Growing Opportunities in Australian Cannabis w/ Tom Varga (Biortica Agrimed)
Tom Varga is the co-founder and CEO of Biortica Agrimed which operates one of the largest licensed cannabis cultivators under the Green Farmers brand and has acquired a library of nearly 1,000 cultivars through Apollo Green based in Canada.
The original Green Farmers facility located in Victoria is a 4,000 square metre state-of-the-art greenhouse that grows medicinal cannabis for the Australian market. With plans for an additional 16,000 square metre facility in the near future. Green Farmers currently has a range of 20 cultivars already brought in from Canada that are available to grow right here in Australia.
With over 20 years corporate experience, Tom's journey to the cannabis industry is founded in seeing a friend with cancer experiencing difficulty in obtaining Australian grown, affordable and consistent medicinal cannabis. This informs the Green Farmers vision to deliver better patient outcomes 'one harvest at a time'.
In this episode:
- Green Farmers Facility (1:30)
- Changing Norms in Cannabis (8:30)
- The Green Rush (16:00)
- Green Farmers Origin Story (19:30)
- The Importance of People in Cultivation (25:00)
- Apollo Green Genetic Library (33:00)
- Australian Cannabis (39:00)
- Wine 101 Quiz (46:30)
- Successes and Challenges in Australia (52:30)
- Greens Legalisation Bill (64:30)
- Pauls of Wisdom (72:00)
Visit www.greenfarmers.com.au
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