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Hemp, hemp, hooray? No way, says DEA
As a former Kentucky tobacco farmer, Glenn sees industrial hemp as the perfect money-making alternative crop. From her Durham home, she has been lobbying Congress, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the White House for years.
Hyping hemp
At the recent Canadian Health Food Association trade show in Toronto, Ruth Shamai stood over a grill sizzling with Omega Burgers and sang the praises of the humble seed (certified organic, grown in Saskatchewan and Manitoba) on which she’s built Ruth’s Hemp Foods Inc.
Natural clothing pioneer “Of the Earth” weaves legumes into 2004 colle
We eat it. We drink it. We even print our newspapers with it. But are we ready to wear it? Natural clothing pioneer Of The Earth thinks so. The Bend, Oregon-based company is introducing jerseys, t-shirts and sweaters made from a new blend of natural soy and organic cotton in its upcoming Spring 2004 catalog. The new collection marks OTE’s rapid growth from five to 21 natural fabric groups, mirroring a nationwide shift toward more sustainable living. A leader in the natural fabric industry, OTE specializes in comfortable, active-lifestyle clothing.
Power plants
‘In the 21st century the survival of everyone on Earth, from businessmen to bushmen, depends on plants.” From the outset, Anna Lewington’s Plants for People makes it clear that whether or not we know it, plants are an integral part of our lives. Essential oils used in perfumes, woodpulp in clothing or the sunflower seeds that provide cleaner fuel for our cars: Lewington’s mission has been to make us stop, think and appreciate our debt to the plant world.
Western Australian farmers welcome industrial hemp crop option
Western Australian (WA) farmers have welcomed legislation to allow for the creation of an industrial hemp industry. Under the bill, farmers will be able to cultivate hemp under strict licence conditions to make clothing, textiles and oils.
Western Australian plants industrial strength hemp bill
The Western Australian (WA) Government has introduced legislation it hopes will allow the creation of an industrial hemp industry.