2024 California Cannabis Harvest Report: Trinity County
This is part 4/6 of the 2024 California Cannabis Harvest Report by Budist. Navigate to all 6 parts of the Harvest Report:
- 2024 California Cannabis Harvest Report: Trinity County (You are here)
2024 Trinity County Cannabis Harvest Recap
Trinity County is the easternmost county in the Emerald Triangle, sitting to Humboldt County’s east, to the south of Siskiyou County, to the west of Shasta County, and to the northeast of Mendocino County. The county is highly mountainous and is traversed by many forest service roads but only two main paved highways, the 299 and the 36, connect Trinity County to the nearby Central Valley and the Interstate 5 corridor.
Trinity County is the Emerald Triangle’s least populated county, with well less than 20,000 inhabitants as of the most recent census count. As such, Trinity’s rurality, cheaper land, and elevation, even relative to Humboldt and Mendocino - gives its communities and cannabis a certain flavor.
Whether the Trinity County Fair homegrounds of Hayfork, the county seat of Weaverville, or even the little mining towns of Old and New Denny… Trinity County’s towns are well known stomping grounds for cannabis history.
Trinity County, Participating Farms
Sol Spirit Farm
Instagram: @solspiritfarm
Website: https://solspiritfarm.com
Location: Willow Creek, South Fork Trinity
Area planted (sqft): 10,000
Elevation: 1391’
Latitude: 40.9° N
Head Cultivator: Walter Wood
Cultivars to Try: Headband, Donny Burger
Certifications: SUN + EARTH, DEM Pure
Unique geographical, terroir, microclimate features: “Perfect southern exposure, elevation above the river fog.”
Notes on climatic growing conditions: “Very cold, wet spring delayed our planting but it was an amazing fall, weather wise, with sunny days and clear nights. Only issue was russet mites.”
Trinity Alps Canna Craft
Instagram: @TrinityAlpsCannaCraft
Website: N/A
Location: North Trinity County, Coffee Creek
Area planted (sqft): 10,000
Elevation: ~2500’
Latitude: ~40.9851° N
Head Cultivator: Matthew Jefferson
Cultivars to Try: Tangerine Upsetter, Farmers Daughter, Garlic Budder
Certifications: SUN + EARTH
Unique geographical, terroir, microclimate features: “We are in an alpine mountain area that is the most north eastern point of the Emerald Triangle. The relative humidity in our area is always super low and we have daily 50-60 degree temperature fluctuation in August and September. It gives us the perfect environment for big full season plants, with very little chance of mold, and the climate factors have given us much higher terpene content. Closer to the ocean we saw a lot of 2% terpene results, on our current farm we are averaging 4% terpene content.”
This is part 4/6 of the 2024 California Cannabis Harvest Report by Budist. Navigate to all 6 parts of the Harvest Report:
- 2024 California Cannabis Harvest Report: Trinity County (You are here)