The County of Humboldt (California) is known worldwide for two things: its forests of sequoia trees, and for being the location of the finest outdoor marijuana grown in the U.S.A. Just as the sequoias overshadow nearly every other kind of tree in size and beauty, Humboldt's grass makes any other marijuana in America look second rate. Their secret? Traditional, environmentally sound growing techniques, which have made banks like the Humboldt Seed Organization internationally renowned for the quality of its seeds.

The are no precise estimates on the number of marijuana growers operating in Humboldt County, and even less certain is the number in the State of California. But it is safe to say that among the 78,000 people between 18 and 65 years of age who live there, at least half are somehow involved in the marijuana production industry. Thousands of those people in Humboldt live in the hills. Literally. On very steep hills. So steep that they're completely useless for mass urban development or any other type of agriculture. And they thwart unexpected visits.

For marijuana culture, however, the land is ideal, due to its location and its climate. Cultivation took root in Humboldt in the 60s, when persecution and police repression spurred many hippies to flee the big cities like San Francisco in search of smaller localities where they could find the peace they were looking for. Many of them moved to Northern California in what was dubbed the "back-to-the-land" movement.

When they arrived in Humboldt they found that these mountains were perfect for them; beautiful place where land was cheap, and so they built small cabins to live in. The hippies liked to smoke cannabis. Some brought their seeds of Mexican marijuana with them, and planted them in Humboldt's fertile soil, next to their cabins. That's how it all began.

This success of its strains, prized and admired by both professional growers and the most discerning consumers (including rappers and major show business figures, who pay astronomical prices for this magnificent grass) is based on the transmission of the same values underpinning the alternative community that colonized Humboldt in the 1960s. Values like cooperation, equality, respect for the environment, tolerance towards human diversity and 100% organic crops.

Moreover, the Humboldt Seed Organization produces high-quality organic marijuana for medical clinics in California, researching strains with specific medical characteristics, while making a decided commitment to those with high CBD content, the new focus in the flourishing field of therapeutic marijuana.

The philosophy of the Humboldt Seed Organization has not changed much since those years when the pioneers of marijuana culture moved to this idyllic area: researching and developing strains in the most sustainable way, including the exclusive use of organic nutrients, respecting integration with the surroundings, recycling all waste, and helping local businesses with the purchase of ecological and local products.

Here we leave you with some of their most famous strains, which you can find at our LaMota store.