Courtney Bailey
Addressing Equity and Unconscious Bias in ...

Critics often highlight odor nuisances associated with cannabis cultivation, but it is important to acknowledge that vineyards, too, emit strong smells due to the use of agricultural inputs like sulfur. Addressing odor concerns without considering the broader context of other agricultural activities may lead to unfair treatment. Similarly, noise and lighting impacts are often cited as potential drawbacks of cannabis cultivation, but vineyard operations involving heavy equipment and non-downcast lighting practices can also disrupt neighboring communities.

Addressing Equity and Unconscious Bias in Cannabis Prohibition Zones: A Closer Look at Mendocino County
Courtney Bailey
Why Farmers Take a Fallow Year in Farming

Let’s step off the cannabis farm for a minute and instead look to agriculture as a whole. The cannabis industry has picked up a lot of lessons from the farming world, and while taking a fallow year doesn’t yet appear to be a widely-adopted trend, this year may be different.

Why Farmers Take a Fallow Year in Farming
Courtney Bailey
Preparing Cannabis Farm for Winter

While winter brings some time for rest and recovery, for those involved in year-round cultivation, the new season brings added complexities for growing cannabis. The plant is thought to have evolved about 28 million years ago on the eastern Tibetan Plateau, which is home to extremely cold winters. While cannabis can grow in the winter, taking some extra steps to support your greenhouse cannabis cultivation can certainly help.

Preparing Cannabis Farm for Winter
Courtney Bailey
Harvesting Craft Cannabis

In a market that’s increasingly being taken over by large-scale production, lower quality, and cheaper prices, it’s important to look at the better alternative: craft cannabis. What makes Giving Tree Farms and other craft cannabis producers stand out? From seed-to-package, there’s a certain mindfulness involved. So, let’s take a look at what harvesting craft cannabis entails.

Harvesting Craft Cannabis
Courtney Bailey
Considerations When Preparing for Fresh Frozen ...

Fresh-frozen cannabis has taken the cannabis world by storm in recent years. As the name suggests, fresh-frozen cannabis entails freezing the harvest directly after it’s been picked. It’s been growing in popularity—especially as it’s one of the best methods we have to preserve terpenes and cannabinoids.

Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at how we go about producing fresh-frozen cannabis.

Considerations When Preparing for Fresh Frozen Cannabis

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Smart Farming: Identifying Shadow Issues and How to Solve Them

Smart Farming: Identifying Shadow Issues and How to Solve Them

Perhaps the most critical motivation behind the construction of our cultivation facility has been to maintain a sustainable operation. The sun has been harnessed as the primary source of energy in the agriculture industry for years, but with the cannabis industry utilizing more than just outdoor space, indoor cultivation methods, as well as climate-controlled greenhouse operations, are gaining in popularity due to their enhancement in overall output quality and yield. Often, with this comes unsustainable energy consumption, but it doesn't have to lead to this conclusion. Instead, we can use our innovative nature to come up with creative solutions to these common obstacles.

What Growing Style is Right For Your Garden

What Growing Style is Right For Your Garden

Every cannabis farm and farmer is different, so naturally, each growing style will be different as well. There are a lot of factors that go into which method is right for you. While personal preference is one of them, your growing space, financial situation, and climate are others. Diving into what each style has to offer and knowing their differences will give you a better understanding of which direction you should head. 

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