The inaugural Hall of Flowers launches this month and we're looking forward to welcoming you. Let's get to know each other better. Who are we? We've been working on this trade show concept for over four years, perfecting the logistics, regulations, and invite list so that you, as a buyer, retailer, or distributor, can show up and do what you do best. Our … [Read more...] about Hall of Flowers
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Terpenes and Terroir
A California Farm Dinner Inspired by a pioneer spirit and verdant agricultural landscape, California has always been the cultural home of the farm-to-table movement. Forty-seven years since Alice Waters opened Chez Panisse in Berkeley, people continue to identify California with food and wine that is refined yet unencumbered. On a kitchen table or restaurant menu, agriculture … [Read more...] about Terpenes and Terroir
Solful
Tucked comfortably into the corner of a shopping center in Sebastopol, California Solful is both a retail dispensary and a friendly hub for customers. You’ll know you’re in the right place when you see two large, bright blue birds sharing a cherry just outside their store -- a metal art piece crafted by local artisan, Patrick Amiot. Solful is one of Sebastopol’s newest … [Read more...] about Solful
The Emerald Cup Runneth Over
Twenty-one thousand cannabis lovers poured into the Sonoma County Fairgrounds to get their taste of The Emerald Cup this year. Some say the sheer size has changed the event’s character. But for me, The Emerald Cup will always be a family reunion and coming-out party for a long-hidden tribe of freethinking, earth-loving self-reliant outlaw farmers. As survivors of raids, … [Read more...] about The Emerald Cup Runneth Over
Leaving Oz
Leaving Oz By Jennifer Molidor Humor Columnist I’ve just moved from the Heartland to Sonoma County. I’ve taught college courses in the Midwest for twelve years, but I was raised in the land of redwoods and fog, happy cows and drunken vineyards. My Midwestern students have suggested that people in Northern California live in trees, smoke marijuana, voted … [Read more...] about Leaving Oz