How we close the loop — and what we’re still figuring out.
Indoor cannabis cultivation is one of the most energy-intensive forms of agriculture in the country. A single ounce of indoor flower can carry a carbon footprint comparable to a transcontinental flight. Industry-wide, our crop’s environmental cost is rarely discussed alongside its potency.
We chose to grow under the sun for a lot of reasons. Carbon footprint is one of them. But sun-grown isn’t a finish line — it’s a starting point. Here is where we are, what we’re proud of, and what we’re still working on.
Roughly {Insert percentage}% of our flower is finished outdoors or in light-deprivation greenhouses. We use no high-intensity discharge lighting in flower. Greenhouse supplemental lighting is LED only.
Our beds are not flushed with synthetic salts and replanted on a sterile cycle. We rotate cover crops, add compost, and let mycorrhizal networks build over years — the same approach used on the best vineyards and orchards.
Watering is delivered through low-flow drip lines on moisture-monitored zones. Runoff is captured and recirculated rather than discharged. Annual water-use intensity is below the regional benchmark for permanent crops.
We release predator mites, lacewings, and parasitic wasps in lieu of broad-spectrum pesticides. Spinosad and neem are used sparingly during veg and never during flower.
Trim, fan leaves, and stalks not used for processing are composted on-site and cycled back into next season’s soil amendments.
Our jars and lids are glass and metal; pop-tops and pre-roll tubes are post-consumer recycled plastic. Boxes and inserts are FSC-certified, plant-based ink. We’re not perfect — but we’re measurably better than mylar pouches.
Anyone who tells you their cannabis is fully carbon-neutral or zero-waste is selling something. Here is where we still fall short and what we’re measuring:
We publish an annual environmental report covering water use, kWh per pound of finished flower, packaging waste diverted, and on-site compost production. Past reports are linked from our press page.