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Posts published by “Jonah Raskin”

Bob Cannard Gives Up The Ghost At Green String Farm

Bob Cannard hasn’t just been a superlative organic farmer, though he has been that. He has also been an advocate for regenerative agriculture, living close to the land, and banning all chemical herbicides and pesticides,…

Charles Albert’s Christmas Carol

In the village of Petrykivka in Ukraine, Maria Yanenko worried that bombs would obliterate her home and destroy her traditional folk art practised by women in her family for decades. She gathered 40 paintings of…

The Mendo Ag Commissioner Picture

Mendocino County is in a pickle, or if you don’t like that analogy choose one of your own that reflects the situation in which Ukiah finds itself. Without an Ag Commissioner and in dire need…

Cannabis Crop Report, 2022

As always there’s both good news and bad news to the story. In the world of weed, the good news is that this year small farmers have harvested some of their best crop ever in…

Don’t Grow; Manufacture: Lord Of The Rings

No, I’m not talking about J.R.R. Tolkien’s superlative epic, nor am I talking about the action adventure movies inspired by “The Lord of the Rings.” I’m talking about the crispy, flavored, cannabis-infused rings from Tsumo…

Another Day At People’s Park

To the eye of a tourist from another city, the plot of land in Berkeley, California that’s known as People’s Park might look like a hurricane hit it. The trunks of huge trees are scattered…

Oaky Joe Report: Over, Under, Sideways, Down

Yes, Oaky Joe Munson, the iconic cannabis grower and infamous Nor Cal outlaw, is driving Bruce Anderson’s Honda, which has racked up 326,000+ miles. It’s still running with umph, though not like new. Oaky Joe,…

The Queen Is Rotting in Her Grave

While vacationing on the East Coast in September, I watched TV and couldn't help noticing that Queen Elizabeth died, her scoundrel son, Charles, was the king and that there had been a changing of the…

Interview With My Double

Q: You have a Double? A: I was tired of being a solitary white male. I wanted a shadow, a Double. Try one on for size. You might like one. Q: Are you related to…

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