Scotch Valley Ranch is practicing  a version of permaculture which involves a keen eye to building sustainability over the long haul. In addition to growing hemp and hay there are hundreds of fruit trees: apple, wild and heritage pears,  plums and peaches. SVR also has a factory which manufactures architectural furniture from nearby forests.  What is Permaculture? You may have …

Science tells us that flowers make us happy. They stimulate chemicals in our brains: dopamine, serotonin, and oxytocin. What if the flower you received as a gift was the product of hemp production that was supersaturated with CBD? Welcome to CBD flower. In this post, we will highlight 3 benefits of hemp flower. CBD flower, or hemp flower, comes right out …

More than 1.1 billion people smoke cigarettes worldwide resulting in the death of eight million people annually.  World Health Organization.  The death toll from cannabis? Zero.   Failure the Rule when Quitting Cigarettes: CBD Might Help Within a day of your first dose, nicotine begins to alter the structure and function of the brain. It is no surprise that one in …

CBD is the hot new ingredient in food. Since CBD doesn’t contain the psychoactive properties of the cannabis plant, recipes that use CBD do not make you “high.”  Now you can start cooking with CBD with these four delicious recipes that you can try at home.  Ideally for CBD-infused recipes you start first by using the decarboxylation (or decarbing) of …

Did you know that CBD hemp can be used in cooking and baking food? There is a process that is needed to be done to extract CBD from hemp flower so you can use CBD when making edibles, and other CBD dishes. This process is called “decarbing”. We will break down how to decarb hemp flower for cooking, baking and …