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Pot Zero's Zero-Carbon Footprint in Gypsum
Saturday, September 23, 2017 at 8:57 a.m.

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The Pot Zero marijuana grow in Gypsum, Colorado.
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Robert Trotter inspecting his plants at Pot Zero.
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Marijuana growing in front of cliffs full of gypsum.
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Robert Trotter walking past the curing shelters.
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Pot Zero's outdoor grow.
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Robert Trotter inspecting his crop.
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The gypsum rock that helps produce the fertile soil at Pot Zero.
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Robert Trotter has been losing his eyesight over the years; he uses his touch and smell to monitor the grow.
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Robert Trotter with his plants.
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The huge field of marijuana located in Gypsum.
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Robert Trotter can tell if his plants are close to being done by touching and smelling the buds.
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The top of a plant reaching above the rest of the grow.
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Robert and his wife, Linda, set up cattle bones and crystals in hopes that they provide good energy to the grow.
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Robert Trotter at Pot Zero.
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A marker indicating the strain in each row.
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A macro shot of Pot Zero's buds.
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Robert Trotter standing in a row of marijuana.
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Robert Trotter has been losing his eyesight, so he uses his touch and smell to inspect the plants.
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A view of the curing facility.
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Rows of marijuana at Pot Zero.
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A sign indicating the strains located in each row.
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A macro shot of Pot Zero's buds.
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Pot Zero has its own line of vaping products coming out.
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A macro shot of Pot Zero's buds.
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Robert Trotter with his plants.
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Birdseye view of the farm.
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Robert Trotter inspecting his buds.
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Robert Trotter uses only the sun, water from the mountain, and ladybugs to grow his marijuana.
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A macro shot of Pot Zero's marijuana.
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A macro shot of Pot Zero's buds.
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Ladybugs help protect the plants from other insects.
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Landscape surrounding the Pot Zero farm.
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A bud towers above the rest in the farm.
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An aerial of the grow in Gypsum.
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Robert Trotter inspecting his soil; he uses his cattle to fertilize the land in the winter.
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Pot Zero's product line.
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A cattle skull on the fence around the Pot Zero grow.
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The gypsum rock that helps make the soil so fertile.
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Fields of marijuana.
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Fields of marijuana.
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Linda Trotter inspecting her plants.
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Workers take a lunch break at the Pot Zero grow.
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The Trotters's two dogs love to watch the grow.
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Cattle skulls line the fence surrounding the grow.
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A cow jaw stuck in the fence of the grow.
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Robert and Linda Trotter smelling the plants.
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The Pot Zero grow in Gypsum, Colorado.
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Pot Zero's Zero-Carbon Footprint in Gypsum
Robert and Linda Trotter have created Pot Zero, a zero-carbon marijuana grow in Gypsum, where the mineral coming off the cliffs is just one of the natural ingredients that helps their cannabis grow. The sun, water from a stream running through their property, ladybugs and Robert's cattle all contribute to making this grow 100 percent organic and carbon-free. They've owned the property since 1992, and have been growing marijuana for the past three years. All photos by Jake Holschuh.
Robert and Linda Trotter have created Pot Zero, a zero-carbon marijuana grow in Gypsum, where the mineral coming off the cliffs is just one of the natural ingredients that helps their cannabis grow. The sun, water from a stream running through their property, ladybugs and Robert's cattle all contribute to making this grow 100 percent organic and carbon-free. They've owned the property since 1992, and have been growing marijuana for the past three years. All photos by Jake Holschuh.
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