Sun is so vital that the company publicity states Maggie ’ s offers “ The Best Buds Under the Sun ” and Conkling notes : “ Sunlight is delicious and there ’ s no substitute for natural sunlight over the course of several months . As days shorten and temperatures drop , the plants gather all this information and begin their transition to flower .” As naturalist Henry David Thoreau once extolled its possibilities : “ I have great faith in a seed and am prepared to expect wonders ” — so , too , do the growers at Maggie ’ s who figure that because cannabis is an annual crop in nature , reborn every spring through seed germination , they ought to be emulating that preferred choice for reproduction . “ Seed state ensures each strain remains precise and exhibits genetic vigor , maintaining its distinguishing characteristics like scent , taste , and type of high ,” according to their marketing materials . Lots of attention is paid to the living ecosystem of organic soil that teems with beneficial bacteria , fungi , protozoa , nematodes , and other players that break down organic matter to make nutrients available for plant roots . “ We ensure soil quality by applying compost tea , a rich , aerobic , biological inoculum for the soil , preventing the necessity of undesirable fungicides or soil treatments .”
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Maggie ’ s Farm was the first cannabis company in Colorado to be Clean Green Certified and remains the only outdoor operation to hold that certification .”
While outdoor growing does present pest issues , Colorado ’ s arid climate minimizes the concerns of predators , helping Maggie ’ s maintain a pesticideand hormone-free environment . Not that Maggie ’ s farmers have all the answers . “ We had nine inches of unexpected snow during the first week of September that wiped out a number of our grower neighbors . We ’ ve set up a protective cover system that minimizes wind and while it keeps some of the sunlight away from the plants , it also keeps snowfall from completely destroying the crop .” Another important aspect of growing top-quality , organically grown flower involves the curing process — a crucial component . Keeping freshly harvested cannabis at optimum temperature and humidity levels helps convert cannabinoids to THC , increasing bud potency as slow-curing preserves terpenes . Once it ’ s ready for the final stage , trained trim artists do their hand work with care , preserving trichomes ,
essential components of potency and premium bud . Maggie ’ s Farm was the first cannabis company in Colorado to be Clean Green Certified and remains the only outdoor operation to hold that certification . Potguide . com / Colorado gives their Colorado Springs dispensary a No . 1 rating . Maggie ’ s has separate grow sites , a 300-acre medical product site surrounding a secured-perimeter of 15-acres with high mountains on one side and Pike ’ s Peak on the backside . The recreational farm is on 10 percent of about 160 acres in nearby Pueblo County awaiting legalization to grow in Fremont County .
“ Now that recreational consumption is becoming more popular , we ’ re positioning ourselves so that when a national movement comes along and you can export sun-grown product , our controlled growth will allow us to be ready to respond ,” Conkling says .
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