and accessories.

Burlap bags are made from a food grade material that's a natural alternative to polypropylenes and plastics for your garden.

They can be used in the farm, garden and landscaping and they're a natural for organic weed block, sheet mulching, and erosion control.

Burlap (aka "jute") fabric lets water, oxygen, and nutrients through to the soil, but thoroughly blocks weeds
It protects topsoil and tender plant roots from erosion and helps retains warmth in the winter and moisture in the summer
The rough surface looks natural and holds any type of mulch well - both above (for even better weedblocking) or below (for sheet mulching and soil-building)
Unlike plastics, burlap is a natural material that breaks down over several years, leaving no trace
Food-grade fabric is great for vegetable gardens
A burlap bag represents a locally recycled, sustainable, natural product

We sell large quantities of burlap coffee bags, recycled and reclaimed from Seattle's iconic coffee roasters. We always have thousands of clean, sorted bags in stock, ready for freight shipment or pickup.

Please see the section below that fits you best: wholesale burlap bags or retail burlap bags.

Other uses for our burlap bags abound!

As a simple, low-cost "container garden" for growing mushrooms, tomatoes, potatoes, and squashes (Much lighter, more breathable, and less expensive than whiskey barrels!)
As "earth bags", to construct natural, durable Green buildings using on-site soil
As storage, harvest, or transport bags for of anything needing strong protection with good air circulation
As a natural, strong, decorative fabric for wall covering, curtains, and rug backing
As a moisture-conserving cover to protect new concrete and allow it to cure perfectly
Along with ti leaves, burlap is the essential material to make an imu pit for your Hawaiian Luau!

Here's a link to a great article on "Interbay Mulch", the simple, low-cost sheet-mulching technique first developed here in Seattle to creates extraordinarily fertile garden soil.

Wholesale and Bulk Burlap Sales

We can support your large one-off projects or your ongoing operation

Wholesale / Agricultural / Industrial / Governmental / Geotechnical

We always have thousands of bags available, sorted, cleaned, and palletized for immediate pickup or Seattle-area delivery. Nurseries, government agencies, landscapers, farms and onion growers, geo-engineering contractors, and others needing bulk quantities of bags are all welcome. Feel free to email us to discuss your specific needs.

Wholesale customers are welcome to contact us directly with a description of their needs: bags@seattleburlap.com. Palletload quantities of the exact grade and quantity of bags you need can be shipped to your jobsite, warehouse, farm, or restoration location on short notice. We're glad to quote prices and shipment costs via your preferred motor freight carrier or ours. Contact us at bags@seattleburlap.com.

In your email, please provide some idea of:

How many burlap bags you need (eg "about 450")
How you'll use them (e.g., landscape, nursery, materials storage, onion harvest, or industrial)
Your ship-to zip code
Type of facility (e.g, house, farm, construction jobsite, warehouse, etc.)
If you'll need a forklift or liftgate

This information helps up get accurate quotes for freight shipping. Thanks!

PLEASE NOTE: freight costs apply to pallet shipments of burlap.
We work with several freight shipping companies to ensure your product gets to you in a timely manner at a reasonable price. To maximize your dollars, we suggest you target orders of 300 bags or more. This will allow you to get the most value out of cost for shipping freight.

Retail Customers and Small Orders

We have a variety of options for obtaining a small and large number of burlap bags

Retail customers (home/garden/landscaping use) within the Seattle area

If you're in Seattle and are looking for just a few bags (under 100), we've partnered with several excellent Seattle area retailers to provide our burlap. All of them carry our basic garden/weedblock-grade bags. See them below.

For retail customers who are looking for large orders of 100 bags or more we can either will-call or work with one of our trusted freight carriers to deliver your bags.

Retail customers (P-patch, small farm, Tilth and Permaculture members or 501(c)(3))

If you're representing a P-patch, small farm, are a Tilth or Permaculture member or 501(c)(3) we provide special discounts for you bulk purchase of burlap bags. Seattle Burlap is committment to the urban and small farm community and our goal is to provide environmentally sound alternatives to plastic and chemical plant suppression. We can organize pick-ups directly from our warehouse (located in SODO). Please send an email to bags@seattleburlap.com to let us know how many bags you need and what time you're available to pick them up.

Retail customers (arts and crafts)

We have a wide variety of very pretty burlap bags which can be sewn or used in other craft projects. Several of our customers have ordered our artistic burlap bags to use for clothing accessories and bags. We also partner with other manufacturers who want to reuse burlap bags for specialized packaging of their products. We can send you samples of these artistic bags if needed. Send an email to us: bags@seattleburlap.com. We look forward to hearing from you!

For a wide selection of burlap bags for decorative art and crafts, you can also visit our friends at Upcycle NW.

Seattle Burlap Retailers as of 4/20/2012

Arlington:
Arlington Hardware and Lumber

Lake Forest Park:
Towne Center Hardware

Seattle:
Portage Bay Grange
Stoneway Hardware - Wallingford
Stoneway Hardware - Ballard
Walt's Organics (Organic bags only)
Greenwood Hardware

Shoreline:
MJD Garden Center

South Seattle:
Second Use Hardware

Seattle Burlap

Wholesale and Retail Burlap Bags