Natural Substantial Firm is hosting its inaugural Juneteenth Emancipation Edition of the “Plates and Plants” supper series in Los Angeles, CA on Friday, June 17th at 6p. We want everyone to have a seat at the table to share in fellowship, impactful dialogue and significant options to ensure Black, Brown, LGBTQIA+ and group ally voices continue to make a variance in cannabis equity. The supper will celebrate 10 Black Changemakers in Cannabis and will element a 7-study course menu from renowned Chef Andrea Drummer. 

We are psyched to deliver the Plates & Vegetation knowledge to the West Coast for a special Juneteenth celebration to honor Black legends and trailblazers in the marketplace together with verified visitors: Virgil Grant (California Cannabis), Kika Keith & Haquika Howze (Gorilla Rx Wellness), Shanel Lindsey (Ardent), Whitney Beatty & Ebony Andersen (Josephine & Billie’s), Shonitria Anthony (Bluntblowinmama), Corvain Cooper (40tons), Chris Ball (Ball Family Farms) and a lot more. The party will also aspect a signature #CannabisCandid interview with Pineapple Specific CEO Shawn Credle and a collaborative meal conversation led by our Unity Spouse and Latinx manufacturer, HUMO.

Plates and Vegetation Cannabis Culinary Function

Plates & Crops is an infused culinary and cannabis educational knowledge made to elevate the senses and allow consumers a distinctive cannabis experience. We provide the opportunity for a total sensory experience for the canna-curious and connoisseur alike. This incorporates sight, seem, flavor, contact, and scent. Our objective is to make a luxe and intimate cannabis knowledge, though also growing mindsets, educating, and normalizing the plant.

Date/TIME: Friday, June 17, 2022

6:00 – 10:30 pm

Spot: Solution Garden Lofts (Hollywood, CA)

The Plates & Vegetation experience and activations are designed possible in element by the subsequent partnerships and sponsors: Pick, HUMO, SeaWeed, Maven, BESO Wellness, Drew Martin, Sonder, Mad Lilly, Kanha, Beastie Media House, Zenco Lifetime, MyBudVase, Start out to Blossom and Designs by HER. 

Gifting sponsors incorporate: Ardent, Entrance Row Travels, Greenish Vibez, My Bud Vase, Rich & ROSE, Queen Mary, Grizzly Peak/Soulja Exoctics, Clade 9, Stone Street, ROVE, Pilgrim Soul, King Palm, Blazy Susan, JTT Equipment, Bluntblowinmama, The Govt Sweet, Free My Weedman, Caasi Products , Tonic CBD, Caledonia Cannabis, Buena Botanicals, Blaqstar Farms, 93.Wellness, Residence of Tyne and Hemp Ice Manufacturing unit.

For the duration of the working experience we will also raise resources to donate a compact business grant to a BIPOC lady-owned cannabis start-up.

It is important that the cannabis business guidance minority and females-owned corporations in the sector, as nicely as continuously apply inclusivity and representation of the communities that have been so deeply afflicted by the prohibition of the plant, which helps so several. By advocacy, education, and legislation we intend to transform the narrative in our minority communities, motivate normalization, and aid the reform wanted to decriminalize and rectify the sentences of individuals caught in the crossfire of the War on Prescription drugs.

You can order tickets and discover more right here.

Here’s some footage from the last Plates and Crops party:

Chef Andrea Drummer 

Chef Drummer’s culinary practical experience dates back again to her childhood in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. She initially discovered principles of cooking by observing and supporting her mom at age 6. In the midst of a successful vocation in the company world, Chef Drummer recognized that she could no for a longer period disregard her everyday living enthusiasm of cooking. Right after honing her palette residing in Miami, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Brooklyn, she still left corporate The us to attend Le Cordon Bleu in Los Angeles, CA. Considering the fact that graduating she has labored for Michelin starred cooks and renowned restaurateurs these as Neal Fraser and Thomas Keller. She was also the chef for the Govt Lounge at the Ritz-Carlton Los Angeles and now owns a one of a kind California foundation cooperative, Elevation VIP. A short while ago the cooperative was featured on the Chelsea Handler Netflix docu-collection, Chelsea Does.

Chef Drummer proceeds to be a staunch advocate for the cannabis group. She also dedicates her time to educating the group on correct dosing and wholesome diet regime. Ms. Drummer is lighting up the levels of competition, with her latest victory of a cannabis cooking competition at the Culinary and Cannabis Expo. Ms. Drummer is scheduled to show up on many Television set cooking displays and other occasions throughout the nation.

Natural Superior Company 

Normal Substantial CO is a significant life style & wellness model established for the cannabis aficionado, newbie, and holistic wellness enthusiast. We glimpse to build and nurture a transformational room that appeals to both equally the curious and vested purchaser though embracing normalization plant drugs. Our focus is to make and provide exclusive curated experiences, solutions and shopper expert services for the holistic wellness business. As a Black, female-owned company, it is also our need to amplify the Black and Brown encounter in the cannabis marketplace and travel the need to not only legalize marijuana, but legalize it suitable in emerging markets nationally.

Contact: For push inquiries please get hold of Lori O. Lord [email protected] 832.715.1289. For partnership inquiries please speak to Alycia Hightower [email protected] 713.885.5440.