With COVID instances in decline, the tourism business, together with Airbnb, is nicely on its strategy to thriving as soon as extra. Hashish tourism particularly is ramping up as nicely, due to the persevering with improve within the variety of states which can be both engaged on, or rolling out, their leisure and/or medical hashish industries. One such instance is a partnership between Airbnb and a hashish farm known as Sonoma Hills Farm in Petaluma, California.
The farm is positioned on 60 acres in Sonoma County, positioned southeast of Mendocino County, which is a well-known area for prime hashish cultivation. As is customary with Airbnb listings, this residence’s official title is descriptive of what its hosts hope friends will expertise throughout their keep: “Live the High Life at Sonoma Hills Farm.”
In response to the farm’s Vice President of Hashish Cultivation and Manufacturing, Aaron Keefer, he’s proud to deliver a soothing and distinctive trip expertise to friends.
“If it appears like a dream job, it’s as a result of it’s. Whereas my background is in gardening and high-quality eating (I spent a decade as lead culinary gardener of the nationally acknowledged high-quality eating establishment The French Laundry in close by Napa because the lead culinary gardener),” Keefer shares. “My coronary heart lies right here on the farm, the place I’m capable of mix my love of meals and obsession with gardening to domesticate my favourite flora: hashish. I hope you permit our farmstead with the identical ardour I really feel about this apply and maybe even a budding inexperienced thumb.”
Keefer mentioned in an interview with Forbes that his predominant purpose is to “normalize” hemp and hashish cultivation. “By providing an insider’s look into how we fastidiously domesticate our merchandise—be they greens or hashish strains—we hope to supply a keep that’s equal elements stress-free and enriching,” he mentioned. “By connecting with the land, friends will depart with a special perspective than once they arrived and may have supported our farm in a significant method.”
Staying on the farm doesn’t join friends straight with any licensed hashish vegetation or merchandise although. “On account of rules and authorized limitations, friends won’t be visiting a licensed hashish marijuana develop or interacting with hashish marijuana,” the Airbnb listing states.
“Visitors as a substitute have entry to a neighboring personal residence, vegetable backyard and hashish hemp farm. These vegetation look and scent equivalent to the hashish marijuana vegetation, however comprise lower than 1% THC and are federally authorized. As well as, they’ll have entry to the entire different produce on the property.” The itemizing does point out a choice of CBD merchandise from numerous corporations in California, resembling Green Bee Botanicals, Potli, Rose Los Angeles and Jane West, in addition to candles from Garden Society.
The house will turn out to be accessible for reservation on April 20 at 10 a.m. PDT, with a present window for visits between April 30 and Might 3. It presents a $60-per-night keep, which, Keefer shared, is in relation to the 60 acres of property on the farm. One of many itemizing’s many choices consists of “Regenerative Recreation,” permitting friends to discover the farm’s dedication to regenerative farming practices and hang around with the house’s two everlasting residents, “Curly Sue the Mangalitsa pig and Tony the Highland cow.”
The itemizing additionally mentions a partnership with Airbnb, which can be donating to a worthwhile nonprofit group that strives to advertise regenerative agriculture and restore local weather stability. “In appreciation for Sonoma Hills Farm’s regenerative and sustainable hashish cultivation, Airbnb will make a donation to Regeneration International to assist their mission to reverse world warming and finish world starvation by facilitating and accelerating the worldwide transition to regenerative agriculture and land administration,” the itemizing states.