Posts tagged Emerald Triangle
Potcast 234: The Craft and Culture of Farming in Canna Country

Meet Canna Country’s legacy cannabis farmers to understand the ramifications of the corporate cannabis trade-off of quality for quantity. We explore our favorite plant through the experience of farmers whose bond with cannabis and the land runs three generations deep. Not only do we get harvest tips for our personal grows, but we also discuss the art of cultivation and shopping for cannabis. And the tough conversations and family sacrifice involved in maintaining their way of life.

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Potcast 209: Behind the Scenes at Harvest

It’s way more fun to be a cannabis consumer who understands what happens behind the scenes to produce that delicious sun-grown flower we purchase in the dispensary. That’s why I’m sharing a few more voices of harvest this week from second and third-generation cannabis farmers in the Emerald Triangle. And in the Sustainability Roll-Up sponsored by OCB rolling papers, we’re exploring environmentally sustainable ranching. Find book and documentary recommendations in these show notes.

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Potcast 208: Cannabis Farming Family

Explore life off the grid with the Johnson family of Alpenglow Farms in Southern Humboldt. Get inspired by their family and farming values. And learn a thing or two about regenerative farming practices to elevate your cannabis shopping experience. Because when we know better we make better choices, right?! Click for a video tour of regenerative farming in action.

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Potcast 120: Dry Conversation

At the Emerald Cup in December, I saw my friends from Eel River Organics and had a chance to meet Farmer Ty Johnson. After enjoying the Eel River Organics Live Sauce and Nectar concentrates, I was excited to put the cannabis farmer’s face to the brand name and pick Ty’s brain about dry farming. Get a taste of Eel River Organics dry-farmed flower and concentrates at a California dispensary near you. Explore these show notes for details.

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Potcast 110: Feminized Farming

Potcast 110 is your how-to guide for loving and growing cannabis. Explore what happens when you pay attention to the natural world and work at your relationship with nature. The experience is a lot like dating, we discover. ;) And it’s the essence of feminized farming. Tina Gordon of Moon Made Farms shares her journey to cannabis and lunar cultivation. Your cosmic experience starts here.

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Potcast 109: Dry Farming Cannabis

On Potcast 109, you’ll have a good time learning the basics of dry farming, the ins-and-outs of farm life, and the best parts of working with the land. Organic Medicinals specializes in dry-farmed, full-term, sun-grown cannabis, produced on a fully integrated CCOF California Certified Organic farm in the Eel River Valley of Humboldt County. Meet Jane, Sean, and Ryan here.

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Potcast 108: Back to the Land

Are you fascinated by the back to the land movement? On Potcast 108, you’ll meet John Wilhelm of King’s View Farms in the Palo Verde appellation of the Emerald Triangle, where cannabis is the backbone of the community. John shares a fascinating story of making his way to Humboldt in the 1980s. He tells us of the life he made, and the community he helped build that sustains him thirty years later. I hope this conversation gives you a better understanding of the differences between intentionally grown cannabis and the mass-produced stuff.

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Potcast 98: Brotherly Love

Find a new appreciation for the pre-roll with Steven and Charles Menken of Brotherly Love Organics. I love a good story, and this one is a tale of two brothers and their relationship with each other, cannabis, and cultivation in Trinity County. Enjoy learning more about the realities of growing in the Emerald Triangle and navigating the legal cannabis framework in California. Meet Brotherly Love Organics here.

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Potcast 73: Heritage Cannabis Farming

John Casali is a second generation cannabis farmer. Trell Messenger is a third generation cannabis farmer. These men represent the heart and soul of the Humboldt cannabis culture and their road to legalization was life-changing. Listen to their remarkable stories and get inspired to know where your cannabis comes from and why it matters. And take action for marijuana law reform.

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Potcast 64: Find Your Alpenglow

Explore life off the grid with the Johnson family of Alpenglow Farms in Southern Humboldt. Get inspired by their family and farming values. Learn a thing or two about regenerative farming practices to elevate your cannabis shopping experience. Because when we know better we make better choices! Click for a tour of regenerative farming in action.

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Potcast 63: Talking Tinctures w/ Humboldt Apothecary

Tinctures are a popular way to consume both THC + CBD for a multitude of common health concerns - anxiety, insomnia, seizures, inflammation relief and more. There are so many options when it comes to cannabis concentrates, oils, and tinctures and plenty of confusion when it comes to choosing the right one for you + your loved ones. Listen for your dose of canna confidence .

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