GIVING CBD PETS: SAFETY, DOSAGE, & BEST PRODUCTS October 10, 2019 – Posted in: Blog

Giving CBD Pets: Safety, Dosage, & Best Products Have you considered giving CBD to your pet? It’s a big question and pet owners everywhere want to know if it’s safe giving a cat, dog, or other pet CBD oil. In this article, we’ll cover everything you should know about giving your furry friend CBD. You’ll learn about CBD’s health benefits for pets, safety and dosages, how to give CBD to pets, and more! CBD’s Health Benefits…

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THE OFFER October 7, 2019 – Posted in: Blog

FPS is offering up to 5,000 clones per farmer (enough for roughly two acres) for no upfront cost and no risk to farmers interested in testing out the crop. The terms of the offer stem from our mutual aid philosophy, “just take what you need” and it’ll come back around. In other words, FPS is offering the value of crop insurance: if the crop doesn’t work out for whatever reason, you owe us nothing. FPS…

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Full Spectrum CBD Oil: Why You Need Terpenes October 5, 2019 – Posted in: Blog

Do you know the difference between CBD Oil and Full-Spectrum CBD Oil? It has to do with naturally occurring hemp compounds and if your CBD doesn’t have them it may not be effective. This article explains what Full-Spectrum CBD oil is and why it’s important. You’ll learn all about terpenes, cannabinoids, and the entourage effect. Full-Spectrum CBD CBD Oil is made from the natural oils and resins of the Hemp plant. However, CBD itself is…

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SUPPORT TOWARD INCUBATING A COLORADO ORGANIC FARMERS CO-OP September 2, 2019 – Posted in: Blog

We intend to accomplish our mission through eventually offering our existing “fat pig” model (a demonstration of the economic potential possible through vertical integration) to become owned and controlled by a future independent producer-owned cooperative that we refer to as “Colorado Organic Farmers” or “COF.” Through our best efforts, COF would gradually be incubated from this initial group of farmers coming together around this unique offer. By expanding our vertically integrated operations for up to…

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FROM FAT PIG SOCIETY August 5, 2019 – Posted in: Blog

We believe strongly in cooperative practices and the cooperative business model. “Farmers gets a penny, store gets a dollar” is the reason farms are hurting economically. We believe in cutting out middlemen to directly empower farmers through economic cooperation and vertical integration. Capturing all the value added of our products is the key to preserving farm land and farm businesses for multiple generations. We want to do this in order to save family farms, not…

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ECONOMIC COOPERATION July 1, 2019 – Posted in: Blog

The market is ripe for a vertically integrated approach. Unlike conventional agricultural products that need to get into grocery stores, CBD offers a unique opportunity to bypass wholesalers, brokers and retailers by selling direct to consumers at full retail online. Most CBD sales today take place online, anyway. Furthermore, CBD products are nonperishable and shelf stable, enabling long-term storage to convert a seasonal crop into year round easy to ship sales. Farmers need to cooperate…

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THE GAP June 3, 2019 – Posted in: Blog

Farmers, as usual, are getting ripped off. Farmers are now only offered less than $10 per pound for hemp flowers when the finished product is getting over $2,000 retail from that pound. That is a 1:200 differential—something many farmers will be familiar with, with all the value added going to brokers, middlemen and retailers. There is immense economic opportunity in farmers having direct ownership of the extraction, packaging, distribution, and marketing of CBD. Most hemp…

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THE MARKET May 6, 2019 – Posted in: Blog

USDA issued guidelines last month. The state of Colorado will soon submit its custom state regulatory plan (which the Colorado Hemp Advancement and Management Program [CHAMP] committee, which Fat Pig has served on, has worked to develop). Once guidelines are approved, Colorado becomes an approved state of origin and all the benefits of the Farm Bill become available. We estimate that beginning in fall of 2020 all hemp dealings will become legitimate. E.g. shipping across…

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Here is what our supporters say April 1, 2019 – Posted in: Blog

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Thank you Divita! November 26, 2018 – Posted in: Blog

With over 21 years in our household Diva was our source of joy giving us so many memories and adventures. Being 140 y/o in human years had it’s challenges like lack of vision, joint pain and many other chronic and age related health issues. We discovered CBD through Iginia our relative, who’s also the manager and senior farmer from Fat Pig Society. Using the drops and pet treats Diva gave us 2+ extra years of…