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The cannabis sustainability conversation is stuck on packaging. The bigger problem is how the flower is grown.
The cannabis sustainability conversation focuses on packaging, but the real footprint is in production — single-use pots, rockwool, synthetic mineral salts, and round-the-clock indoor power. GOOD BUDS grows mostly outdoors in living soil that's been running since 2019, fed with FVOPA-certified organic amendments and 100% recaptured rainwater on Salt Spring Island, BC.
One harvest a year
Sun-grown cannabis on Salt Spring Island runs on one harvest a year — Gluerangutan and Timewarp come off the field once each fall, in living soil beds that have been working since 2019. Tyler Rumi on what one harvest actually requires, the year we lost a third of the crop, and why we still grow the way we do.
510 Vape Cart vs Disposable AIO
The real difference between a 510 cart and an AIO vape isn't the hardware — it's what's inside, and how the heating element handles it. GOOD BUDS produces both formats on Salt Spring Island, matching extract type to device on purpose: live resin to 510 carts, cured resin to AIOs, live rosin to purpose-built hardware.
Is Outdoor Cannabis Lower Quality?
Outdoor cannabis isn’t inherently lower quality—it’s often misunderstood. When the right genetics are matched to the right environment, sun-grown cannabis can outperform indoor across terpene content, potency, and overall expression.
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Did you know GOOD BUDS was the first LP in Canada to be awarded with an outdoor grow license?
GOOD BUDS dives into Cultivation & Distribution Plans after receiving sales license from Health Canada.
Thanks to our friends over at Sessions High Life, we’ve been nominated #1 on their list of who’s bringing Canada’s finest cannabis products to the table.
GOOD BUDS becomes one of the first Living Wage Employers in the Cannabis Growing Sector.
GOOD BUDS launches Whole Flower Concentrates in Alberta
GOOD BUDS wins Concentrate of The Year & Best Social Media awards.
GOOD BUDS achieves Organic certification from the Fraser Valley Organic Producers Association.
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