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Monday, June 28, 2021

Cannabis flower off to Poland - Farm Weekly

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LGP managing director Fleta Solomon.

LGP managing director Fleta Solomon.

A FIVE-YEAR exclusive pharmaceutical distribution agreement has been signed between South West based Little Green Phrarma (LGP) and Medezin for the distribution of cannabis medicines into Poland.

Medezin is a subsidiary of Pelion SA - the largest operator in the Polish and Lithuanian healthcare sector - and is now the exclusive partner for the distribution of LGP's medicinal cannabis oil and high tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) flower products in Poland.

Medezin is targeting the sale of products equivalent to at least 20 per cent of the Polish medicinal cannabis oil market and at least 10pc of the Polish high-THC medicinal cannabis flower Market.

LGP managing director Fleta Solomon said their distribution agreement with Medezin reflects the company's strategic ambition to acquire and maintain a substantial share of the total addressable market in each jurisdiction it supplies.

"We are very pleased to have partnered with Medezin, a highly experienced and large-scale pharmaceutical distributor servicing the Polish market, to help us achieve this goal," Ms Solomon said

"The financial value of the agreement will be contingent upon the final number of orders under the agreement, which in turn are subject to the minimum order requirement and the price of the products for LGP will be determined by the market at the time of sale.

"Given the variable nature of the number of units likely to be sold under the agreement, the floating calculation of the minimum quota and variable pricing arrangements, LGP is unable to provide further guidance on the financial impact of the agreement but will provide updates on the value of the agreement on an ongoing basis as part of its quarterly reporting obligations."

The agreement is for a term of five years beginning on the date of grant of the first marketing authorisation and will automatically renew for successive one-year periods unless terminated.

The parties have already substantially progressed the first marketing authorisation dossier for LGP's medicinal cannabis flower product.

Ms Solon said typically, Polish marketing authorisations require 210 days for assessment and grant.

"Medezin's distribution exclusivity is conditional upon it purchasing a minimum quota of products," she said

"In each case, the minimum quota is calculated annually in the relevant market for the previous 12 months of sales as collected and reported by the Polish medicines regulator.

"Medezin may only terminate the agreement due to LGP's material default or if the safety of the products is disputed by the Polish regulators."

Poland has a population of about 38 million, making it the fifth largest country in the European Union.

All doctors are eligible to prescribe medicinal cannabis in Poland and there is no definitive list of health conditions that can be prescribed.

The Polish market relies solely on imported cannabis medicines, with medicinal cannabis flower products retailing at between 650-700 Polish zloty, or $226 to $244 for 10 grams.

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June 28, 2021 at 05:00PM
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Save the bees: Canyonville Farmers Market gives flower seeds to visitors - NRToday.com

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At the Canyonville Farmers Market on Wednesday, flower seeds and educational facts sheets were handed out for a save the bees initiative.

Amanda Pastoria, market manager, said, “I’ll hand them out at the Canyonville Farmers Market until they all have homes. Besides that, The Umpqua Valley Farmers Market handed out seeds to the kids last weekend with the Food Hero activity, and Umpqua Valley Farm To School has seeds too.”

Bees are extremely important for the environment.

“Bees pollinate more than 70% of our food sources as well as other plants, not just on farms, but in the wild too, which helps maintain the vast biodiversity of nature,” Pastoria said. “Without bees, the plants that we rely on would have lower production and set fewer seeds, which would alter our ecosystems drastically.”

The flower seeds that were being handed out included sunflowers, hollyhocks, Johnny jump up violas, English daisies, Shasta daisies, painted daisies, purple coneflower echinacea and zinnias. Most of the flowers are perennial and will come back next year.

The flower seeds were donated by Oregon State University.

“This year the Douglas County OSU Extension Office contacted me about free flower seed packets,” Pastoria said. “I took them up on the offer, and here we are, doing a ‘Save the Bees’ kids activity.”

There are other ways to help save bees as well, Pastoria explained.

“We can do our part by not using chemical pesticides, fertilizers, and herbicides that kill bees and their habitats,” she said. “Use beneficial insects, like ladybugs and praying mantises, to keep away pests. Plant a garden, with flowers too. Don’t cut down massive amounts of trees, which bloom and provide pollen and nectar for the bees. Build bee boxes. Support your local beekeepers.”

There will be several workshops at the Canyonville Farmers’ Market for kids over the summer hosted by Umpqua Valley Farm to School.

On June 28 there will be no-bae cookie making with Goodog Bakery out of Myrtle Creek. On July 14 there will be a lesson on bird digestion and pinecone bird feeders. On Aug. 4 there will be smoothie making with UC-Veg. On Aug. 18 there will be eco print scarf making. On Sept. 1 there will be a lesson on how to make a great salad.

