Sol Spirit Farm is Walter Wood and Judi Nelson's family-owned, sun-grown cannabis farm in the Trinity County mountains near Willow Creek, on the Humboldt line. The couple established it in 2001 and run it as a regenerative homestead, raising their own food alongside flower, pre-rolls and gift boxes under California license CCL19-0005199.
The farm is still on shelves. Sespe Creek Collective in Ojai had four Sol Spirit jars in stock in September 2026, and Higher Origins' license tracker, refreshed from Department of Cannabis Control data on September 16, 2026, shows the license active through May 22, 2027.
From Grateful Dead tour to a Trinity homestead
Wood and Nelson came to cannabis on tour with the Grateful Dead. The farm's about page says they spent years traveling the US and other countries before settling in Trinity County. A September 2025 visit by the Substack Fruit and Flower filled in the rest: a 1972 Westfalia van, a straw-bale house built from timber and clay off the property, and years of growing off-grid.
The farm puts its mission in one line: "We grow our own food and cannabis, and practice permaculture, natural building and community organization." Wood is the master cultivator and a glass blower, and he leads the farm tours. Nelson plans the retreats.
Isolation is part of the pitch. The site points to clear water and no chance of pesticide drift from neighbors. Fruit and Flower put the farm 30 minutes from the nearest town and an hour from Arcata and Eureka.
No-till beds, JADAM and grazing pigs
The growing system runs no-till. Cover crops, composting and crop rotation keep soil disturbance low and crop diversity high, and the farm uses JADAM natural farming inputs. Pigs and chickens graze in rotation across the land, and Fruit and Flower also counted ducks and goats.
Water comes from the sky. A July 2025 environmental filing with the Department of Cannabis Control lists a rainwater catchment pond and roof collection as the water source, with PG&E power and a permitted septic system on site.
Packaging follows the same logic. The farm calls its packaging almost 100% compostable, and Nabis reported that the switch to home-compostable materials began in 2023, alongside a composting program with retail partners.
Three seals and a 10,000-square-foot canopy
Sol Spirit carries three third-party seals. It has held Sun+Earth certification since 2018, a standard built on regenerative growing, farm worker rights and community engagement. It is OCal certified under California's comparable-to-organic program and holds DEM Pure from Dragonfly Earth Medicine, the certifier that also backs Moon Valley Cannabis.
Sun+Earth ties the farm to a wider sun-grown network. Farmer and the Felon built its November 2020 Partner Series around Sun+Earth certified flower, and Sespe Creek stocks both brands in Ojai.
The license sets the scale. Sol Spirit Farm LLC holds a small outdoor cultivation license, issued May 22, 2020, for up to 10,000 square feet of canopy, with Wood listed as owner. In July 2025 the state approved a distributor-transport-only license for the farm, run from a 1,487-square-foot structure on South Fork Road in Salyer with no new construction planned.
Blue Dream, Donny Burger and the Sol Shine cut
The August 2026 lineup runs nine cultivars: Blue Dream, Cherry Dosidos, Donny Burger, Element, Headband, Mother's Milk, Nimbus Snacks, Purple Milk and Sour Diesel. Burmese Mimosa, which Fruit and Flower says sells as Sol Shine, and Fluorite also appear on the site.
Next season starts before this one ends. An August 22, 2026 post explains that clones need weeks to root and size up, so mothers get picked while the current crop still stands. An August 8 post says light deprivation goes to long-flowering cultivars that would still be finishing when the fall rains arrive. Cultivars matched to the microclimate run full term.
In Ojai, Sespe Creek listed Sour Diesel in 3.5- and 14-gram jars plus Blue Dream and Donny Burger eighths in September 2026, all tagged Sun+Earth Certified. Eighths ran $37 and the 14-gram Sour Diesel $120, tax included.
Emerald Cup and State Fair medals
The Trinity Journal tallied the farm's hardware on August 19, 2026: gold at the 2023 Emerald Cup, gold at the 2023 California State Fair and silver at the 2025 State Fair. Nabis credits Sol Spirit with the 2022 Emerald Cup award for most eco-conscious packaging, and Fruit and Flower credits Element with a silver medal at the California Cannabis Awards.
Collective preorders, Nabis and farm stays
Sol Spirit is 100% owner-funded. A Nabis brand highlight says the farm went through eight distributors after 2018 before landing with Nabis. Retailers order through Nabis or by email for direct local delivery, and the farm's 2026 wholesale roster names Sespe Creek Collective, The Woods WEHO, High Tide Malibu, Cornerstone Wellness, Pacific Paradise and Seven Stars. The farm also keeps a brand page on Leafly, with descriptions sourced directly from Sol Spirit.
The Sol Spirit Collective lets members preorder flower, pre-rolls and concentrates from the harvest menu, then pick up at a partner dispensary or take delivery. A city opens once 50 members sign up. In September 2026, waitlists were running in Arcata, Richmond, Ojai, Santa Rosa and West Hollywood.
The farm hosts guests, too. Its Bud & Breakfast retreat sets up six bell tents for up to 12 people, with farm-to-table meals, tours led by Wood and river swimming holes. Sol Spirit also runs a budtender certification program and belongs to the Trinity County Agriculture Alliance, the Willow Creek Cannabis Alliance, HCGA and Origins Council.
The Trinity Journal counts Sol Spirit among the small growers working with Producer Owners of the Emerald Triangle, or POET, the microbusiness and distribution company run by Michael and Lorien Curran of Canyon Creek Family Farms.
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