Kerrie B. BadertscheR, CPH-ASHS

Otoké Horticulture, LLC

Kerrie’s life long association with plants and plant production made working in Cannabis an easy and natural decision. For over 4 ½ years, Kerrie Badertscher and her husband, Kurt own Otoké Horticulture specializing in all aspects of Cannabis Production. Otoké Horticulture is proud to have published recently: Cannabis for Capitalists. As a Certified Professional Horticulturist through the American Society for Horticultural Science and she is the first such professionally recognized horticulturist to delve into the Cannabis and hemp industries. After owning a small commercial flower farm and greenhouse for many years, Kerrie earned both a BS and MS in horticulture from Colorado State University. She was an Extension Specialist / Adjunct or Asst. professor to Colorado State University (Horticulture,) University of Colorado (architecture and engineering) along with University of Nevada, Reno. Kerrie started working on sustainability issues pertaining to horticulture in the early 1980’s before Sustainable became trendy. Her last fellowship examined the use of plant materials (including hemp) for co-generation of heat and electricity along with the production of bio-char.