Cannabis and terroir. Why pot grown outdoors has a greater diversity of terpenes and is better for the environment.
Eel River Organics is a Sun+Earth certified farm in Humboldt County, CA. They say: "We are focused on land stewardship, and we are ambassadors of the living soil. We share our floodplain farm with ancient redwoods on the banks of the Eel River, creating a Mediterranean microclimate and the world’s finest cannabis. Our dry farming methods are intuitive, regenerative, and capture the expression of our unique terroir."
I'm glad to see the Ben's Best BLNZ commitment to organic agriculture and being "terpene forward". It has been distressing to see the new industry focus solely on producing the most THC at the lowest possible cost. THC is just one of dozens of cannabinoids in cannabis which work in concert with one another to shape the user experience of a particular bud or blend.
And growing pot indoors takes a lot of energy. Today the cannabis industry is responsible for significant greenhouse gas emissions. For consumers who value the ground in which our wine, salad greens and coffee is grown, it's more than a little ironic that we don't ask how or where our pot is grown.
Now research reveals that cultivation practices have a lot of influence on cannabinoid ratios and terpene content.
Article: Outdoor or Indoor Grown Cannabis: What’s the Difference?
If you do care about how how your pot is grown, you can look for the Sun+Earth certification seal. It designates "cannabis that is grown under the sun, in the soil of mother earth, without chemicals, by fairly-paid farmers. Sun+Earth aims to create a world where cannabis is grown regeneratively and organically for the well-being of all people, farmers, and the planet."
Website: sunandearth.org