East Coast Nugs n Jugs was this past weekend at a private estate in New England. I'd say there were about 70 attendees, and the event lasted nearly 3 days.

It was organized by a dedicated group of growers from New England, who put a lot of effort into it, and did a great job.

There were presentations from a glassblower, an attorney, and 2 different hash makers- one presenting the bubble method, and the other making Butane Honey Oil. There were also MMJ activists there answering questions and networking. Outkastt made cookies that had people drooling first because they looked so tasty, and later because they hit so hard. TOH and Delta Force manned the smoker and the grill, damn boys, you probably never want to flip another burger again in your lives I'll bet! And American Grower cooked us some Fall River soul food- littleneck clams with potatoes and chorizo, mmmmmmm!!!

There were representatives from all up and down the East Coast (Big shout out to the Philly peeps; it was an absolute delight to meet you) and a whole slew of growers flew in from Cali and a few other scattered locations. The largest contingent came from the SouthShore/Rhode Island region- y'alls get DOWN there, I already knew that! I was disappointed that there were only a handful of chix at the event who didn't come with silicone attachments, but the ladies who did show up as guests and competitors were real chill. The females made a good showing in the judging, too. Outkastt (3rd place) and the woman whose name I didn't catch with the surprise 5th place entry repped hard for the XX crowd though, and every female who entered a strain actually placed in the top 5.

We smoked the finest herb that the East Coast growers had produced this year, ate lots of food, both medicated and non-medicated, enjoyed the fishing on the private pond, networked, and generally had a GREAT time.

I also learned to ride a dirt bike awful fast, because I didn't want to leave my car there and borrowed a cheap Chinese 200cc enduro bike from a buddy in the next town as my ride to the event, hahahaha!!!!! There were 4 strippers there too, very high end and put on a show in the evening. Those boots, and the fake tits, set against the rustic backdrop of the great green north, were incongruous and good for a laugh. And the DJ who was there was fantastic and so was the hip hop artist- both definitely into the underground/old school stylee- and they put on a great show.

The judging was the best part after all the food. There were 2 celebrity judges; Danny Danko from High Times, with whom I got a chance to chat, and found to be a very down-to-earth and humble sort of fella, and who is definitely a great supporter of all things medical, and ChemDawg, who is a legendary figure in the Northeast breeding scene. There were 10 other judges, picked from the guests who had not entered strains.

It was like bud boot camp; each judge had 17 numbered but unlabelled half-joints in front of him and a numbered card to make notes on various aspects of the herb, and there were a couple nugs of each entry being passed around for visual inspection. When the judges were finished, the rest of the joint was passed to the crowd around the table, of the people who had entered.

The herb was EXQUISITE, and plentiful. The winners were:

1 Joe Schmoe [ICMag] with Burkle
2 Dr Longbottom [ICMag] with The Shire
3 Outkastt [ICMag] with Original Blueberry
4 Stinkyattic [Canncom] with NorCal Daddy's Girl
5 This one I did not catch; the bud was entered by Dr. Snow on behalf of his friend, who had grown it fully organic, and it was only her 2nd grow EVER. It was excellent.

That's right! I entered NorCal Daddy's Girl, grown in soilless in 90+ degree temps using a 4 year old jug of Botanicare Power Flower (chemmy as hell but seems more stable 'on the shelf' than the FF equivalent), with no flushing at the end...

And it was good enough for 4th place out of 18 entries.

Congratulations again to The Image Reaper, whose work was good enough to shine through my mishandling in Stinky's House of Plant Torture.

Next Nugs n Jugs... Vegas, babeee!

edit: found out name of 5th place entry

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stinkyattic Reviewed by stinkyattic on . East Coast Nugs n Jugs... and CONGRATS TO IMAGE REAPER!!!! East Coast Nugs n Jugs was this past weekend at a private estate in New England. I'd say there were about 70 attendees, and the event lasted nearly 3 days. It was organized by a dedicated group of growers from New England, who put a lot of effort into it, and did a great job. There were presentations from a glassblower, an attorney, and 2 different hash makers- one presenting the bubble method, and the other making Butane Honey Oil. There were also MMJ activists there answering questions Rating: 5