Born in Oakland, I grew up all over Northern California. My journey with cannabis began as a kid in the Mendocino Hills,

I secretly followed my dad and his friends as they tended their gorilla crops. I’ll never forget their excitement come fall, and the joy they found in their gardens.

The passage of Prop 215 during my high school years in the east Bay fueled my bond with the plant. We used to send our oldest friends to BPCF on Telegraph to get us “the jar of weed with the Chinese symbols”. The explosion of the medical scene during that time introduced me to new flavors and experiences that ignited my interest in cannabis.

l moved to the Sierras and had my first exposure to growing large plants under full sun. This experience led me to work with a friend on what were at the time very large full sun outdoor and greenhouse gardens. Our farm was eventually busted by the dea, but this setback opened up new opportunities. A few years later I found myself in the heart of cannabis cultivation, in the Island Mountain area of southern Humboldt County doing large outdoor high grade commercial production. I was also being introduced to seed breeding. With mentors and peers I started doing selections, testing, and R&D work, and helped lay the framework for award-winning genetics. For a handful of years I was caretaking for my elderly grandmother in the Sierra Nevadas and managing 99 count ‘big plant’ gardens in Butte county, but I eventually returned to the Emerald Triangle, doing large scale legal mixed light flower production a s well as large scale seed production and breeding work. In 2020 I wanted to start making my own seed lines, using my experiences to guide me.

   I started Mountain Top Seeds as a passion project, to bring exceptional genetics to market for both home growers and commercial applications.