04/13/2026
What an early regulated harvest really looked like
Harvest isn’t one moment. It’s a sequence: plant protection, late flowering, hand-trimming, drying-room prep, the first cut, and careful post-harvest handling.
The early harvest story shows how much labor and infrastructure had to be rebuilt around h**p in Kentucky. Reintroducing the crop also meant reintroducing the systems around it.
The attached images show a young Colten Polyniak adding a vaper barrier to the drying room.
The second image shows a young Colten Polyniak hanging newly harvested h**p plants in the drying room.
Which part of the process would you want us to explain next: flowering, drying, or extraction?
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