All in Hemp

Establishing Hemp's Foundation

Establishing Hemp's Foundation

Michael Sirak
Hemp, Hemp Fiber, Hemp-Lime, Hemp Hurd, HempWool, AcoustiBatt, PlantPanel, HempWood, GaiaCrete, Housing Innovations, Affordable Housing, Bio-Based, Decarbonization, Vapor-Permeable, SIP

Hemp-based building materials were among the select group of housing innovations on display for policymakers and the public in mid-June 2023 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

This year marked the first time that hemp had a presence at the Innovative Housing Showcase, an outdoor event which the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sponsor on the national stage. 2023 was the showcase's third installment; another is planned in 2024.

Amazing Untapped Potential

Amazing Untapped Potential

Michael Sirak
Geoff Whaling, National Hemp Association, Hemp, Hemp Fiber, Hemp Grain, Hemp Seed, Total Addressable Market, Sustainable Development, Regenerative Agriculture, Animal Feed, Biodiesel

The tremendous promise of the hemp plant to help feed, shelter, and power the world while also restoring the planet from environmental damage was on display in early May 2023 at the Agriculture Innovation Mission (AIM) for Climate Summit in Washington, D.C.

The National Hemp Association (NHA) had a table set up highlighting many applications of industrial hemp and how hemp could play a role in addressing climate challenges and bolster sustainable agriculture..

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Eyes on Flavonoids

Eyes on Flavonoids

Michael Sirak
Dr Zacariah L Hildenbrand, Cannabis, Hemp, Pigments, Flavonoids, Anthocyanins, Cannflavins, Cannabinoids, Terpenes, Varins

Scientists are taking a greater interest in studying the flavonoids in the cannabis plant to exploit them for human health, said a biochemist at a recent cannabis conference.

These substances, which are abundant across the plant world, give some cannabis varieties vivid color. They also have demonstrated significant therapeutic effects on humans, Dr. Zacariah L. Hildenbrand, a research professor at the University of Texas at El Paso, told attendees of the 2022 Cannabis Science Conference East on Sept. 15, 2022, in Baltimore.

Come Grow With Us

Come Grow With Us

Michael Sirak
Nick Walters, Hemp, Hemp Grower, Hemp Fiber, Hemp Grain, Sustainable Development, Regenerative Agriculture, Renewable Natural Gas, Energy Pellet, Land-Grant Institution, Hemp Research Consortium, Field Day, Seed Trials, Hemp A-ha Moment

As the domestic hemp industry slowly moves from infancy toward adulthood, one fledgling organization is establishing a foothold to ensure that hemp growers prosper in coming years.

The National Hemp Growers Cooperative began in 2019 with the goal of building wealth for its members, said Nick Walters, the co-op's managing partner. In the process, the organization will help to strengthen the nascent industrial hemp sector and promote sound environmental stewardship, he said in an interview.

Energizing Hemp

Energizing Hemp

Michael Sirak
Roger Ford, Eureka Energy Corporation, Hemp, Hybrid Energy Plant, Elkhorn City, Biomass, Renewable Natural Gas, Biodiesel, Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Solar Power, EPA, Renewable Fuel Pathway

Hemp could play a valuable role as a renewable input for producing Earth-friendly energy, according to Roger Ford, president and CEO of Eureka Energy Corporation, a Wyoming-based start-up with a bold vision for transforming the domestic power sector.

The company would like to see hemp become available to it to generate electric power and make liquid transportation fuels at the novel clean-energy plants it aims to build and operate across the country. he said.

Hemp at Mount Vernon

Hemp at Mount Vernon

Michael Sirak
George Washington, Mount Vernon, Potomac River, Hemp, Hemp Fiber, Dean Norton, Prof Michael Timko, Historical Interpretation, Pioneer Farm, Hlukhivs’ki 51

I recently visited George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate on the Potomac River in northern Virginia. I went to learn more about the estate’s hemp crop and Washington’s life there.

Mount Vernon re-introduced hemp in 2018 after an absence of some 220 years. Hemp had been an important crop for Washington when he lived at the estate in the second half of the 18th century. After his death in 1799, hemp growing waned there.