Old-school genetics. New-school tech. And a cannabis grow hiding in the middle of Illinois farm country.

In this episode of CannaCribs, Nate heads to Elevate Cannabis to tour one of the cleanest, most dialed-in cultivation facilities we’ve visited yet — built inside a former cookie factory.

The Elevate team has taken decades of cultivation experience and combined it with modern automation, environmental controls, high-bay LEDs, precision irrigation, biologicals, and some seriously interesting post-harvest technology.

We dig into:

 How Elevate uses Growlink to control and monitor the grow
 Why they chose Thrive Agritech LEDs
 Their 98%+ cloning success strategy
 Beneficial microbes, RootShield & biological IPM
 Irrigation, EC and crop steering
 50 TONS of cooling per flower room
 Quest dehumidification
 Old-school genetics like Black Maple, White Poison & Lemon G
 Coco cultivation and hybrid nutrient strategies
 The science behind CannaTrol’s drying technology
 And yes… plenty of cookies, bagels and questionable workplace behavior.

What makes this facility cool isn’t just the technology — it’s how simple Elevate makes it all feel.

No unnecessary bells and whistles. No chasing shiny objects.

Just experienced growers, good people, proven technology and a system that works.