Hemp Growing Guide (Part 3: Germinating)
Shows how to germinate and tend a young hemp plant.
Hemp Growing Guide (Part 2: Planting)
It’s the first week of May, the perfect time for planting hemp seeds. Last week we talked about gathering supplies and deciding on a location for your plants to grow–and of course getting your hands on some seeds. Hopefully you have those now but if not don’t worry, you’ve still got several weeks left to…
Hemp Growing Guide (Part 1: Getting Ready)
Happy Spring everyone. Ready to grow some hemp? Maybe you use hemp flower or CBD to treat a medical condition and you’re worried that your favorite products won’t be available come November (when the new “hemp ban” passed by Congress in 2025 takes effect). Or maybe you just want to save some money by raising…
Homemade Cocoa Recipe
Here’s a decadent dessert drink perfect for chilly winter evenings–homemade cocoa with fresh whipped cream. This hot chocolate treat is a great way to administer your CBD dose by adding CBD oil to the cocoa just before serving (see our dosing guide). Of course it’s also great just on its own–CBD is strictly optional! Here’s…
How Does CBD Work?
People use cannabidiol (CBD) to treat a remarkably wide range of health conditions, including perhaps most famously managing epilepsy in children. Some people use CBD as a daily supplement for general wellness. But how exactly does CBD work? The Endocannabinoid System CBD interacts with our body’s endocannabinoid system (ECS), a dense network of receptors throughout…
It’s Hemp Flower Harvest Time!
The 2025 hemp flower harvest was early this year, with smaller plants, but the flowers look and smell fantastic.
Farm Report: Hemp Flowering Finale
A brief peek at the 2025 organic hemp crop at Bald Mountain Botanicals in Maine, where the hemp flowering is well ahead of schedule.
Why All Our CBD Products Are Tested
Why do we have all our products tested by a lab for potency and purity? Maine doesn’t require CBD testing and it’s expensive but we do it anyway. The CBD market is largely unregulated so there are poor quality and even potentially dangerous products out there. Label Accuracy Take potency. Researchers have found that CBD…
Can CBD Help Pets?
Seems like CBD products for pets are everywhere now but are they for real? Can CBD actually help a dog or cat? Or is pet CBD just another marketing gimmick? Veterinary researchers are just starting to study how CBD affects domestic animals. Some of these scientists report that CBD can indeed help treat certain conditions…
Planting Hemp
We’re two weeks past the Spring Equinox and the time has arrived to plant this year’s hemp crop. The last of the snow has melted but nights can still be quite cold here in Maine (and the days too!) through April and May, so the seeds get started indoors. This allows the plants to get…
