I met a new friend recently, and invited her over for tea and a chat to further our new friendship.  It was a lovely warm late Fall day, so we sat outside in my little back garden.  As she sat and took a look at my garden she looked a little puzzled and said, “Huh … I expected to see a bunch of cannabis out here.  Where are all your plants?”  Now, if you’ve ever grown cannabis you’ll understand immediately where my plants are – harvested, with the bud in jars in my garage and the rest of the plant composted.  So instead of talking about the plants, we pivoted to what I’m planning on doing with my new harvest.  Cannabis gardening is year round – Spring for planting, Summer for growing, Autumn for harvesting, and Winter for Kitchen Crafting.

I make and use several cannabis preparations.  My current favorites are raw tincture of a 1:1 bud, potent salve, little low-dose THC chocolates, and higher dose CBD gummies.  I’ve got probably a dozen different tinctures in my freezer, patiently awaiting use in any number of creations.  There are three types of cannaoil, each with its own cannabinoid profile, ready for inclusion in fat based edibles.  Kitchen crafting with cannabis is a fascinating, iterative process for me.  It’s part cooking, part potion-making, and always educational.

One of my favorite events of the year is coming up in a couple weeks.  It’s Wondering About Weed’s annual Kitchen Craft Workshop.  This is a class that feels like a party!  We learn together and make customized creations together and leave with new friends and a treasure trove of homemade gummies, chocolate creations and topical to keep us feeling better and enjoying life.

As the holidays and the end of 2023 loom near, I’ll close with how thankful I am for this plant, and for the people it has brought me into community with.  Happy Holidays to you!