Welcome back! This month we are going to explore the health benefits of hemp seeds. As a huge advocate of hemp seeds, I use these little nuggets of joy for basically everything from smoothies, to pesto, to combining it with my raw cacao chocolate. First off, let’s start by explaining something...hemp seeds are of course produced from the hemp plant, Cannabis sativa. As you … [Read more...] about Hemp and Health in the Kitchen
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Pot Talk with Emily Hobelmann
“The smell is super rich and earthy, and I think it has a distinct citrus note, a tartness, like lemon and rose geranium. The color is a medley of green and purple with the accents of dark, thick brown-orange hairs. And it's as frosty as a snowman.” Little Hill Cultivators specializes in organic light deprivation and outdoor-grown cannabis. They're based in Southern Trinity … [Read more...] about Pot Talk with Emily Hobelmann
The High Life
A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person. -Mignon McLaughlin Hello, Emerald readers! Please tell me you’re as fed up with this heat wave as I am? I do not fancy being sweaty all the time unless, of course, it’s in the bedroom... Or the car... Or on the living floor, etc. but we’ll come back to that. This month I will not be … [Read more...] about The High Life
Pot Talk: Sheshemani
"Yes, the untrimmed Sheshemani she shared with me is light and feathery, but not insubstantial. There are nice, pale greenish-brown, buds inside that outer, leafy layer." Shashamane is a town in Ethiopia, just north of the equator in Eastern Africa. Sure, it's a world away from the Emerald Magazine's Northern California home base in cannabis-central, but it should come as no … [Read more...] about Pot Talk: Sheshemani
Another Trip Around The Sun
Since 1828, Merriam-Webster has been giving definition to words. August is amongst us, marking the anniversary of the Emerald Magazine. This month is a fitting time for this special occasion. The word August according to Merriam-Webster has a short definition: having a formal and impressive quality, and a long definition: marked by majestic dignity or grandeur. August and … [Read more...] about Another Trip Around The Sun
