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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How to Achieve Success in Cannabis Specific B2B Relationships

How to Achieve Success in Cannabis Specific B2B Relationships

Everyone in business knows professional relationships are important, but in the California cannabis industry, having your network is a must if you hope to achieve success. Perhaps one of the best ways to make these connections is at expos and local cannabis events. Here is a good resource to see what events may be happening around you, but even a location-specific Google search is sure to point you in the right direction. You’ll want to bring along any marketing material you have, your menu of available (or soon to be available) products, and lots of business cards to start building a sales pipeline. If the event allows, bring some samples of your product with you to make yourself stand out from the crowd. 

A Quick Guide to Forming Your Own Cannabis Cooperative in California: Part 1 of 2

A Quick Guide to Forming Your Own Cannabis Cooperative in California: Part 1 of 2

There are often multiple paths you can take to reach the same outcome. Forming a California cannabis cooperative is no exception. However, I hope I can provide you with information that will make your journey a little easier. Through the process of forming a co-op, I have learned a few lessons along the way. I can safely say that forming this union is one of the best things you can do for your farm, but it can also prove to be one of the most challenging. 

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