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.
Read MoreExplore 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.
Read MoreIn honor of cannabis harvest, I dug up these classic tales featuring three voices from Briceland Forest Farm, a small, second-generation family farmstead, cannabis and market farm in Humboldt County run by husband and wife duo Daniel and Taylor Stein. Learn if you’re WWOOFer material in this week’s Sustainability Roll-Up by OCB rolling papers. Great pictures and resources in these show notes!
Read MorePotcast 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.
Read MoreOn 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.
Read MoreAre 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.
Read MoreFind 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.
Read MoreCelebrate community and connection with Briceland Forest Farm. Get gardening and shopping tips for produce and cannabis flower + get inspired to shop your local farmers market. And learn how topsoil can save the world! We are all connected. So every decision we make matters. Dig into this idea and regenerative farming on potcast 90
Read MoreExplore 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.
Read MoreIt's harvest season! Do you know where your cannabis flower is grown? If you do, have you thanked your farmer lately? I hope this episode of the potcast inspires you to appreciate the art of farming and cannabis cultivation. I encourage you to get to know the farmers behind your favorite flowers.
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