The GOOD BUDS Blog:
How our Organic, Sun-Grown Cannabis Is Made

GOOD BUDS is a family-run, FVOPA Certified Organic cannabis farm on Salt Spring Island, BC, founded in 2017 by brothers Tyler and Alex Rumi and Canada's first licensed outdoor cannabis cultivator. This blog explains how we grow: living soil beds reused since 2019, rainwater on the sun-grown crop, house-bred strains Gluerangutan, Mango Cake and Timewarp, and how flower, pre-rolls and vapes are made. GOOD BUDS products are sold at licensed cannabis retailers across BC, Alberta and Ontario. Find GOOD BUDS near you.

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The Genetics Problem: Why Most Cannabis Strains Fail Outdoors

Most cannabis strains fail outdoors because they were bred for indoor conditions, and shopping for outdoor-viable genetics isn't really an option — you have to do the selection work yourself. Tyler Rumi walks through how GOOD BUDS landed on Timewarp and Gluerangutan after years of pheno-hunting on Salt Spring Island, BC.

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Indoor cannabis runs on lights and air conditioning. Ours runs on the sun.

Indoor cannabis cultivation runs on artificial lighting, air conditioning, and dehumidification around the clock, making it one of the most energy-intensive ways to grow the plant. GOOD BUDS grows most of its cannabis — including outdoor-only flagship Gluerangutan — in natural sunlight on Salt Spring Island, BC, removing that energy load entirely.

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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.

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GOOD BUDS was granted Canada's first outdoor cannabis cultivation licence in 2019.

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.