“All classes are funded through a grant from Umpqua Health Alliance,” Pastoria said. “Live Music is funded through the same grant and a grant from Douglas County Cultural Coalition.”

Whitney Broughton of Roseburg was enjoying the market with her daughter, Rose, on Wednesday.

Broughton said, “This is our first time coming to the market, but we will be coming here a lot more.”

The market was started eight years ago and now typically has between 18 and 24 vendors. They are open from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. every Wednesday.

Its mission is, “To provide fresh local produce, handmade goods, and live music to the community while supporting local people and families. We believe in community, and that’s what we are building,” said Pastoria. “We are here for you. Come by and see the faces that grow your food.”

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June 28, 2021 at 06:06PM
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King slowing down production, excited to pass 'flower bucket' to Pink Poppy - The Owensboro Times

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Ella King began selling her homegrown flowers at the Owensboro Regional Farmer’ Market in 1999 under the name of Kings Country Gardens. She has served as a mentor to many others in the industry — most notably Beck Bridges with Pink Poppy, who opened her booth at the market this spring. 

After 22 years in the field — which can be quite demanding — King has decided to slow down with her production and spend more time with her grandkids. She’s excited to pass the “flower bucket” to Bridges and Pink Poppy because she knows there will always be a demand from customers at the market.

“I can’t give it up because I enjoy it so much — I just can’t do the volume of work that’s required anymore. The weather is tough and I’m just going to do and grow enough to make me happy,” King said. “I’m happy (Bridges) is there and I want her to succeed — there’s enough business for everybody.”

King’s love for flowers stems from her grandmother, a Greenville native who always grew her flowers to use for special occasions. King’s ultimate inspiration to develop the hobby came after a visit to Texas when she was searching for flowers to put by her grandparents’ graves.

“When I pulled up in front of the florist, there was a gentleman a block away selling flowers out of a bucket. When I saw him setting there — something clicked,” King said. “I always had flowers that I just cut and gave away. I went down the street and talked to him for 45 minutes — he answered every question I had.”

King started small, only visiting the market three to four times per year until she retired from her full-time position at the Green River District Health Department. Organizers at the market were skeptical because no one had ever attempted to sell flowers before, but her success only grew from there. 

“I had a Ford Taurus, a card table, and an umbrella — I sold $25 worth that first day and I was in,” she said. “I was doing cartwheels because I thought if my grandmother could see me making money selling flowers, she would be so happy.”

Bridges’ desire to enter the flower business stems from her lifetime love for flowers and her infatuation with Pinterest. 

“I’ve always loved flowers and grown them for myself. I started giving them to family and friends … I did a couple of weddings for my nieces as a gift and it really grew from there,” Bridges said. “I read an article about small micro-farms and it caught my interest.”

Micro-farms seek to get the maximum amount of production out of a small place which means there is a constant cycle of cutting what is available at the time and planting for the future. Bridges operates a 4,000-square-foot plot and focuses on “cut” flowers that are suited for life in a vase. 

She planted her first batch of flowers in the fall through a process called overwintering where she built low tunnels and added a frost cloth over the top of the flowers. The flowers first germinate and sprout in the fall while the frost cloth protects them from the elements. Then, when temperatures rise in the spring, the flowers will “take off.”

“I planted several flowers this fall … my first bloom was Feb. 25 of this year,” Bridges said. “I realized that I was going to have a lot of flowers this spring so I began offering hand-tied bouquets in bunches and pre-arrangements in vases at the Farmer’s Market.”

Bridges credits King as an excellent source of information and an inspiration to her. 

“Ms. Ella King is a wonderful person — she’s helped me with a lot of information,” she said. “I went to her when I was thinking about getting started and she’s always there to answer questions and to point me in the right directions — she’s so good to me.”

King still frequents the Farmer’s Market on occasion though she primarily operates by appointment. She wants to ensure her customers that peonies will remain a constant. Bridges and her Pink Poppy stand are at the Farmer’s Market every Saturday from 8-12 a.m. to offer sunflowers and an assortment of other cut flowers. 

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June 28, 2021 at 12:17PM
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Pick Your Own Flowers at Isom's Orchard - Rocket City Mom

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a bucket of flowers at Isom's Orchard

The Flower Fields at Isom’s Orchard in Athens are starting to bloom! Special days for Pick your own flowers are in July.

EVERY FRIDAY & SATURDAY 7:30AM – 12:30 PM

  • Located across the highway from the Isom’s Farm Stand
  • Cash and Check accepted
  • Limited buckets and shears available, highly encourage to bring your own
  • Admission is free, flower prices are $1.50 for sunflowers, $1 zinnias
  • You are free to snap any photos on your phone during U-Pick hours only – photography sessions will need to be scheduled.

