Kalamazoo’s new cultivation and processing plant is producing more than cannabis as the founders work to grow job opportunities, diversity and sustainability throughout the industry.
The Woods cultivation and processing center opened in August 2020. The 16,000 square foot warehouse has been transformed into a high-tech grow production yielding 3,500 plants.
Founders Raphael Thurin and Trent Friske grew up together in Saginaw. In 2013, the pair were working as medical cannabis caregivers.
“We don’t have a lot of resources and don’t have a lot of capital, the best we can do is use this opportunity to take advantage, and learn as much as we possibly can,” he said. “If we start early and plan diligently maybe we can make that vision a reality.”
And so a series of resource and development was put into motion. They tested variations in lights and soil and grow methods like hydroponic and aeroponic.
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