http://hemp-resource.com Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:50:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I rarely see hemp talked about in major media outlets. Maybe it's a conspiracy, or maybe hemp isn't all it's made out to be. I mean, hemp is uncomfortable, it's terribly itchy on the skin, and it's a drug! And when you think of a hemp dress, this is what ... http://hemp-resource.com/2008/08/03/hemp-is-soooo-not-sexy/ Inspired by a recent show on the-loft.tv about organic beer, I thought it would be useful to share some information about another overlooked hemp product- beer. While the website mentioned in the video has a comprehensive comparison of several beers- right down to alcohol percentage and their impressions of the taste- ... http://hemp-resource.com/2008/06/06/hemp-beer/ I was really excited to read this post asking "How much hemp would be need for bio-fuel? Worldwide". Hemp oil is easier to stumble upon than crude oil, so it seems to make sense that it would be a viable alternative. However the article was left unanswered. Does anyone know if ... http://hemp-resource.com/2008/06/05/exactly-how-much-hemp-would-be-needed-for-bio-fuel-worldwide/ The hemp industry had a resurgence in the mid 90's and hasn't made it fully into the mainstream yet. Most mainstream sources that offer solutions to climate change and the depletion of petroleum resources look elsewhere than hemp. However, since 1994, Stemergy (www.stemergy.com) has used technology to find ways to use ... http://hemp-resource.com/2008/06/04/can-it-be-done/ here's our quick earth day link roundup for you: first, we want to share an article about how earth day started with a few tips to lessen your environmental impact. back to our main topic, hemp for food and fuel covers a bit of hemp history and shows a few related videos. ... http://hemp-resource.com/2008/04/22/earth-day-roundup/ It's encouraging to see some people helping to portray hemp as the viable alternative it is and move past the "misunderstood cousin" status it currently suffers from. Could North Dakota be on the leading edge of this shift? It looks like some of their farmers could be the ones to ... http://hemp-resource.com/2008/04/03/hemp-in-the-news/ Why do people think that hemp fashions are not really fashionable at all? Is it the design? Do you know of any fashionable hemp products: handbags, clothes, etc? If you do, leave a tip. Speak up in the forum and then see what a few others have to say. http://hemp-resource.com/2008/03/17/is-hemp-fashionable/ Hemp, like Senator John Edwards, continues to be ignored... http://hemp-resource.com/2008/02/20/why-is-hemp-off-the-biofuel-menu/ Ottawa Citizen - Ontario, Canada Visit the world-famous Museum of Hemp in Berlin. http://hemp-resource.com/2008/02/19/cultural-displays/ StarPhoenix - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Home of the Field Festival held in a hemp field every summer, Craik, Saskatchewan is also getting a hemp factory. The factory CEO is a former head of Adidas North America. http://hemp-resource.com/2008/02/18/hemp-product-plant-perfect-fit-for-craik/