Burnett lived next door and watched the buildout happening from his property. After seeing enough equipment and mini-splits arrive, he finally let curiosity get the better of him. He stopped by and asked the obvious question,“ Are you guys building a weed facility?” They were.
Burnett had experience in cultivation and wanted the creative freedom that a microbusiness could offer. He became the kind of person every small company hopes for: steady, skilled, hands-on, and passionate about the work. Greco calls Burnett the heartbeat of the company, the one who helps turn ideas into reality.
Philip Spruell has also become an important part of that foundation. With his background at Illicit and his deep knowledge of the plant, cultivation practices, and pest management, Spruell has helped strengthen the operation significantly.
Inside the facility, South O Bones uses two very different growing styles: recirculating deep-water culture and living soil. Its RDWC room moves about 135 gallons of temperature-controlled water through 24 connected eight-gallon containers. It’ s fast, precise, and demanding, but when everything is right, it brings out sweet, vibrant terpene profiles.
The living soil room tells the other side of the story: worms, healthy soil life, KIS Organics soil, and three 4x8 beds with 36 plants. One side is about water and precision. The other is about soil and the ecosystem. Together, they let the same genetics show different qualities.
South O Bones’ current and upcoming strains include White Pine, White Mulberry, Grandpa’ s Stash, Orange Widow, Blue Cheese, and Pink Honey. Customers can expect flower, hash, honey, and gummies, with pre-rolls, infused pre-rolls, concentrates, and solventless products coming as it expands.
This is the kind of story July celebrations are all about— service, family, second chances, legacy, and a little green integrated with the red, white, and blue.
South O Bones is more than just a new name in the market. It’ s a father’ s nickname carried on. It’ s a veteran’ s unexpected next step. It’ s a neighbor who became the team’ s cultivator. It’ s a big operator helping a microbusiness get started. It’ s legacy cannabis meeting legal Missouri shelves.
And if that’ s not worth celebrating after 250 years of this great country, I don’ t know what is.
Stay tuned for next month’ s issue with more exciting microbusiness updates.
Samantha Blum is the Chairwoman of the Missouri Microbusiness Association( MMBA) and the Founder of Bud Wizard, a round one microbusiness winner, a women-owned cannabis cultivation facility specializing in indoor aeroponic cultivation. Her dedication to craft cannabis, sustainability, and entrepreneurial-driven growth continues to shape the evolving landscape of the state’ s cannabis industry.
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