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LONDONDERRY — Mollie Wright is the proud owner and founder of Taylor Farm Hemp Co., a family-owned and operated CBD operation that thrives amidst the abundance of hemp grown locally in Southern Vermont.
For Wright, Taylor Farm Hemp Co. is a labor of love, one that dates back to the company’s inception in 2020.
Taylor Farm Hemp Co. is a branch and independent offspring of Taylor Farm, Wright’s father’s farm, which has been in operation for over thirty years.
During the Covid pandemic, Wright launched Taylor Farm Hemp Co. to pursue her passion for herbal body products. She turned her family’s farming experience into a full-time venture.
Wright said she has been gearing up for the upcoming seasons of warm weather by preparing for farmers’ market events across the country, which allow CBD companies to introduce themselves to consumers.
Celebrating 4/20 in D.C.
“I went to the National Cannabis Festival in Washington D.C. last weekend on April 19 and 20. I have some other cannabis festivals and some other music festivals over the summer. I do a little market in town, too, every weekend. Starting in May, I will be doing a market in Albany. It’s been busy.”
Wright said that she brought all of her CBD products to the weekend expo in D.C. to give a wider audience the Taylor Farm experience.
“I brought all of my CBD products. I don’t sell THC, but I also brought some of my tie-dye clothing. It was a little farther than where I had gone before and a little bigger than what I had done before.”
Wright said that the journey down to D.C. wasn’t too bad because of the latest accompanying addition to the Taylor Farm family: a new puppy who took the drive down to the nation’s capital.
“The expo was the weekend of 4/20. It was a big music festival as well. The festival went great I had a great time meeting lots of people and other exhibitors and growers.” said Wright.
A typical Taylor Farm Hemp Co. pop-up farm stand.
In the later spring months and looking towards the start of summer, Wright said that she was looking into hosting some music events at the farm in Londonderry.
“We’ll probably do some events at the farm. They won’t be big festivals, and we don’t have dates set up right now, but things are certainly in the works. I’ve applied to a ton of festivals, but they don’t all get back to me until around April or May.”
Over the winter, Wright said, traffic came in naturally to the farm. Wright said her father drew in crowds over the snow season with the farm’s whimsical winter activities.
“The family farm is a separate entity from Taylor Farm Hemp Co. My dad owns the farm, and over the winter, he did sleigh rides there. He has animals, too, and a cheese shop where he sells baked goods and jams and such. My products are stocked there, too.”
Wright said the winter season didn’t slow her down, as she was actively driving around southern Vermont, attending farmer’s markets and working on her online web store.
“I attend winter farmer’s markets. I went to the Brattleboro market over the winter. The Brattleboro market was great; it’s a sweet little market. It’s definitely geared more for people buying local bread and meat and groceries for the week, and people don’t need to necessarily buy CBD there, but they do, and I have a lot of fun there.”
Despite keeping herself busy over the winter, Wright still says winter is her “time to relax” before the spring and summer seasons.
“Right around now, I will start to gear up. I have a lot to prepare inventory-wise,” Wright said.
Recent influxes in demand have led Wright to cut back on her production and growing operations.
“I haven’t been growing the last couple of seasons. I just can’t grow enough to keep up with the business,” Wright said. “It’s also hard to grow on my own when I’m away at festivals on the weekends. I might grow a little bit, but it’s mostly just for fun.”
Instead, Taylor Farm Hemp Co. gets its hemp from a local farm in Pawlet.
“It’s still Vermont-grown, woman-grown, and organic. And, to be honest, the woman who I get it from is a great grower. I have a really nice, high-quality flower to make my products. I use full-flower. It’s not biomass or trim or anything like that.”
