heartstrings this family pulled on me . Gene ( my deceased husband ) and I built our treehouse in a forest just a few miles from the Poindexters , and Adrian was our hometown for over 20 years .
The second Rural Route Hemp plant will be in the original Dollar Store building . I remember how excited we all were to get a Dollar Store , which moved shortly after it opened . A local gym moved onto the property . And since gyms and cannabis are all for wellness , the team decided to keep the gym and open the retail space and processing plant in the back half of the building . The front half will be The Fitness Hub .
“ Felice and I talked about opening a gym nine years ago when we lived in Chicago , so for us , it really is a dream come to life !” Michelle says . Sometimes I lose sight of how much the world has changed since 2014 , and this is a great change . Now I really want to move back to Adrian !!
For me , being able to participate in the future , help with the harvest , be a part of this amazing family for a few weeks , to lose myself in the huge plants that smell like heaven all give me faith . My heart and soul come away lighter . I hope to be invited back next year .
I highly recommend Rise of the Guardians for family holiday movie time . I will even confess to watching it a time or two without kids here . The movie is that good ! Although , fair warning , Pitch can be pretty scary to the very young kids !
Rural Route Hemp is in the third year of hemping . I asked dad Daryl what
Felice and Michelle hand bucking . he thought when his kids
came to talk to him about converting a handful of the family ’ s 800-plus acres of soybean , corn , and cattle farm to hemp .
“ Well , I kinda surprised them . I actually already knew about hemp , maybe more than they did . The farming magazines have been writing about it for quite a while ,” the elder Poindexter said with a grin . I get that . It ’ s fun when our kids think we don ’ t know something , and we get to surprise them .
To me , all hemp farmers are guardians of the galaxy . There will be no third rock from the sun left inhabitable unless we change our ridiculously destructive dependence on fossil fuels , and the hemp farmers are doing just that at record speeds , often starting with five acres at a time .
So , when I asked the crew to put on Santa hats for me on the final day of hemping , I got everyone , including the pups , but Jack and Daryl , who stuck with their Rural Route Hemp hats and got a hard no from Marie . That is until I asked if she would put the hat on and pose for a photo with her German Chocolate Cake . Cake bakers have a special pride in their cakes .
“ Okay ,” she laughingly said . “ Give me the damn hat !”
The Fitness Hub is open now , and the processing plant , including a gummy machine ( yea ) and retail space , will be open in time for holiday shopping ! Rural Route Hemp products are also available at 3rd Street Dispensary , Kansas City Cannabis Company , Shangri-La Dispensaries , and Missouri Joint Ventures in Springfield , as well as online at
www . RRhempco . com .
Hemp harvest time is a Poindexter family affair for Rural Route Hemp Co .
Have a great holiday season , everyone . Merry Christmas , Happy Hanukkah ( December 18-26 ), and Blessed Kwanzaa ( December 26 ). Remember to shop local businesses — including cannabis dispensaries . Hemp makes all sorts of amazing gift , from tinctures , salves , and oils to clothing , hats , and socks .
Let ’ s all make it a Happy , Hempy Holiday Season !
Dolores Montgomery Halbin , RN , BSN , and Ordained Nurse Minister , resides in SW Missouri . After her husband passed in 2015 , she retired from nursing . She worked with the 2014-2018 Missouri campaigns for legalized medical marijuana . She continues as a cannabis reform activist volunteering with Canna Convict Project and working toward Federal decriminalization through educational speaking and freelance journalism . Dolores Halbin ,
doloreshalbin @ gmail . com .