Blog
1 Year Anniversary Reflection
By: Chris Carr January 2018, I presented for a sold out audience in Capitola sharing an overview of the cannabis plant and how it interacts with our bodies. The audience was very diverse with experienced cannabis formulators to canna-curious baby boomers simply hoping...
The History of 420 Terminology
The term 420 referring to Cannabis originated by a group of friends, nicknamed the Waldos, from San Raphael High School.
420 Farm Tour & Farm to Table Dinner
On 4/20, please come and celebrate Santa Cruz’s cultural prominence in the organic farming and craft cannabis movement. Learn how legalization is shaping this industry with a visit to three local farms in Watsonville. Santa Cruz Cultural Tours, in partnership with...
Uncommon Botanical Remedies for the Common Cold
by Cynthia Cornelius, Certified Essential Oil Therapist Common cold viruses are as ancient as the essential oils and herbal remedies used to combat them. Their transmission may spread from a kiss, a hug, a touch, or simply a breath. Its purpose? To replicate, destroy,...
Cannabis: A SANTA CRUZ LEGACY Part III: The 80s – A Decade of Skunk, Haze and a New War on Drugs
By: Christopher Carr The Eighties yielded a new type of Cannabis in Santa Cruz. This decade brought major developments in high grade cultivars which made waves on the West Coast and overseas. Sam the Skunkman Sometime in the late 60s early 70s, a Colombian Gold was...
Coffee over LAMB’S BREAD & LANDRACE – A personal Journey
by: Christopher CarrW.A.M.M. Garden in Boulder Creek growing rare cultivars from around the world. First time I heard about Lamb’s Bread, it was Bob Marley speaking about legendary Jamaican cannabis in an interview sharing his love for the cultivar and how...
Cannabis: A SANTA CRUZ LEGACY Part II: The 70s – A Decade of Hustle & Discovery of Big Sur Holy Weed
By: Chris Carr Cold dew sprays off the snapping branches below the feet of the Guerilla Grower line traversing a coastal cliff in Big Sur. Their backs ache with fatigue from hauling all the soil, compost, plants and water to the south facing slope on the coast away...
THANKSGIVING SPICES – More than for Cooking
By: Cynthia Cornelius, Certified Essential Oil Therapist Clove, Cinnamon & Allspice's Powerful Medicinal Values: With the holidays upon us, our nose and olfactory system kicks into high gear conjuring up a lifetime of Thanksgiving gatherings that launch us into...
What is the Connection between Cannabis and Essential Oils?
By: Kaysi Contreras, Certified Essential Oil Therapist Essential oils are the name given to the volatile compounds extracted from varying parts of plants, from the delicate petals of Rose, Rosa x damascena to the heartwood of Sandalwood, Santalum album & Santalum...
Cannabis: A SANTA CRUZ LEGACY Part I: The 60s – The Discover of Sensimilla
By: Chris Carr Santa Cruz is not only a destination or place to live but also a lifestyle, an approach to a more natural, healthy and weirder way of life - hence the cultural heritage of cannabis stewardship amongst other counter cultural traditions. As we shape a new...
THE SCIENCE of SMELL- Picking Flavors, Aromas and Health Benefits of Terpenes in Medical Cannabis
Along with any array of cannabinoids we have learned to love in the cannabis plant, there exists a cosmic cocktail of flavorful and aromatic oils that contain medicinal benefits. These synergistic bursts of flavor and aromatic stimulation come from organic compounds...