PHOTOGRAPHERS:
The first sunflower patch will bloom Jun 28 – July 18th
Text 256-777-5683 to book, Photographer Rates – $65/half hr , $100/hr
Private Time slots available daily outside of public U-Pick Hours

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June 28, 2021 at 04:07AM
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Sunday, June 27, 2021

Pick Your Own Flowers at Isom's Orchard - Rocket City Mom

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a bucket of flowers at Isom's Orchard

The Flower Fields at Isom’s Orchard in Athens are starting to bloom! Special days for Pick your own flowers are in July.

EVERY FRIDAY & SATURDAY 7:30AM – 12:30 PM

  • Located across the highway from the Isom’s Farm Stand
  • Cash and Check accepted
  • Limited buckets and shears available, highly encourage to bring your own
  • Admission is free, flower prices are $1.50 for sunflowers, $1 zinnias
  • You are free to snap any photos on your phone during U-Pick hours only – photography sessions will need to be scheduled.

PHOTOGRAPHERS:
The first sunflower patch will bloom Jun 28 – July 18th
Text 256-777-5683 to book, Photographer Rates – $65/half hr , $100/hr
Private Time slots available daily outside of public U-Pick Hours

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June 28, 2021 at 04:07AM
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Former Baylor, Flower Mound star Lauren Cox waived by Indiana Fever - The Dallas Morning News

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Almost a year after getting drafted, one of the top women’s basketball prospects coming out of Texas is no longer on a professional team.

Former Baylor and Flower Mound star Lauren Cox, the No. 3 overall pick of the 2020 WNBA draft, was waived by the Indiana Fever on Sunday.

Cox has had a difficult start to her professional career since leaving Baylor. The 6-foot-4 forward’s WNBA debut was delayed last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cox has Type 1 diabetes, which puts her at higher risk of experiencing COVID-19 complications.

In one and half seasons with the Fever, Cox appeared in 25 games, averaging 2.6 points and 2.7 rebounds in 11.1 minutes per game.

During her senior season at Baylor, Cox took two months off from basketball after recovering from a torn meniscus and bone bruise in her knee, but she was a first-team All-American in 2020 after averaging 12.5 points, 8.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.7 blocks as a senior for a 28-2 Baylor team. She led the Lady Bears to a national championship win in 2019.

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June 28, 2021 at 01:57AM
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Former Baylor, Flower Mound star Lauren Cox waived by Indiana Fever - The Dallas Morning News

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'See us as people:' Osage citizens work with 'Flower Moon' filmmakers to ensure authenticity, accuracy - Tulsa World

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PAWHUSKA — The Water Bird Gallery pops with color as the history and culture of the Osage Nation combine in a charmingly beautiful mix of offerings.

In the middle of the store is owner Danette Daniels, making friends out of new visitors. She’s a chatty, self-styled ambassador welcoming newcomers to her hometown and tribal nation.

Going through her gallery, she talks about the Indigenous artists whose works for sale hang from the walls. She explains reasons behind the designs in clothing, jewelry and blankets. She displays century-old photographs and proudly points to an etching of her father, an elder in the Osage Nation.

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 These 1920s Osage cradle boards from the collection of Osage citizen Danette Daniels were on loan for the film based on the book “Killers of the Flower Moon.”

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Her enthusiasm becomes an education about what makes the Osage Nation unique.

“The Osage are known for finger weaving and ribbon work. We have bright colors like purples, reds and yellows,” she says while showing a handmade, wool broadcloth blanket accented with silk ribbons.

Just down the street gathers a crowd trying for a glimpse of stars such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, who are filming “Killers of the Flower Moon.” It’s based on the David Grann book about the 1920s systematic murders of Osage Nation members for their wealth, focusing on the deaths in Mollie Burkhart’s family.

It’s an emotional, painful story many in the Osage Nation are now revisiting. In the beginning, Daniels, like many of her fellow citizens, had concerns.

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A scene for the movie based on the book "Killers of the Flower Moon" is filmed May 24 in Pawhuska.

As it became clear the film was to be made, an invitation was extended to the film crew to meet at the Gray Horse community, one of three districts of the Osage Nation.

“We decided to do what we do best and put on a feast and talk about it,” she said. “With our tribal cooks, about 300 Osage citizens gathered and director Martin Scorsese and his crew came. He shook every person’s hand. That took an hour.”

The community had chosen several speakers, including Daniels, to address their apprehensions.

“We aired our issues, worried about the stereotypes of Indians, like drunkenness,” she said. “We felt like Mr. Scorsese was sincere, open and listening to us. So far, they have practiced what they said they would do and collaborated with many in our community.”

Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear recalls having similar conversations with movie executives even before Scorsese took the project.

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Osage Nation Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear says he wants people to see and hear the nation’s culture and language in the movie based on the book “Killers of the Flower Moon.”

