Local Growers Give Away Pot in San Francisco

The Teahouse Collective (an innovative new group of small, organic, sustainable farms) has a booth at the International Cannabis and Hemp Expo Sept 25th and 26th at San Francisco.  To patients who sign up as members, they will be offering samples of four different strains grown here in Humboldt. They will be giving away Bubblebath, Serenity, Green Cush, and Purple Afghani.

Their objective is to raise awareness of the incredible quality of outdoor organic pot.  Liz Davidson, president, says she wants to “show people how wonderfully fresh and pure pot can be.”  When she went to the first expo, “…Indoor had become the brand.  There wasn’t any consciousness that outdoor grow creates fine cannabis.”

The Teahouse Collective (THC)was born out of a desire to change that belief system.  Davidson says, “We want the patients to sample [outdoor], …to understand they can depend on and find relief with organic, herbal medicine that is sustainably and naturally grown.”

The website describes their farms and the variety of strains available. It explains that they are committed to high environmental standards.  They don’t just demand that their farmers produce organic pot, they require much more.  According to the website,

Sustainable medical cannabis production begins with energy use. We do not permit any indoor cultivation. It makes no sense to use fossil fuel energy to grow an herb that will grow naturally in the sun.

Sustainability also means conserving our most precious resource—water. Our farms are located throughout salmon-bearing watersheds, and our growers know that every drop they use, they take from the fish. All our farmers use water wise growing techniques; our highest level of certification, “Salmon-Safe Sinsemilla”, is awarded to growers who use only stored water and do not pump from spring, creeks or wells during habitat critical months.

The site offers a quick look at Humboldt cannabis history as well.  I particularly enjoyed the description of how “intrepid travelers brought non-tropical, mountain strains from Afghanistan, Pakistan and India to Humboldt and began to cross breed the tropical sativas with these cool weather short season indicas.”

Will patients acclimatized to indoor factories and urban growing want to belong to a collective that focuses on rural and environmental values as well as organic qualities?  The current ‘buy green products’ movement makes me think they might.

Buying Green could have two meanings for future marijuana consumers. The Teahouse Collective hopes to tap into that budding environmentally conscious market.

Facebooktwitterpinterestmail

Join the discussion! For rules visit: https://kymkemp.com/commenting-rules

Comments system how-to: https://wpdiscuz.com/community/postid/10599/

Subscribe
Notify of
guest

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

11 Comments
Oldest
Newest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
Un-Named
Guest
Un-Named
13 years ago

When it comes to professionalism in the weedsnobbery department, their website has it nailed. I mean that as a compliment…I think. It’s perfectly 90’s wine styling.

longwind
Guest
longwind
13 years ago

We’re advancing out of our time warp! I think.

longwind
Guest
longwind
13 years ago

We’re advancing out of our time warp! I think.

Staff
Member
13 years ago

I like the Whole Earth’s feel to the site. Oddly, I feel a strong attraction to many of the photos;>

Staff
Member
13 years ago

I like the Whole Earth’s feel to the site. Oddly, I feel a strong attraction to many of the photos;>

Ronzo
Guest
Ronzo
13 years ago

Why do I keep hearing pot smokers referred to as “patients”, and pot described as “remedy” or “bringing relief”? Has the joy of just getting high passed into history?

Ronzo
Guest
Ronzo
13 years ago

Why do I keep hearing pot smokers referred to as “patients”, and pot described as “remedy” or “bringing relief”? Has the joy of just getting high passed into history?

Staff
Member
13 years ago

Ronzo,

There are two distinct tracks in the marijuana world—recreational smokers and patients. I know it is easy to dismiss the idea of patients as just a white wash of recreational users but I’ve met seriously ill folk who have no intention of getting high –they just want the medicine.

Also, many people who some would declare recreational users are also medicating. They use marijuana to relieve tension etc. which is a medicinal use.

Staff
Member
13 years ago

Ronzo,

There are two distinct tracks in the marijuana world—recreational smokers and patients. I know it is easy to dismiss the idea of patients as just a white wash of recreational users but I’ve met seriously ill folk who have no intention of getting high –they just want the medicine.

Also, many people who some would declare recreational users are also medicating. They use marijuana to relieve tension etc. which is a medicinal use.

trackback

[…] Humboldt Herald has a piece on them and their goals.)  The Teahouse Collective will be giving away free samples of bud to anyone who signs up as their patient.  Dr. Courtney and Kristen Peskuski will be there […]

trackback

[…] Humboldt Herald has a piece on them and their goals.)  The Teahouse Collective will be giving away free samples of bud to anyone who signs up as their patient.  Dr. Courtney and Kristen Peskuski will be there […]