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Pot Zero's Zero-Carbon Footprint in Gypsum

By Jake Holschuh

Saturday, September 23, 2017 at 8:57 a.m.

jakeholschuh.com The Pot Zero marijuana grow in Gypsum, Colorado. 1/47

jakeholschuh.com Robert Trotter inspecting his plants at Pot Zero. 2/47

jakeholschuh.com Marijuana growing in front of cliffs full of gypsum. 3/47

jakeholschuh.com Robert Trotter walking past the curing shelters. 4/47

jakeholschuh.com Pot Zero's outdoor grow. 5/47

jakeholschuh.com Robert Trotter inspecting his crop. 6/47

jakeholschuh.com The gypsum rock that helps produce the fertile soil at Pot Zero. 7/47

jakeholschuh.com Robert Trotter has been losing his eyesight over the years; he uses his touch and smell to monitor the grow. 8/47

jakeholschuh.com Robert Trotter with his plants. 9/47

jakeholschuh.com The huge field of marijuana located in Gypsum. 10/47

jakeholschuh.com Robert Trotter can tell if his plants are close to being done by touching and smelling the buds. 11/47

jakeholschuh.com The top of a plant reaching above the rest of the grow. 12/47

jakeholschuh.com Robert and his wife, Linda, set up cattle bones and crystals in hopes that they provide good energy to the grow. 13/47

jakeholschuh.com Robert Trotter at Pot Zero. 14/47

jakeholschuh.com A marker indicating the strain in each row. 15/47

jakeholschuh.com A macro shot of Pot Zero's buds. 16/47

jakeholschuh.com Robert Trotter standing in a row of marijuana. 17/47

jakeholschuh.com Robert Trotter has been losing his eyesight, so he uses his touch and smell to inspect the plants. 18/47

jakeholschuh.com A view of the curing facility. 19/47

jakeholschuh.com Rows of marijuana at Pot Zero. 20/47

jakeholschuh.com A sign indicating the strains located in each row. 21/47

jakeholschuh.com A macro shot of Pot Zero's buds. 22/47

jakeholschuh.com Pot Zero has its own line of vaping products coming out. 23/47

jakeholschuh.com A macro shot of Pot Zero's buds. 24/47

jakeholschuh.com Robert Trotter with his plants. 25/47

jakeholschuh.com Birdseye view of the farm. 26/47

jakeholschuh.com Robert Trotter inspecting his buds. 27/47

jakeholschuh.com Robert Trotter uses only the sun, water from the mountain, and ladybugs to grow his marijuana. 28/47

jakeholschuh.com A macro shot of Pot Zero's marijuana. 29/47

jakeholschuh.com A macro shot of Pot Zero's buds. 30/47

jakeholschuh.com Ladybugs help protect the plants from other insects. 31/47

jakeholschuh.com Landscape surrounding the Pot Zero farm. 32/47

jakeholschuh.com A bud towers above the rest in the farm. 33/47

jakeholschuh.com An aerial of the grow in Gypsum. 34/47

jakeholschuh.com Robert Trotter inspecting his soil; he uses his cattle to fertilize the land in the winter. 35/47

jakeholschuh.com Pot Zero's product line. 36/47

jakeholschuh.com A cattle skull on the fence around the Pot Zero grow. 37/47

jakeholschuh.com The gypsum rock that helps make the soil so fertile. 38/47

jakeholschuh.com Fields of marijuana. 39/47

jakeholschuh.com Fields of marijuana. 40/47

jakeholschuh.com Linda Trotter inspecting her plants. 41/47

jakeholschuh.com Workers take a lunch break at the Pot Zero grow. 42/47

jakeholschuh.com The Trotters's two dogs love to watch the grow. 43/47

jakeholschuh.com Cattle skulls line the fence surrounding the grow. 44/47

jakeholschuh.com A cow jaw stuck in the fence of the grow. 45/47

jakeholschuh.com Robert and Linda Trotter smelling the plants. 46/47

jakeholschuh.com The Pot Zero grow in Gypsum, Colorado. 47/47

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.

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