“We didn’t want it to be just the FBI story or just the Osage who were deceased,” said Standing Bear. “We wanted them to see our culture and see as us people. We want to hear our language.

“I understood they were going to tell this movie through the eyes of Mollie (Burkhart), and it would be a movie the Osage would be proud of. That turned it for me. When Scorsese got it, he picked up on that, and it has gotten better and better.”

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Director Martin Scorsese stands on the set of the movie based on the book “Killers of the Flower Moon” in Pawhuska. Osage citizens said they felt he was sincere about his efforts to make the movie authentic.

Authentic Osage Nation 1920s-era items used in the film are coming from local residents. It’s been a word-of-mouth search, with neighbors referring neighbors and families referring families.

Daniels has been a collector of Osage pieces her entire life. Two cradle boards and a purple ribbonwork blanket in her collection were loaned to the film crew and might make it onto the big screen, she said.

Other Osage citizens have loaned things such as dishes and furniture. What can’t be found, like vintage clothing or blankets, is being made with advice, and sometimes help, from Osage citizens.

“There are Osage consultants on set, and they are tapping into the community,” Daniels said. “I feel good about it. Sometimes they are reaching out to me on a daily basis. They really want period pieces from the ‘20s quite a bit. They really are educating themselves about this.”

Daniels posts updates regularly on her gallery’s Facebook page about the film and other Osage news.

“There are so many Osage people extremely excited about this,” Daniels said.

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The Osage Nation government has stayed out of the film production but encouraged communication with its program leaders and elders.

Johnny Williams, a member of the Osage Nation Government Affairs Advisory, serves as a film adviser. He and others cannot say much due to contractual agreements.

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A scene is filmed on May 24 in Pawhuska for a movie based on the book “Killers of the Flower Moon.”

But he said more than 1,000 Osage citizens auditioned as extras, and many have been called to the set in crowd scenes. He said the film crew is in constant contact with Osage citizens.

“They are not hesitant to ask questions or look for consultants to get answers,” Williams said. “They are trying to live up to the promise they made the Osages.”

Indigenous nations have differentiating cultural aspects.

For the Osage Nation, red is associated with the firstborn, often worn in blankets by women and in clothing by men. The bright colors tend to be in geometric patterns, but some floral designs date to the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The family dinner table of that era would feature Spode dishes, an English brand of china, and silver utensils. A set of red Spode china is seen in a scene photo released by Apple Original Films to the Osage Nation showing DiCaprio and actress Lily Gladstone sharing a meal.

“I love Spode china,” Daniels said. “Traditional Osage women always loved Spode, and many families handed it down through their families.”

The china reflects the prosperity among Osage Nation citizens from oil royalties, said Jessilyn Addie Hudgins, Osage Cultural Center director.

“It was something they saw and liked it. They bought it and had the money to do what they want,” Hudgins said.

A traditional meal may include fry bread, meat gravy, corn soup, squash, grape dumplings and strip meat soup. Some citizens remember eating a type of small potato growing in the area and water lilies, said to be good for the heart.

“About 100 years ago, I’m sure it was whatever rations were brought. That’s where it came from — rations from the federal government,” Hudgins said. “If it was 200 years ago, you wouldn’t have fry bread because we wouldn’t have oil.”

The 1920s era was one of melding the old traditions of the Osage citizens with new luxuries afforded by their wealth, such as Osage women wrapped in customary blankets sitting in expensive cars.

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On May 24, shooting took place in Pawhuska for “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Osage citizens worked with the film crew to create authentic costumes.

The film crew created the facade of train station with a section of track. It’s something Standing Bear would like to see remain.

“We, as a nation, would take care of it as a memento of this,” said Standing Bear. “That’s something political leaders and the Osage Congress would want. It’s about having a good relationship with the movie.”

Reviving the Osage language has been a project of the nation for years, with no fluent speakers left. To strengthen the endangered language, the nation has created an immersion school, online and virtual platforms and other classes.

“For me, I remember going to dinner and it was all in Osage until about 1965,” said Standing Bear. “Then one day, it was all in English. It was fast. I’m trying to learn the language, but the kids now are getting really good at it.”

To make sure the Osage words are correct in the film, those who have mastered the language are on set, said Vann Bighorse, Osage Language Department director.

“They have been really respectful about coming to us,” Bighorse said. “They haven’t been making up their own gibberish. In the past, that’s probably what they did. They are wanting to be accurate about the language. They come to ask us about the translation.

“We still have our language; we still have our culture; we are still alive and well and have been able to overcome those things that happened in the ‘20s. It’s good for people to know on this worldwide platform that our language and our tribe are alive, and we’re still vibrant.”

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 Leonardo DiCaprio films a scene for the movie based on the book, “Killers of the Flower Moon,” in Pawhuska.

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June 27, 2021 at 12:46PM
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