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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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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.

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.