What if plastic could be made without using fossil fuels and toxic chemicals? An Australian company has done just that, with a new type of plastic that can turn hemp fiber into pretty much anything. Zeoform is a promising eco-friendly solution to traditional plastics. It’s made from a simple mixture …
Uploaded on Jan 4, 2009
Near Fremont, Nebraska last October, I visited a feral Cannabis Hemp patch with plant breeder Dave West, PhD. Ripe with bowing seed heads, the colors and aromas were enchanting. Dr. Dave points out that the states of Kansas and Nebraska have encouraged farmers to let feral hemp go to seed, as pheasants depend on the tall hemp seedheads sticking out of the snow to make it through the long winters.
Dr. Dave goes on to recount the history of the hemp industry in Nebraska, from the introduction of hemp farming to the Native Americans on reservations to the later introduction of Kentucky hemp. For much more, visit Dr. Dave’s Hemp Archives:
http://www.gametec.com/hemp/archives….
Logan Yonavjak (@Loganyon) makes a case for allowing farmers in the United States to grow hemp. Industrial hemp was once a dominant crop on the American landscape. This hardy and renewable resource (one of the earliest domesticated plants known, with roots dating back to the Neolothic Age in China) was …
