East Fork Cultivars breeds and produces CBD-rich, sun-grown, craft hemp between the east fork of Oregon’s Illinois River and California’s Siskiyou Wilderness.
Aaron is an experienced organic horticulturist, team leader and East Fork’s Cultivation Director. Aaron has 17 years of cannabis cultivation experience.
Mason is a former business journalist and media producer. Mason brings a strong ethics practice along with a lens for lean philosophy, systems thinking and servant leadership.
Nathan is a leader in Oregon’s progressive politics community and a content and marketing expert.
East Fork Cultivars is devoted to the breeding and cultivation of therapeutic-grade sungrown Cannabis sativa L. with a resolute commitment to environmental and social responsibility.
East Fork uses sustainable, regenerative farming methods to produce high-quality, genetically diverse, CBD-rich cultivars. We take great pride in the holistic philosophies present on our farm, in our products, and in the partnerships we nurture, including our free cannabis education program, and social justice nonprofit support.
At East Fork, we are more than just growers — we are educators, cultivators, and community builders.
June 1st, the first 12 CBD-rich cannabis plants are planted.
Following the end of prohibition, East Fork becomes one of the first licensed cannabis cultivators in Oregon and scales to a full acre of CBD-rich plants.
Wesley Howard, the driving inspiration for East Fork, passes away. His passing renews and deepens East Fork’s mission to ensure affordable access of plant-based therapeutics for people in need.
East Fork receives its license to cultivate hemp (low-THC cannabis) by the Oregon Department of Agriculture and becomes one of the first USDA Organic Certified hemp farms in the country.
East Fork scales to 13 cultivated acres, and is named the U.S. Market Leader in Cultivation by the largest cannabis business conference in the world and a leading authority on cannabis markets in the U.S., MJBizCon and Marijuana Business Daily.
East Fork licenses some of its proprietary cultivars for sale to hemp farmers across the U.S. Over the course of the year, East Fork will launch new branded products, convert its entire hemp supply chain to USDA Organic, open its first flagship retail concept in Portland, and begin growing additional medicinal herbs.
Since its first commercial revenue year in 2017, East Fork has experienced consistent year-over-year revenue growth, with growth rates of 45% (2017 to 2018) and 90% (2018 to 2019). East Fork recorded $2.2M in 2019 revenue, and projects $3.6M in 2020.
Over five years of commercial cultivation, East Fork has consistently grown productive acreage, and will continue to in 2020 via its Organic Hemp Farm Network.
We started with two employees in 2015 and have been able to expand to 25 full-time employees, while paying livable wages and crafting thoughtful employee rights.
East Fork now offers more than 60 unique products, sold across multiple geographies, channels, and regulatory environments. In 2020, East Fork will build on the success of its first branded hemp product, CBD Drops, with more consumer-facing products sold in mainstream retailers and on its new ecommerce outlet, East Fork and Friends.
East Fork has developed close relationships with more than 400 businesses that regularly purchase products from its catalog. While growth in customer count is important, the development of deep, collaborative partnerships with customers has been key to East Fork’s business development success.
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