Progress Report: 12.9.22
Grasshopper Family,
Have you checked out our merchandise site at https://grasshopperfarmsmerch.com/? You should! Maybe you saw some of the items on social media. There are even holiday ornaments!
The team has continued to work through our incredible harvest inside. Quality control is the operation. It takes time. Lots of time. But, this is what it takes. And the way we measure the effort we are investing is....sales.
Last month was epic. November is traditionally a higher volume month. Now we will see what happens next week and the week between Christmas and New Years. Either way, we have been not only accepted into the market...we also created demand. Speaking of which, we had retail budtenders tour the farm this week. This is part of our ongoing commitment to partner with retailers. This is way different than simply being a supplier.
Do you remember the 2021 Quest For Totes? Well, now we are making sure we clean and sterilize these totes as we store them until next season. They have served us well!
Cleaning and storing after harvest is a HUGE evolution. This is one of the efforts that keeps our property top notch. It will also ensure we are ready for the 2023 season.
We have a dividing curtain going in the Building 2 Annex. This will help to keep a couple of operational spaces separated when cannabis dust is flying.
Our pressure steam cleaner needs a new pull cord! The team has it well in hand. I included this picture and reference because, while it's easy to highlight all of the massive evolutions that take place in a full-scale working farm, there are literally TONS of smaller things that need to be tracked at all times too. And this team gets it done.
Funny that it is Christmas tree season. Funny because we have a pile of stripped cannabis plants that look like post holiday Christmas trees. We are in the midst of composting them...more on that next week.
We wrap up with another (and all too familiar) sunset picture AND two SNOW shots which are happening right NOW!
It seems like everyone has been sick over the past few weeks. I hope this email finds you all well. I hope those of you who are sick get some well deserved rest and recovery.
Have an amazing Friday and weekend!
