Small Town.
Small Batch.
No Bullshit.

David is from the Lower Mdewakanton Sioux community and has been cultivating cannabis since 2000, spending decades supplying Minnesota's underground market before legalization.

After years of pursuing an opportunity to establish a cannabis cultivation operation on tribal land, David was told that a basement grower didn't have the experience to operate a commercial facility.

We disagreed. So we hired him.

Turns out, 25 years of growing cannabis actually teaches you a thing or two.

David brought decades of knowledge and a collection of genetics he's spent years cultivating and preserving. Today, some of those genetics are part of Hoka Haze, giving him the opportunity to finally bring his life's work into Minnesota's legal market.

Nathan joined RCWM in the summer of 2026 after he and his wife moved from Montana to southwest Minnesota, returning to her roots. In Montana, he had independently operated a commercial cannabis cultivation facility with approximately 1,500 plants.

Specializing in terpene production, plant biology, and living soil cultivation, Nathan brings a different perspective and an extensive collection of genetics to the team.

His passion for healthy soil doesn't end at work. When he's not at the cultivation facility, he's often on his hobby farm restoring soil depleted by years of conventional agricultural use.

Nathan is the kind of grower who cares more about getting the most out of every plant than simply growing as many plants as possible.

Adam, affectionately known as 'Birdman,' has been growing cannabis since the late 1900's (lol) Originally from Franklin, Minnesota, where he still resides, he spent over 25 years cultivating in his basement while working in construction.

Adam joined Shawn at Crested River before legalization, eventually managing beverage production while becoming the company's resident builder, mechanic, and problem-solver.

When RCWM began taking shape, there was never much question about who would lead cultivation. Really, that was the plan the entire time: bring Adam on early and build this thing together.

Adam helped design, build, equip, and dial in the facility he now manages, combining decades of growing experience with an ability to build or fix damn near anything.

He's firm but fair and a natural leader. He used to punch people in the face for being stupid. These days, he graces us all with his laid-back demeanor.

Shawn has been a cannabis enthusiast since 1997, when he was introduced to it the summer he graduated from high school. He spent much of his professional career as a closet pothead working in corporate America's industrial automation sector after earning a technical degree through the fluid power program in Granite Falls.

In 2019, he founded Crested River, developing and manufacturing cannabinoid products after sourcing similar products from out west for friends and family with autoimmune issues.

Shortly thereafter, he worked closely with Sensible MN, the patient advocacy group for medical cannabis cardholders, and served as president of the Minnesota Cannabis Growers Cooperative.

When MN is Ready formed and began championing legalization at the grassroots level, Shawn was asked to join its advisory board. He participated in hundreds of hours of stakeholder meetings to help craft the legalization bill, which legislators subsequently reworked in conference committee.

Once legalization passed, Shawn applied as a social equity applicant for a cannabis microbusiness license. Two years later, here we are.