Talk about taking sun-grown to the next level.











Brendan Delaney is the cultivation director for Solar Therapeutics in Somerset, Massachusetts. They were the first cultivation facility in the US to use solar power to grow their cannabis.
A singular mission drives the company's experienced management team, dedicated board, and passionate investors: to provide industry-leading wellness and alternative therapy products with a smaller energy footprint. By owning their micro-grid assets consisting of solar arrays, battery storage, and co-generation units, they will offset at least 60% of our carbon emissions.











In today's episode, find out how Brendan uses solar power to grow cannabis and sustain quality alternative therapy products while using a self-generation of energy.
“Having a wide variety really drives sales here, and I think having unique strains is really appealing to some people where legal weed is a pretty new thing.” 
- Brendan Delaney












Some Topics We Discussed Include (Timestamp)
2:40 – Be an efficient grower and environmentally conscious
6:32 – Starting cultivating commercially under Prop 215 rules
10:07 – 25b Pesticide Regulations
22:31 – Keeping the Menu Fresh
25:23 – Selecting Phenos
31:42 – Trimming Weeds
38:09 – Different strains for wholesale and retailing cannabis
43:39 – Cannabis in the pandemic crisis
46:06 – Where to find them
56:34 – Grow tips
 
People Mentioned / Resources

Proposition 215 
25b Pesticide Regulations
All Gas OG
Compound Genetics
Node Labs
Green Broz
Argus Controls

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TRANSCRIPT
Chip Baker: Hey, this is Chip with The Real Dirt podcast, you have reached yet another episode of The Real Dirt. While things have been a little erratic, since we're an international pandemic, and whether you think it's a plan demic, or a pandemic or the plague, it's definitely a reality for people throughout the globe. And I just want to man, give a heartfelt shout out to all of those who are having problems these days due to our international pandemic. The COVID has definitely, man, and it's changed the world. It's changed us. It changed how we do business. And you know,