#WeekendCoffeeShare Cannabis And Lavender

June 17, 2017 — #weekendcoffeeshare, Arizona, Arizona Tourism, cannabis, heat, medical marijuana, White Mountains

Red Rock Lavender Farm

If we were having coffee this weekend I would offer you a large helping of iced tea. The heat is scorching with no end in sight. The heat draws the moisture up from the south to create our monsoon season, but so far there is a tragic lack of moisture. We are baking in the desert. Stay in the air conditioned comfort and drink loads of tea to stay hydrated during your visit. I will send you off on your trip home with fresh watermelon juice, which I find is the most cooling beverage in the world. Relax and tell me about your week. Did your writing go well? How about life?

If we were guzzling iced tea together I would tell you how much fun I am having at my new job. I am now licensed as a dispensary agent by the state of Arizona. I work at a medical marijuana grow harvesting and trimming weed. I only work 12 hours a week in that capacity, but I am developing new ways to serve the patients. I want to create a cannabis catering department as well as an excursion department. I am new at this business, but have lots of experience in the travel industry. I believe the patients are a perfect group of people to put on a party bus for short trips.

The best part of my job is getting to know all my new colleagues. They know a lot about cannabis, but I have miles to go before I will understand all the various new concentrates being made, and the various strains being cultivated.  I learn every time I go to work for my four hour shifts.  It is surprising to me how much finesse is required to trim buds.  Each variety has different qualities and must be handled differently.  It takes focus, but we can still chat and listen to music as we work.  The people with whom I work are very good natured (as you might expect).  I plan to feature short educational segments on  Wednesdays, #WeedWednesdays, featuring our expert grower.  There is endless information as well as interest in this subject.

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Big Farma

If we were on our third glass of iced tea by now I would tell you about our plan to escape to the White Mountains of Arizona next weekend.  We are going to a lavender festival near the town of Snowflake.  Just saying the word Snowflake is pretty exciting when it is 115 outside.  We will drive up on Friday and stay in Show Low, AZ.  On Saturday we will attend the Lavender Festival at Red Rock Farms.  This event promises to be the exact opposite of burning up in the heat.  We will romp through the fields of lavender on a pick your own adventure, then attend cooking demos and wine tastings at the farm.  I can’t wait!!!! Saturday night we will check in to an historical bed and breakfast downtown Snowflake, which I will also like a lot. We have to drive home on Sunday, but we can linger in the mountains on the way back. We need to make the most of our “cool down” because the following week will be a furnace down here.

Thanks for joining me today.  Use sunscreen on the way to your vehicle.  You would not believe how quickly you can be burned to a crisp. Please visit our hostess Emily at Nerd in the Brain for more coffee shares.  This movable feast takes place every weekend.  Join us to read, comment, or submit your own digital beverage post.

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