My family and I own a marijuana farm and we harvest up to 60 acres of plants every season.
- We have a spring harvest and a winter season harvest.
The winter season is usually entirely dry and arid. Sometimes we have a little bit of rain, but this year we had tormental downpours almost every single day during the winter season months. Our farm was under 6 ft of water at one time and all of our crops were completely destroyed. We lost a lot during the storm too. After the storm was over, we went to the bank to see if we could secure a loan to help the marijuana farm get through the difficult part. The bank looked at all of our finances and asked us if we thought about joining a co-op in the city. My family and I never really discussed being part of a co-op, but it was actually an interesting idea that the bank brought to my attention. After we signed all of the paperwork for the loan for the marijuana farm, I decided to make an appointment with the owner of the co-op. I told them that the bank finance supervisor sent me to her and she was entirely interested to hear more about my family and the marijuana farm. We spoke for several hours together and after we were done, I received an offer to supply the co-op with 15 lb of marijuana after our next harvest. My dad was so proud that he named me vice president of the corporation reporting directly and only to him.