From growing weed in the basement to becoming one of the most sought-after premium cultivators in Michigan’s cannabis market, Growing Pains has clawed its way to the top.
Tom Farrell, co-founder of the Paw Paw brand, started growing as a caregiver in his west Michigan basement. He used the name Growing Pains because it was a pun and summed up the challenges of growing well. The name stuck and became an apt way to describe the learning curve of producing high-quality flower in a market flooded with flower.
He and co-founder Seth Miller built Growing Pains “by our hands,” Farrell explains, from installing the plumbing and irrigation system themselves to traveling across the country to track down unique new strains. The duo and their team worked long hours, learned from their mistakes, and committed to growing top-tier weed. Without deep-pocketed investors that have tried to dominate the market, the small crew turned their passion and commitment into their currency…