May 10-16, 2019 • 1 The INSIDE: Roaring Mouse Independent Estancia schools Sept. 6-12, 2019 • Vol. 21, No. 36 50¢ Hemp harvest one of first in NM By Leota Harriman Torrance County, where the harvest is wholesale, working with massage thera- products, in what Boylan describes as a now underway. Owners Bob Boylan and pists and other health professionals— “totally vertically integrated” hemp With emergency rules in place for Kyle Blanks talked about the uses of and is working on a clearinghouse for operation. New Mexico's first hemp harvest in gen- hemp and cannabis, along with the satis- hemp sales. A google search for “artisan farming” erations, a small farm hopes to position faction they gain by small-scale farming Their artisanal approach means hand yielded over 11 million results. itself as a leader in the industry with its with an eye for detail. tending every plant, doing their own Artisanal agricultural operations pro- artisanal approach. Road Runner sells CBD products on expression of CBD from their plants Road Runner CBD is based in its website, and also sells those products using a press, and making their own See HEMP HARVEST, page 3 Hemp ready for harvest at Road Runner CBD in Torrance County. Photo by Leota Harriman. Bomb found on Estancia school campus By Tamara Bicknell-Lombardi Estancia Police Chief Vernon Cobbs. Schools website, Sims says that “the uated to the elementary school and put Estancia Municipal Schools superin- device had a cap, a fuse, was in a metal into a lockdown; the kids are allowed Estancia students were evacuated and tendent Cindy Sims said that “the main- tube, was packed and wrapped with movement within the building but not put on lockdown Aug. 29, after a bomb tenance guys were cleaning to prepare tape.” outside, she said. was found on the high school campus. for the football game in the parking lot Sims said that the school had a safety Sims said that after a command center “New Mexico State Police bomb squad adjacent to the football field” and found plan in place, which requires the staff and was established the Estancia Police arrived a short time later [after Cobbs what she described as an “incendiary students to create a 300-yard buffer from Department was notified. Parents were and Torrance County deputies arrived] device.” where the device was located. 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There are websites dedicated to helping others create an artisan farm. In its simplest form, artisan farming is a return to older, smaller-scale farming, with a modern emphasis on sustainability. It is a global phenomenon. With the legalization of industrial hemp at the federal level, Boylan and Blanks saw an opportunity and a niche market. The difference between Road Runner's hemp and resulting CBD and more industrially farmed products is analogous to the difference between an unripe tomato from the grocery store and an heirloom variety from the farmer's market. Road Runner offers CBD tinctures, salves and CBD oil capsules, along with CBD body lotion through its website, and its products are also available wholesale. In addition, the pair have plans to open Verve Botanicals in Edgewood near Tractor Supply, carrying their products and others, including wholesale of a lim- Artisenal hemp farmer Kyle Blanks, one of the owners of Road Runner CBD, taking a break from the harvest to talk ited run of fresh hemp flowers—which hemp. Photo by Leota Harriman. Boylan likened to “a very high-end arti- san brewery with a very specific niche,” “You know we've lost professional He continued, “It kind of put me on a Environment Department went into adding, “Our niche is artisan handcraft- baseball players who recently died of crusade. … Stop the silly. I don't tell you effect Aug. 1 on how to label, transport or ed goods.” opiates and alcohol, so you know, this is not to take a shower, I don't tell you not store the hemp crop this year. He explained, “Everything we do is a really good time in our culture to revisit to drink your coffee or drink your beer— According to a press release from the time-consuming and very hands-on and this conversation, to be very serious you really should not probably tell me if Environment Department, as of Aug. 1 very craftsy, not blowing through hun- about it and stop the old-school dogma I want to use a plant to care for myself. three applications for hemp permits had dreds of pounds and producing the most of the Nixon years,” Boylan said. He said You should see that's really out of line.” been received. Its website lists four per- you can fast—that is not our policy. We it's time to stop “demonizing something For his part, Blanks, who was trim- mitted facilities currently, one of them have 7 acres here and we have over 200 that's a natural plant.” ming flowers during the interview, said Verve Botanicals, LLC. The other three acres of accessible property for cultiva- Blanks said, “A very tragic situation he enjoys this method of hemp produc- are located in Radium Springs, Santa Fe tion if we want it. We want to make sure just happened and I'm really trying to tion because it requires a level of focus and Albuquerque. that what we're putting out is the best. expose that it is very common. … that reminds him of professional base- The emergency rules will be in place Not some of the best, but the best.” Unfortunately it's because the stigma is ball. for no more than 180 days, according to Boylan is enthusiastic not only about involved and guys are very scared to just The plants are grown above ground in NMED. Final rules, which will include hemp, but about the medical benefits of use a natural solution because of the plastic bags that will be reused and public input, are expected to be in place cannabis. He said he was diagnosed with backlash.” repurposed next season. Ragweed grows by early 2020. PTSD and looking for a way to avoid The pair were referring to the recent about knee-high between the containers. Permits are $1,000 for a hemp extrac- pharmaceuticals. He sees education as death of Los Angeles Angels pitcher Both of those things help to conserve tion facility, a hemp manufacturing facil- part of Road Runner's mission. Tyler Skaggs, who died as a result of opi- water—the farm uses drip irrigation ity or a hemp warehouse, according to “We're going full circle again and now oids and alcohol June 30, according to which Boylan said is one of the things the rules. we're back to the point where we're start- the Los Angeles Times. that keeps the plants from growing A kilogram of CBD is valued at about ing to see the medicinal value [of Blanks said professional players fear- “hot,” meaning in excess of 3% THC— $5,000, Boylan said, although when cannabis] and natural things,” Boylan ing the loss of their jobs keep quiet about and the ragweed helps keep the roots at asked how many plants or how many said.