Students in Michael Gonella’s Plant Propagation course visited Coastal Blooms cannabis farm for an educational tour on March 21. As part of their Santa Barbara City College course, students learned from owner Ivan Van Wingerden about the operation of a single-crop production facility, mass-cloning of an annual plant, using beneficial insects, closed-loop irrigation and odour control. Until a few years ago, Gonella’s class had been touring Carpinteria cut flower nurseries for about 10 years.
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