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FINANCIAL WELLNESS & AWARENESS
Hemp Plant
Despite the bleak economic picture for black
farmers James made the decision to take a risk
and he returned to the land that Bill and Laura
Brown purchased back in the 1930s to become a
hemp farmer. James loved the idea that this
medicinal plant was fully organic and that he Installing Irrigation System
could produce CBD products from it to help
cancer patients and people living with pain.
to save, and to never, ever take out a loan,
Thanks to a family administrator, who diligently if possible. But, what he faced would be a
saw after and paid the taxes on the land, the massive undertaking. He knew he would
land still belonged to the family. need investors. When his own funds ran
out, he petitioned his parents and other
When James arrived in Barnesville, the land was relatives to get on board and invest in his
raw, and filled with trees, twigs and foliage. The hemp business, and invest they did. James
land was inaccessible, and there was no cleared the acreage he needed for
infrastructure in place. He needed to figure out growing, installed the septic tank and
how he would live and farm on the land with it purchased a cheap mobile home to live in.
being in the condition it was in. Bill Brown
helped out with this. He had already installed a Today, James’ business has suffered many
well on the property, but there was no septic problems and set backs, contractors
tank for waste, that would need to be installed. running off with his money, plumbing
James had been trained by his grandmother issues with his irrigation system and major
soil issues that caused many plants to die.
Yet, James has managed to suceed inspite
of the problems. He has formulated a salve
for pain that works, and he is moving the
business (Essential Farming LLC) in the
direction of a distributorship with an
online presence as well
(www.cbdwithexcellence.com).
James tips his hat to his great great
grandfather, Bill Brown, because like
Children and grandchildren of Bill and Laura Brown who
worked and developed the land. From left to Right-Katherine himself, he too was a visionary, a man
Johnson, Elizabeth O’Neal, Carlton O’Neal, Anna Small Seated, beyond his time.
Patsy Dexter.
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