By Thomas Ivory, Jr. It would be hard to say there is any American Industrial Hemp farmer more famous than Ryan Loflin. Loflin is the first farmer to successfully plant and harvest Industrial Hemp in American soil in over 60 years. Having literally bet his 1200 acre family farm in Springfield, CO, in 2013, Loflin planted a few acres of Industrial Hemp a year before the Colorado Department of Agriculture established rules and regulations over…
Interview by Thomas Ivory, Jr A woman who has spent over the past decade and a half already emerged in the international Industrial Hemp industry, Anndrea Hermann is more than a Industrial Hemp consultant. Her on-line social medias state, “cannabis is part of what Anndrea calls her final vocabulary.” She eats, wears, and builds with Industrial Hemp. Missouri born and 2002 Missouri Southern State University graduate with a BGS in Ecolonomics focusing on Industrial Hemp, Hermann…
Interview by Thomas Ivory, Jr A world-class adventure writer and investigative journalist, Doug Fine has become the written word, the radio voice, and the smiling face of not only his sustainable realizations, and his drug policy work, Fine is also the world-wide reporter for Industrial Hemp. Author of a handful of books including, Hemp Bound, a world-wide field research novel, and his latest essay, First Legal Harvest, Fine tours the world speaking about his findings….
By Thomas Ivory, Jr. With the ability to monitor legislature; campaign social media strategies; develop creative outreach, networking and coalition; organize fundraising and awareness projects; and keep a tab on the Industrial Hemp market; Colleen Sauve assists Industrial Hemp advocates to defend state-rights through education, up-to-date information, and constant engagement. To influence federal policy and remove Industrial Hemp from the Controlled Substance Act requires community, determination, and knowledge. And to achieve this goal, Vote Hemp…
By Thomas Ivory, Jr. A goat farm can be the perfect place to discover the simplicities of life. For Michael Yocco, it was the place to discover much more. For over a decade, he and his wife, Stacy, have been herding goats and growing herbs in the Pacific North-West. It is here, at The Fay Farm, the couple began making beauty products. (www.thefayfarm.com) Natural products like Industrial Hemp have found its way into salves, lotions,…
By Thomas Ivory, Jr. Many farmers are un-biased to what agriculture they are producing as long as it is easy to grow and can be sold at a profitable price. To gain the best profit per acre, working with a co-operative is access to knowledge and information, planting and harvesting techniques, processing abilities, and the most appealing, providing outlets for the product to be sold. Dr. Grant Orvis and the Colorado Hemp Cooperative provide answers…
By Thomas Ivory, Jr. The man known as Agua Das is nothing but legendary. He is a man who has been around, grown with, processed thoroughly, fueled efficiently, sold profitably, worn stylishly, ate deliciously, and anything else Industrial Hemp, for over 25 years. A true American entrepreneur, Das is more than chef for Hemp I Scream! (hempiscream.webstarts.com) ice cream sandwiches, he is engineer of bio-fuels, he is farmer of sustainable agriculture, he is politician for…
