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05/29/2026

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05/29/2026

I do love my job!

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04/26/2026

Working out in Trinity County yesterday. This is a mixed light Cannabis cultivation producing 3-4 runs per year.

04/07/2026

Ok, this is a serious PSA for Cannabis cultivators in Humboldt County. As of January 1, 2026, generators are not allowed to be used for cultivating Cannabis. This is the weaponization of regulations against Cannabis cultivators in Humboldt County and will kill most Cannabis cultivation in the County. Pretty stupid since a mushroom farm I am working on can use all the generators for cultivation that their heart desires. This applies to farms under both the 1.0 and 2.0. Ordinance. A client had a surprise inspection with no notice given by CDFW, County, and DCC. I believe this is going to now be the modus operandi of the County and State. The cultivation is mixed light, and power was provided entirely by generators. The County suspended the permit for 30 days to correct the generator violation that was observed.

Options only include grid power, or solar power, both of which are financially non-workable solutions given the current market value of Cannabis per pound. What will most likely be allowed are power banks for power requirements run off batteries and the batteries can be charged off-site or on-site from grid power or solar power. Regardless, this will be making an additional financial hardship being placed on small businesses that are already struggling.

I feel this is government t overreach because it singles out only Cannabis cultivation and no other type of rural farming applications. Who knows maybe a class action suite brought by the Humboldt Growers Alliance can get this injustice reversed. This is nothing more than a small group of people who have authority that is opposed to Cannabis cultivation to shut it all down regardless the will of the voters.

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03/26/2026

Southern Humboldt Housing Opportunities Garberville, California Emergency Housing ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed Bids for the construction of the Southern Humboldt Housing Opportunities – Emergency Housing will be received at the office of DTN Engineering, until 3:00 PM local time on April 17, ...

02/06/2026

Very happy to have assisted Pharming Humboldt Dreams Mycro with permitting and engineering services, obtaining both a Humboldt County microbusiness permit and a California microbusiness license (distribution, manufacturing, and a commercial nursery). Coming to a dispensary near you soon!

12/19/2025

Had my first crash course in growing mushrooms at a commercial level. The client is planning on 20,000 lbs per week

11/26/2025

I am very pleased in helping Ancient Truth farm transition from a Cannabis farm to a mushroom farm not psilocybin but the non-psychoactive type to eat and for medicinal purposes. One of the casualties in the overt attack on Cannabis through legalization by local and state government. I don’t know much about growing mushrooms and we have a commercial mushroom producer / consultant onboard to assist me in design and engineering of the site. I’m about to get a crash course in mushroom cultivation, looking forward to it!

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10/06/2025

At one time there was over 15,000 cannabis farms in Humboldt County, and with the turn of the market and regulatory requirements I can’t imagine there are more than 1000 farms in operation today leaving 14,000 abandoned cultivation sites in Humboldt alone.
I have done quite a few hazmat cleanups on abated farms, and the contamination has been quite extensive. The cost to remediate a contaminated site can run into hundreds of thousands of dollars. Case in point, Murder Mountain in Humboldt County is one big contaminated site with streams and creeks directly connected to the Eel River.
Cleanup of contamination at each site is one piece of the puzzle, the other pieces address all the illegal grading done and the poorly maintained dirt roads that have created more sediment transport (dirt), that transports contaminants to the creeks, streams, and rivers. Altogether, cleaning up Humboldt County would probably cost hundreds of millions of dollars and would be a massive undertaking. Cannabis is selling at historically low prices with farmers barely breaking even, no one has the money to cleanup their own properties much less address the poor road conditions and grading issues.
Cleanup needs to be a programmatic approach from the State, but I would say the bulk of the resources will be required up here in the Emerald Triangle. As of yet, state and local agencies have buried their head in the sand on this issue.

A new USGS and IERC study reveals pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and THC compounds persist for years at abandoned trespass grow sites on California’s national forest lands…

09/25/2025

It’s a sad day for the residents living in YeeHaw. Unfortunately the former owner Charles Garth, after the County working with him to try and rectify the violations, blew smoke up the county’s ass for 25 years and now a community is impacted because of an irresponsible owner.