The Emerald Cup, a time-honored competition for California cannabis, recently held its annual Harvest Ball event. Celebrating the bounty of the harvest season, the festival brings the community together. For two days revelers enjoyed live music, talks, and plenty of the finest flower the Emerald Triangle has to offer.
Growers from across the state had the chance to display their freshest buds, and the terpenes were front and center. Craft cultivators won the day, with several small farms selling out of their wares.
A Fan Favorite
Canna Country Farms, known far and wide through the cannabis community for their Emerald Cup award-winning #26—completely ran out of the ocimene-forward strain before the end of the first day. A clear favorite, fans of #26 prize this strain for it’s exotic purple hue, powerful herbaceous aroma and flavor and well-balanced effects that perfectly showcase a blend of terpenes with ocimene stealing the spotlight.
“We genuinely believe it’s a privilege for us to be here,” said Drew Emmer, strategic partnerships at Boveda, as he looked over at the Redwood Roots booth where Canna Country, Huckleberry Hill, Ridgeline, and other Humboldt farmers were set up.
Emerald Cup Harvest Ball 2022
Curious about what else went down at this year’s Harvest Ball? Check out the exclusive breakdown video above from the Boveda Cannabis team.
Other popular booths included the Alpaca Club, where attendees flocked to pick up brands like Globs, Sense, and Fruit Slabs, Humboldt favorites Space Gem, who shared space with fellow Emerald Triangle brands Talking Trees, HaveHash, and Papa & Barkley, which saw long lines for their premium rosin, topicals, and edibles.
In addition to the popular strains and awards, the iconic Bay Area rapper E-40 anchored the day one festivities, with fellow artists Mendo Dope and Kamayiah also drawing large crowds. Though the festivities were marked by intermittent rain, Emerald Cup devotees danced the days and nights away.
Curious about what else went down at this year’s Harvest Ball? Check out the exclusive breakdown video above.
Learn more about Canna Country, Huckleberry Hill, Ridgeline, and other Humboldt farmers in this special documentary.
