How We Grow
Our practices are beyond organic, utilizing the purest fertility amendments from our farm, in addition to other sustainable plant and sea-based sources.
Living Soil
Providing plants with ideal root conditions and a direct connection with the earth.
Beyond Organic
Essential nutrients and plant-based amendments. No factory farm animal by-products, no synthetics.
Climate Controlled Greenhouses
The best of the indoor and outdoor worlds: stable temperature and humidity levels, the sun's natural energy and supplemental HID light.
Low & Slow
Technologically advanced climate controlled drying after harvest in specially retrofitted refrigerated containers. Cool stable temperatures, protection from light, and regulated humidity assures the perfect cure.
Greenhouse: The Best of Both Worlds
At Cannassentials, our cannabis is grown in controlled-environment greenhouses, enjoying stable temperature and humidity levels, the sun's natural energy and supplemental HID light.
THE PERFECT CANNABIS ENVIRONMENT
We built our greenhouses to create the most ideal growing conditions for our plants:
Hydronically-heated floor keeps the soil warm and alive, improving bioavailability of nutrients.
Careful placement of ventilation, ductwork and circulation fans provides healthy airflow through the canopy encouraging transpiration and optimum growth.
Swamp coolers and microfoggers are used to control temperature and humidity.
Remote monitoring and control of internal climate is made possible by a powerful computer-based system, creating consistency and fail-proof operation.
HID lamps also respond to the climate controller, assuring plenty of light while minimizing energy use.-
LIVING SOIL: MODELED AFTER NATURE
Raised beds of living soil built atop fertile farmland provide plants with ideal conditions
Our living soil is teeming with a diverse array of beneficial organisms, including earthworms, bacteria, fungi, protozoans, ciliates and micro/macro arthropods. They work symbiotically to improve tilth and break down nutrients for improved bioavailability. Working with nature, we build our soil and craft our amendments, ferments and teas. We use only the highest-quality and sustainably-sourced ingredients, many made from material we grow or wildcraft on our certified organic vegetable farm. We continually work toward creating a closed-loop system while reducing waste and minimizing our reliance on outside or unsustainable products.
FEED THE SOIL
To organic and beyond
Our methods emphasize probiotics; fruit and plant ferments are crafted on site, as well as sprouted seed, herb, and compost ferments. We amend with biologically active top dress customized to both soil test results and strain preferences. We only provide our ecosystem with essential micronutrients found in nature; we choose our amendments with care to maintain consistent levels of bioavailability. By excluding factory farm animal by-products commonly used in organic agriculture as a cheap source of fertility, our harvests are higher quality, ethical, and sustainable, with more fragrant bouquets and abundant terpene profiles. We also avoid nutrient overload created by these by-products, which negatively impact both the burn quality and full aromatic experience of the flower. Rather, we mostly use plants to feed our plants, as they already have a near perfect balance of nutrients, as well as terpenes and other beneficial compounds that commercial amendments lack. And because everything that goes into our soil is food-grade, we do not need to “flush” anything out!