Photo by Ipolly80 Regenerative farming has become a defining feature of New York’s legal cannabis industry, shaping cultivation practices, brand identity, and regulatory alignment. As the state builds out a market designed around sustainability and equity, many cannabis farmers are adopting regenerative agriculture as both an environmental commitment and a competitive … [Read more...] about Building Symbiosis into New York’s Cannabis Infrastructure
Cultivation
The Harvest Season of Cannabis Cultivars
Photo by Wirestock Dr. Pepper Hernandez ND, Ph.D., CTC, CNHP in ECS and Naturopathic Medicine, is a cannabis therapy consultant, founder and education director of the Cannabis Holistic Institute. For outdoor cannabis cultivators, harvest season is more than just a time of collection. It is a sacred transition point when months of soil tending and elemental partnership … [Read more...] about The Harvest Season of Cannabis Cultivars
How Regenerative Cannabis Expresses its Fullest Potential in Nature
Photo credit: Wirestock Dr. Pepper Hernandez ND, Ph.D., CTC, CNHP in ECS and Naturopathic Medicine, is a cannabis therapy consultant, founder and education director of the Cannabis Holistic Institute. As a regenerative organic farmer and cannabis therapy consultant, I’ve come to understand a deep truth: cannabis is a plant of the sun, the soil, the wind, and the rain. It … [Read more...] about How Regenerative Cannabis Expresses its Fullest Potential in Nature
Growing Your Cannabis: A Regenerative Approach to Wellness and Self-Sufficiency
Photo credit: Thichaa Dr. Pepper Hernandez ND, Ph.D., CTC, CNHP in ECS and Naturopathic Medicine, is a cannabis therapy consultant, founder and education director of the Cannabis Holistic Institute. Growing my own cannabis is more than just a hobby for me—it’s a deeply empowering, healing, and regenerative act. In today’s world, where industrial agriculture and … [Read more...] about Growing Your Cannabis: A Regenerative Approach to Wellness and Self-Sufficiency
An Award-Winning Breeder’s Tips on Growing Auto-Flowering Cannabis
Jouke Piepenbrink, pictured above at a Seed Stocker’s expo booth. Photos courtesy of Seed Stockers. The Emerald sat down with Seed Stocker’s Jouke Piepenbrink, who won the best seed bank award in 2022 at Canapa Mundi, and at Cannafest in Prague in 2023 and 2024. Piepenbrink breaks down auto-flower seeds, aka autos, and provides his best tips to help growers achieve the … [Read more...] about An Award-Winning Breeder’s Tips on Growing Auto-Flowering Cannabis