US CA: Calif Mom-And-Pop Pot Growers Struggle As High-Tech Moves

Seattle Times, 14 Oct 2012 – Big-Time Operators Cratering Prices Old Outdoor Growers Feel Loss of Community LAYTONVILLE, Mendocino County – In the mountains of Mendocino County, a middleaged couple stroll into the cool morning air to plant the year’s crop. Andrew grabs a shovel and begins to dig up rich black garden beds while Anna waters the seedlings, beginning a hallowed annual ritual here in marijuana’s Emerald Triangle.