Industrial Hemp’s Diversity Fits In With Key Sectors In The Analysis LOHAS Marketplace $209 Billion Strong 2015 The Year of Hemp! It’s Growing Even Greener…Hemp Branding for today’s Green Revolution! Every where you look these days you will see “Green” products and “Green” programming. There are “Green” cookbooks, “Green” clothing and even “Green” pet products. We have even seen “Green” toys for children. But what does it mean to be...
Read MoreThe industrial hemp plant is one of the oldest cultivated plants. It can be traces all the way back to 8000 BC in the Middle East and China. The fiber from the hemp plant was used to make a variety of textiles, and the seeds were eaten. Hemp has a long history of being very versatile and very useful. The Latin name, Cannabis sativa, means “useful hemp”. The hemp does live up to its name. Here’s what Dr. Andrew Weil has to say...
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What makes Hemp seed oil is truly unique? Approximately 80 per cent is polyunsaturated fat– the highest of any vegetable oil. Specifically, it contains the essential fatty acids (EFAs) linoleic acid (omega- 6) and alpha linolenic acid (omega- 3). These EFAs cannot be synthesized by the body and must be obtained from our diets. Hemp seed oil also contains gamma linolenic acid (GLA), from which omega- 6 is naturally converted....
Read MoreMay 13, 2010 – WASHINGTON, — The Hemp Industries Association (HIA), a trade association consisting of hundreds of hemp businesses, released final estimates of… via Strong Growth in Hemp Food and Body Care Sales Contrast DEA’s Hostility to Farmers Who Want to Grow the Crop.
Read MoreA bipartisan group of legislators is hoping hemp production will be a boon to Minnesota farmers and manufacturers as demand for the plant and its byproducts continues to grow. The Industrial Hemp Development Act (HF 608) would allow the state to issue licenses to qualified farmers who pass background checks. via Hemp, hemp, hooray: Bill aims to aid farmers with new but controversial crop.
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