Jerzey Grown
Meet Jerzey Grown—the indie brand from Egg Harbor City that had y’all sliding into our DMs before we even opened. 😅 They’ve been on our radar forever, so when their first limited batch of Tricho Jordan dropped, we were lucky enough to snag some. Recently, we sat down with co-founder Jarred Freeman to talk shop and learn about their 5000-square-foot canopy.
Legacy Grown
These guys go way back. We’re talking about almost 20 twenty years of friendship and being business partners. While their legacy days might be behind them, their belief that weed is something that, above all, brings people together, remains. Jerzey Grown is run by a tight-knit crew of lifelong friends who’ve been living and breathing cannabis: Jarred Freeman, Konstantine (Gus) Charalidis, Israel Aponte and Diego Aponte.
Focusing on Small Batches
These guys aren’t trying to be in every dispo or pump out the most flower. They’re about keeping it small and giving TLC to each and every plant. “We’ll never have a room over 700-800 square feet,” Jarred explains. “It’s impossible to control microclimates (in those huge facilities) and when you’re that big, you have to use pesticides.” It’s au naturale—no pesticides, no remediation—just pure, hand-trimmed bud.
The Best Highs
“(When we’re pheno hunting, it’s all about) trichome production—how frosty is it? Next, is whether it’s a unique pheno that stands out from the usual strains. Another big thing is the harshness of the smoke…we smoke a lot. Can I sit here and just smoke back to back to back and be okay? The taste in the terpenes as well.”
Pro tip: “18-20% flower can get you higher than 30%,” Jarred says. It’s not always about chasing high THC numbers—sometimes those lower-THC strains deliver a smoother, more balanced high. So next time you’re in, skip the THC hunt and chat with us!
What would you like our community to know?
”We smoke our own product. I get mad when I don’t have Gus’ weed to smoke. We want everybody to feel comfortable bringing our flower to their grandmas’. If something isn’t up to par, we won’t run it. We do so much testing because we’re our own biggest critics. If it’s not something we’d buy, it’s not going out there.”
Stay tuned for updates on their second harvest, including Dante’s, Dante’s RS, Bazooka Boobies and Chimera. The Jerzey Grown team is also working on whole flower pre-rolls, old school genetics (were talking Thin Mints, Sour Diesel, etc.) and some exclusive small batch drops!
Tricho Jordan x Jerzey Grown
Lineage: Chimera #3 x Chimera #2
Flavor: Butterscotch terps that’ll have you floating on a buttery cloud.
Terpenes: Limonene | Caryophylene | Myrcene
Is there anyone you would like to shout out in the NJ Cannabis Community? 💚
“Edible Cat and all those guys, they’ve been great to us, too.”
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