HUDSON VALLEY HERBALS COMES TO ELLENVILLE 2023
We are a women-run, female-founded recreational cannabis company. I'm Moranda Bromberg (Founder, CEO). I call Napanoch home. A native New Yorker and lifelong lover of nature, I saw the potential for cannabis immediately. After working in Oregon on medical cannabis farms, I realized that the fertile Rondout Valley presented a tremendous opportunity.
I wanted my company to bring the best of the west coast mentality to the east coast. Those values include local and community involvement as well as an environmentally conscious and sustainable operating plan. It includes job creation, serving underprivileged communities, and communities adversely affected by decades of inequitable law enforcement practices. Diversity is what so beautifully sets Ellenville apart from most of our county. We want to make sure we lift up the area by providing well-paying jobs and reinvesting profits locally where most needed.
When we first saw the Kelly farm, we knew it was the perfect location; undeniably scenic with a unique magic. This farmland has had many uses over the years but it seemed primed for the revival of agriculture which cannabis can provide.
Hudson Valley Herbals plans to build a state-of-the-art, sun-grown, sustainable greenhouse compound with a regenerative outdoor grow. We aim to be 50% alternative energy powered utilizing solar and geothermal sources plus processing, manufacturing, and packaging all of our own products. The iconic white barns will be restored to their former glory, used as offices and a farm store. We will use the back farmland behind the Sandburg Creek for mentorship, community engagement, and educational programs.
Going forward we hope this bimonthly article will be a source of education and openness. We will cover topics from growing, agriculture, history of the plant, and cannabis' many uses and positive effects on communities. As residents of the area we want to inform but also come with open minds about questions regarding our project and cannabis broadly. We are excited to share all of it with you.