Our Story
Quality Hemp and Herbal Products, Start with the Growing.
We are a small group of people who got together in late 2020 to create high-quality hemp products from the ground (literally) up. We cannot claim an “organic” designation because the alcohol we use for extraction is not organic. So we call our stuff “almost organic.” Everything else we do follows organic practices. We do this because we feel it makes a better end product, is better for the earth, and is more well-rounded.
Our Commitment to CBD Quality
Our grower, Luke, had been a medicinal cannabis grower before coming back home to the Eagle Palmyra area of Wisconsin. He has been growing hemp and previously Cannabis for the last 25 or more years.
His skill in cultivation and symbiotic farming, and his attention to the plants' needs, have produced a crop of large, healthy plants from which we can then make high-grade hemp products. His interest in natural non-chemical farming practices leads to a vibrant, healthy crop of plants.
Wendy (Luke’s mom) is our Jack of all trades. She helps in the field planting, weeding, watering, and harvesting. She arranges for the product to be tested and made compliant. She helps (or leads) with hanging the plants to dry, then stripping them so we can extract the oil. She researches, plans, and then makes our different concoctions, and she keeps the paperwork in order.
Vertically Integrated to Assure Quality
Joel is our main extractor. He helps with the hanging and drying of the plants, which are then stripped of their stems and placed in bags, forming our stock of Biomass that will lead to our final product. He then stuffs smaller 2 ½-kilo bags with biomass, which is then put in a special freezer set to 40 degrees below 0. This type of extraction is called “Critical Cold Extraction.” We use this method because fewer impurities, such as waxes and chlorophyll, are extracted at the ultra-low temperature. These bags, once properly chilled, are then steeped in 200 proof alcohol (also at 40 degrees below 0) for 15 minutes to extract the oils, which dissolve in the alcohol. These are the oils we want. The biomass is then spun out in a converted Maytag washer on a permanent spin cycle to recover as much of the alcohol extract as possible.
The biomass is, of course, weighed before and after to determine how much alcohol is left behind in the used biomass. The extract is then put in a machine called a rotovap, which is basically a fancy word for a still. Its purpose is to recover the very expensive 200-proof alcohol from the extract so that the alcohol can be used on new biomass. The oil left behind is thick as molasses and ready to be turned into product.
Dawn is our numbers girl. She tracks our costs, margins, debt, and all the other accountingy things that are essential to keep our little company humming along.