JADE AND BEN
Meet Farmer Ben and Dr. Jade, the idealistic, married cofounders of Puffin Farm. As pioneers of the “Green Rush,” they're blazing a new frontier in American farming. Their wholesome take on cannabis farming is nothing like you’d imagine, just like their sweet love story.
The “Puffin Four”
When Washington State legalized cannabis cultivation in 2012, Jade and Ben jumped at the opportunity to turn their hobby into a full-time business. With help from Jade's sister Cyrena and their Uncle Cliff, the "Puffin Four" purchased a stretch of land in the fertile Yakima River Valley and began cultivating some of the cleanest, safest, most pristine, and most beneficial cannabis on the planet.
A Year in the life of Puffin Farm
An American Cannabis Story chronicles an entire growing season from seed to cure, giving readers a first-ever, detailed look into the entire cannabis farming process. When done correctly and with care, sungrown cannabis is some of the highest quality and most flavorful, and this book shows you every detail in dazzling photographs.
Harvest Time
When to harvest? That's the question farmers ask themselves every fall, and it depends on many factors, all detailed in the “Harvest” section. This chapter shows and tells you everything you need to know about harvesting cannabis the Puffin Farm way.
By the way. . . How many farmers does it take to harvest a cannabis plant? The answer is on page 90.
The Process
This section breaks down step-by-step the processes that go into the manufacture of Puffin Farm’s award-winning products. Goodman photographically captures in great detail all processes from the basic trimming of flower to the complicated extracting of oil, the fascinating hashish-making methods, and the creative process involved in crafting Puffin’s much-sought-after “Trifectas.”
Signature Cultivars
Puffin Farm has cultivated a selection of strains that are not only effective in both medical and recreational categories, they are also some of the most beautiful and photogenic strains around. This section displays a colorful photo spread of some of the prettiest buds on the farm, while also providing the farm principals’ in-depth analyses of the chemical profiles and distinct effects of each featured cultivar.
Chernobyl, Cherry Pie, Dancehall, Hindu Kush, Lemon OG, Nine Pound Hammer, Puffin Purple, and Remedy, among others, are the cultivars featured in this section.