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Bud trimmer jobs in california6/6/2023 ![]() They will frequently use lures such as alcohol, cocaine and/or other substances to distract the girls from the tedious work and take them to bed. Certain growers prefer to use all women because they have not seen any females in months. If you should ever be offered a position such as this, be careful. It is worth noting that sometimes the agents are given special instructions, such as hire women only. Plus they always have an ample supply of brand new Fiskars scissors and clear turkey-basting bags. Most have nothing to them but one general store (which more times than not is coincidentally owned by the biggest landowner) that will stock fresh milk, eggs, and meat. The towns where outsiders are taken to work usually don’t have a population of more than 1,500 or 2,000. Luckily as a truck owner, ever since my first trip up I’ve been a driver and never had to be blindfolded □ Coming back down from the mountains after a week of trimming weed up in the California marijuana fields Don’t be surprised if you are blindfolded, forced to pull your shirt up over your head or have your phone temporarily confiscated. Once the call has been received and you have been selected, the next step is the drive up into the mountains. Make friends and do a good job and the same weed agent can provide you with jobs year after year. Obviously friends and family get preferential treatment, but many luckily individuals get plucked up off the streets. These agents are then in charge of assembling teams and leading them up into the mountains, at least for outsiders not already in the loop. From my experience the calls usually arrive just a couple of days before the fun starts. Local growers will have several contacts they call every fall - think of them as “weed agents.” These agents are informed as to how much marijuana needs to be trimmed, how fast, what type of nug it is (not only strain but also key details like if it is bushy, leafy, stringy, etc) and of course the big one: when it will be ready for work. That is where the residents of coastal towns along the 101 come in handy - towns like Arcata, Eureka, and Fortuna. Kind of makes it hard to hire a few dozen trimmers. Only the most skilled workers remain, people who can trim 2-3 pounds a day if it is decent bud.īy the time harvest season finally comes around, not only around these mountain guys tired, broke, and eager to go “visit town,” but they also have not had any significant interaction with outsiders for several months. By December (and January, if you are one of the lucky ones who has managed to hold onto their job past new year) the trimmers on hand are reduced to a bare minimum, if any. Things usually kick off to a slow start in late September, with October and November being the best working months. ![]() When does the California marijuana trimming season start? It is that work which brings in both out-of-towners and Humboldt college students every fall, once the final product needs to be trimmed and packaged. They work on consignment for a lump sum once the harvest is sold. Occasionally it is the property owners themselves but most often it is paid expert “weedsitters” with past experience. This work is all done by locals during the summer. These young but beautiful plants will soon be covered in big, beautiful buds of some of the finest California marijuana In 2011 I worked at an older, more established farm, where the old man boasted having 25,000 plants! One outdoor setup that I worked at in 2010 had a team of only four individuals for around 6,000 plants. During the summer growing season the California marijuana farms are cared for day and night by a grow team the larger the grow, the larger the team. They are scattered across countless small villages that are closed off to outsiders. Although countless people around town have a dozen or two plants, all of the big farms are located up in the mountains a 1-3 hour ride away from the 101. So How Does The Process Work?Īs I already mentioned, the hard part is actually finding work. ALL REQUESTS FOR CONTACTS WILL BE IGNORED. Please read the entire article before asking any questions. The Emerald Triangle may break some but it also makes many, many others. ![]() Others are forced to hitch-hike out of town empty-handed. Some individuals get lucky and find it, making thousands of dollars to fund their travels in a short time. ![]() Along this highway every fall countless wanderers and wannabe trimmers come to town in search of work. Driving north from San Francisco on the 101, ocean on the left and redwoods on the right, is a peaceful and relaxing drive.
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