Wine ~ Waves ~ Wilderness. That’s the Slogan You See on a Billboard on Highway 101 Near the Sonoma / Mendocino County Line. When I drive by the billboard, I can’t help but verbally augment the slogan with Weed. It sounds so much more poetic with the added syllable. It just begs the excess of alliteration and I am sure I’m not the only one to have the same thought. The era of … [Read more...] about VINUM, ET AL: Wines, Waves, Wilderness…Weed
Mendocino County
Cannabis with Class: The Emerald Magazine’s 2nd Annual Pot Pairing
With heaping bowls of cannabis on every table, you could smell the enthusiasm of the guests in the air almost as strongly as the Loleta cheese and Sunrise Mountain Farms’ Lemon Kush at The Emerald Magazine’s Second Annual Pot Pairing. The pairing went off without a hitch on Saturday, September 10, 2016. With an array of wine, beer, food and of course copious amounts of … [Read more...] about Cannabis with Class: The Emerald Magazine’s 2nd Annual Pot Pairing
Compliant Cannabis: The “Green Rush’s” Looming Deadline Towards a Better Future for Generations to Come
The Green Rush is full boar, land values have skyrocketed, out of area investors have come in and vagrant growers have ultimately dipped out and cashed in their chips. It’s the local farmers and landholders versus new investment interests. With a looming deadline of August, 23, 2016 to pre-register your EXISTING farm with the Humboldt County Planning Department, it is game on. … [Read more...] about Compliant Cannabis: The “Green Rush’s” Looming Deadline Towards a Better Future for Generations to Come
Humboldt’s Craft Beverage Highlights
Humboldt County gets a lot of tourists coming to Northern California this time of year. Many come to get away from the heat, while many come to get away from general urban madness. As I like to tell folks who have never visited the area: “There’s not a lot of people or traffic, and we have loads of free parking.” We also produce loads of hand-crafted wines, hard ciders … [Read more...] about Humboldt’s Craft Beverage Highlights
Elk Ridge Holistic
“Their personal involvement with their patient has manifested a program in which they make it possible for people with terminal illnesses, or who are especially in need, to receive their products for free.” Off-roaders whizz along a span of terrain overlooking the mountains and redwoods in the heart of Humboldt County, California where the Eel River runs serpentine miles … [Read more...] about Elk Ridge Holistic