I remember the first really good cannabis I ever smoked - I'd gotten my hands on 2 jars; one of Elvis and another of AK47 - real Headies. Back then, you had to know someone in the loop to find high quality pot. And you had to pay through the nose for it, and drive all over town to track it down.
You'd think a lot had changed since back then... and I guess it has. But 20 years later, you're likely to have to pay $55 for an eighth of dispensary weed that wouldn't hold a candle to either of those jars. The state may be taxing it now, but commercially produced cannabis is still driven by the same imperatives as ever. In cannabis, like so many other things, mass production breeds boring mediocrity.
Cannabis has one of the most dynamic and diverse populations of any agriculturally relevant plant - with heirloom varieties from Durban to Tashkent, Beqaa to Bangkok, Sinaloa to Recife. Layer on top of that 50 years of selectively bred 'modern' varieties, and there are virtually endless combinations of terpene and cannabinoid profiles possible - there for us to encounter and enjoy!
About a decade ago, I started linebreeding what would become the foundations of Anthos Seeds. Over the years, I’ve focused on refining these original materials while sourcing the best genetics from around the world. Anthos is building on the work of generations of previous breeders to apply elite genetics to create new strains that work for folks in the temperamental New England weather.
Dedicated to creating acclimatized lines for Northern growers, Anthos has over the years developed into a Vermont Research & Breeding Station, serving the Green Mountains and beyond.
![OUR CANNABIS PHILOSOPHY
Brothers Grimm takes pride in breeding cannabis seeds that never produce hermaphrodites.
When we release feminized cannabis seeds, we have done enough work to ensure they are all female with zero hermaphrodites. Brothers Grimm founder and breeder, MrSoul, is a respected and frequent speaker at major cannabis events, and his “Feminized Seeds” seminar series is hugely popular.
Feminized cannabis seeds were first popularized in the 1990s. However, the breeders who produced those cannabis seeds did not present an understanding of how feminization really works. They frequently grew hermaphrodites and did not know why. Naturally, this caused a bad reputation for breeding feminized cannabis seeds.
Over the last five years, MrSoul performed painstaking research that revealed why early feminized seeds generated hermaphrodites. As a result, Brothers Grimm produces 100% female cannabis seeds that have stood the test of time in large commercial cannabis grow operations. These are also perfect cannabis seeds for the small grower who cannot waste space on males.
The dedication Brothers Grimm brings to breeding cannabis seeds was rewarded with a spot in the High Times Top Ten for our Rosetta Stone XX cannabis strain. Danny Danko said, “MrSoul retained the beloved spicy sandalwood aroma and musky flavor of the Jack [Herer] but added resin production, stability, and yield while reducing flowering time. Unlike some poorly produced feminized seeds, these beans pop 100 percent female and grow into heavy plants that need extra support or trellising.”](https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-buh8m8emsl/images/stencil/500x659/products/496/835/fullsizeoutput_13a8__97365.1612550300.jpg?c=1 "OUR CANNABIS PHILOSOPHY
Brothers Grimm takes pride in breeding cannabis seeds that never produce hermaphrodites.
When we release feminized cannabis seeds, we have done enough work to ensure they are all female with zero hermaphrodites. Brothers Grimm founder and breeder, MrSoul, is a respected and frequent speaker at major cannabis events, and his “Feminized Seeds” seminar series is hugely popular.
Feminized cannabis seeds were first popularized in the 1990s. However, the breeders who produced those cannabis seeds did not present an understanding of how feminization really works. They frequently grew hermaphrodites and did not know why. Naturally, this caused a bad reputation for breeding feminized cannabis seeds.
Over the last five years, MrSoul performed painstaking research that revealed why early feminized seeds generated hermaphrodites. As a result, Brothers Grimm produces 100% female cannabis seeds that have stood the test of time in large commercial cannabis grow operations. These are also perfect cannabis seeds for the small grower who cannot waste space on males.
The dedication Brothers Grimm brings to breeding cannabis seeds was rewarded with a spot in the High Times Top Ten for our Rosetta Stone XX cannabis strain. Danny Danko said, “MrSoul retained the beloved spicy sandalwood aroma and musky flavor of the Jack [Herer] but added resin production, stability, and yield while reducing flowering time. Unlike some poorly produced feminized seeds, these beans pop 100 percent female and grow into heavy plants that need extra support or trellising.”")