HUDSON VALLEY HERBALS ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR A SUSTAINABLE, SUN-GROWN CANNABIS OPERATION AT HISTORIC KELLY FARM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Contact: Moranda Bromberg (914) 924-9755
Local residents Moranda Bromberg, CEO of Hudson Valley Herbals, and her partner Zach Baum, have announced plans to submit an application for a recreational adult-use cultivation and processing license to the NYS Office of Cannabis Management once applications become available. Hudson Valley Herbals intends to operate a cannabis cultivation and processing facility at the 140-acre site of a former dairy and sweet corn farm at the southern end of the Town of Wawarsing. The company plans to grow the maximum allowable square footage of cannabis authorized by the state (pending forthcoming regulations) in both greenhouses and in the fields. The campus aims to be at least 50% alternative energy-powered, utilizing robust solar and geo-thermal systems.
“Hudson Valley Herbals is dedicated to utilizing state-of-the-art sustainable cultivation practices to bring quality craft cannabis products to an emerging market throughout all of New York,” said Bromberg. “I’ve had my eye on the Hudson Valley for cannabis since I returned from working on medical cannabis farms in Southern Oregon. There I saw firsthand the revitalizing effect the cannabis industry can have on communities like Ellenville and Wawarsing.”
The project, which is fully funded, is estimated to create 100 jobs locally, and would represent an approximately $30 million investment in the community. Hudson Valley Herbals will be sustainable and regenerative at scale, with a dynamic green campus including an orchard, vegetable/herb/flower farm, and over 60 acres of restored meadows and bird sanctuary. A full restoration and utilization of the currently unused but locally iconic large barn complex will complete the artful design of this unprecedented facility. Grace Kennedy, one of the owners of the Kelly farm says of the project: “This farm has been a very special place for us, but we know that Moranda and Zach will be excellent stewards of the land, which has been in our family for over a hundred years. We feel confident they will take great care to maintain the integrity of the property and that their business will be a big benefit to the town. We look forward to watching their project progress from our homes across the street.”
Both Bromberg and Baum have resided in the area since 2017 and are deeply committed to growing and uplifting the community, both economically and socially. Hudson Valley Herbals plans to emphasize sustainable sun-grown cannabis with lower potency levels and balanced full-spectrum cannabinoids for a better user experience, something they feel is sorely lacking in the market.