About Us

Covering over 26,000 acres, New York State’s crowned jewel of agriculture, The Black Dirt region, is home to some of the richest soil in the world. The Black Dirt region, frequently referred to as the Drowned Lands, is the result of the remains of an ancient glacial lake that formed over 12,000 years ago as well as the recurring flooding of the Wallkill River. What is left of the lake and subsequent flooding is a unique agricultural anomaly, with acres of soil containing up to 90 percent organic matter akin to a large compost heap.

The early 1800s brought about efforts to drain The Black Dirt region’s soil, but it wasn’t until the early 1900s when German, Polish, and Dutch immigrants settled did the region’s unique sulfur and nitrogen-rich soil come to light, thus opening opportunities for farming.

The Black Dirt region is New York State’s official soil and has been producing acres of onions, sod, pumpkins, corn, and other greens for not only New York, but for the country. By combining local farmers with generations of experience and award-winning master cultivators, this rich and sacred soil is producing some of the highest-quality cannabis in the country.