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Kiss the Ground - Why Sustainability is the Way Forward
Kiss the Ground - Why Sustainability is the Way Forward
Climate change, sustainability, and environmental issues have been at the forefront of the conversation more than ever in recent years. Perhaps the sense of urgency has risen so much so... Read more...
Why Hemp Clothing Now?
Why Hemp Clothing Now?
The winds of fashion have changed direction and there is no going back. Levi’s is making hemp jeans and Jane Fonda just announced that she has bought her last piece... Read more...
The Basics of Hemp Farming with Kevin Shively
The Basics of Hemp Farming with Kevin Shively
Reviving a crop is like trying to revive a language: we can find scraps of old books, some linguistic remnants of the old words in our vocabulary. But, without a... Read more...
Hemp: A Single Issue Movement?
Hemp: A Single Issue Movement?
I recently saw a meme that featured a picture of Donald Trump holding a executive order that said, “all cannabis is legal”. The photoshopped photo directed me to Read more...
DEA and CBD: The Controversy Explained
DEA and CBD: The Controversy Explained
Our last blog outlined just how difficult it can be to nail down the taxonomy of the hemp plant. For decades, scientists have been arguing about Read more...
What Is Hemp? Taxonomy and the .3% Threshold
What Is Hemp? Taxonomy and the .3% Threshold
It’s important to set the historical record straight: George Washington did not grow marijuana. He grew hemp for industrial purposes like rope and Read more...
What We Can Learn from Water Protectors at Standing Rock
What We Can Learn from Water Protectors at Standing Rock
It’s the gun against the prayer. This is no exaggeration. Just a few weeks ago near the Standing Rock protest encampment Read more...
The Old Story of a New Industry Part 2: The Rise and the Fall of Hemp
The Old Story of a New Industry Part 2: The Rise and the Fall of Hemp
There is an excitment in the hemp industry these days. It's similar to how folks felt when Dr. Bronner's was winning lawsuits against Read more...
Standing Rock, Industrial Hemp, and Filling the Cultural Void: an Interview with Marcus Grignon
Standing Rock, Industrial Hemp, and Filling the Cultural Void: an Interview with Marcus Grignon
Once upon a time, on the Menominee reservation in Northeastern Wisconsin, there was a big pine snake. The big pine snake would slither its way into Read more...
News Roundup: "Future of Hemp," the Elections, and More
News Roundup: "Future of Hemp," the Elections, and More
Very few people have sacrificed more to grow hemp than Alex White Plume of the Pine Ridge reservation. Hearing him speak about his historic fight to Read more...
The Old Story of a New Industry Part I: Hemp in Colonial America
The Old Story of a New Industry Part I: Hemp in Colonial America
Three hundred years ago, the government of the American colonies paid farmers to grow hemp. The government feared that a single crop economy was Read more...
“Your Ad Wasn’t Approved”: Hemp in the Age of Legal Marijuana
“Your Ad Wasn’t Approved”: Hemp in the Age of Legal Marijuana
I’ll be honest, the most advanced social media trick I know is clicking “like” on my kids’ new profile pictures. But I am quickly learning that in order to Read more...
Hempy's Story of the Month Contest
Hempy's Story of the Month Contest
The most important part of Hempy's work is community building. We love providing sustainable and locally made clothes, but this is only Read more...
Hemp News Roundup: Feds, the "King of Pot," Kazakhstan and More
Hemp News Roundup: Feds, the "King of Pot," Kazakhstan and More
On Thursday the DEA announced that it will not be lowering the drug status of marijuana from schedule 1 under the Controlled Substances Act Read more...
Have You Heard About Hurd? The Future of US Hemp Manufacturing
Have You Heard About Hurd? The Future of US Hemp Manufacturing
As I waded through Salt Creek Hemp Company’s field of sturdy, vibrant hemp plants last weekend, I harbored not a single doubt that this plant has a strong future with Read more...
81 cent Baseball Caps are not Sustainable on any Level
81 cent Baseball Caps are not Sustainable on any Level
I got an e-mail from Vietnam yesterday. I know it is time to stop being amazed at how a manufacturing company in Vietnam finds my Read more...
A DISPOSABLE SOCIETY -- TRASH-- A NEW DEFINITION
A DISPOSABLE SOCIETY -- TRASH-- A NEW DEFINITION
So the printer in our shipping department stopped working here at HEMPY'S the other day. We run pages of mailing labels through it. It is not that Read more...
Doing Business on the Planet Today
Doing Business on the Planet Today
Lately, I have been contemplating the question of; how does a mindful company “compete” in a marketplace that is not particularly Read more...
So what is the deal with hemp and cotton?
So what is the deal with hemp and cotton?
People are often asking me but how does hemp compare to cotton when it comes to making comfortable clothing? Can you make soft cloth out of Read more...
Why is it important for HEMPY’S goods (or anything else) to be “MADE IN THE USA” anyway?
Why is it important for HEMPY’S goods (or anything else) to be “MADE IN THE USA” anyway?
We at HEMPY’S feel very strongly about doing everything possible to build thriving LOCAL economies. This concept is not driven by any sort of Read more...
No you can NOT smoke a HEMPY’S Wallet
No you can NOT smoke a HEMPY’S Wallet
I am constantly amazed by the misconception, which persists in the U.S. general population surrounding the difference between Read more...
The Chicken and the Egg
The Chicken and the Egg
As the growing of Industrial Hemp becomes legalized here in the United States, there is an urgent need to educate ourselves and our farmers about Read more...