A Johannesburg-based medical cannabis cultivation company is helping a community garden grow bigger and better vegetables through donations of its nutrient-rich coco coir medium that's then mixed with regular soil.
One such business, specialising in the cultivation of pharmaceutical-grade cannabis flower that's high in THC and rich in cannabinoids and terpenes, is MedCan. The concept for the business started back in 2016, but it was only in 2020, once licensed for cultivation by the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority , that the facility began to operate.
"Thankfully, we have demonstrated that the flower is of a quality that is sufficient for the export market, so, when we can supply the local market, I think the local market would be really happy, and the patients would be satisfied with the product." This fine-tuning extends to the medium in which the cannabis is growing. MedCan doesn't use regular potting soil, because of the variables associated with essentially living ground containing its own microorganisms, minerals, and nutrients. Instead, the company opts for a coco coir-based medium – made of the fibrous material between the outer husk and the actual coconut.
"That medium, if it's sent to a landfill, is terrible for the environment because it's got all this carbon, and it's just going to be sitting in a landfill. So, instead of just tossing it away, we donate it." "Our wish is getting them [the gardeners] to do permaculture training," Scotch told Business Insider.
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