The UK has a long history of using hemp as an industrial plant. In 1533 it was in such high demand to produce rope, nets and sails, that Henry VIII made it compulsory to be grown on all farms! For every 60 acres of other crops, one-quarter of an acre of hemp had to be planted, or farmers risked being fined. In the past, its vigorous growth and versatility meant that it was also used to make essential products like paper, oil and fabric.
Not now! Oh no! Now we need to buy a license and batter through all sorts of red tape!
We have lots of fallow land in the UK due to farmers being paid not to farm.... I know it is nuts but that is Blighty for ya! Blighted with globalist sadistic wankers.
Sounds good to this person who can't even keep a jade plant alive - in the window of her 1 BR apt. I actually used to have a lot of plants, but that was when my daughter was young and allergic to animals which was really hard on me since I suspect that the first word I ever spoke was probably "cat". Then daughter grew up and the cats came back - they used to follow me down the street in Seattle - I used to hide in alleys. There was the pregnant cat who climbed the three flights of stairs to get to my apt. Moved in with me 2 weeks before giving birth - and made me hold her paw throughout her labor. It was more stressful than giving birth myself. So meanwhile, there was the large plant in my living room that some cat assumed ot be a more convenient litter box. There went that plant along with all the others. Now they eat my fake flowers that I'm reduced to. In fact I have a 2 foot tall which that cackles when you push the button. She used to be riding on a broomstick. Now it's reduced to she's riding a stick. So the hemp thing - sounds great, but for hemp's sake I'll have to pass. Is it still illegal to grow here? I think the timber industry had it legislated illegal. Can you imagine what a beautiful world we could have if those with love in their hearts instead of massive greed were able to call the shots?
Bill et al. bet the farm, and perhaps lost...they may not all know it yet. Whatever he wishes for me personally, I wish it back to him x a billion. Re hemp...one needs some sun...for me, trees plentiful, Linden and Horse Chestnut, Fir. I have used them all for furniture, healing/laundry soap and beer respectively. And my Laurel hedge provides good firewood, clean bark. The ash would be good for making soap too, never tried that, but between the two...hey, new idea....so, usin what I got...I think the laurel hedge is a missed boat for the firewood, unless its culinary laurel (mine is not) you can burn it...(the other may be too oily, dunno)...
I recall indigenous hemp lining the banks of the Platte River, Nebraska. Wasn’t much for smoking (this was in the 70’s; that’s my excuse and I am stuck with it!) Then, mid ‘80’s, visiting friends on a biodynamic farm in southern Wisconsin. another strain was indigenous and pervasive. (They had lots of other things to deal with, but I quietly picked buds and put them in pockets; that had some THC.) Apparently during WWII, planting it was encouraged and subsidized for the war effort. My garden on the Eastern Shore of Virginia was on the south side of the old horse barn. Years of manure gave everything a boost. It’s been used since forever. Great for rope.
Clothes. Remedies. And etc. it’s perennial once established. Now it’s the new cash crop with all the varieties for medicinal and other purposes in rural Kentucky, Tennessee, etc. You get certified for that.
Aside: if one watches TV, you’ll see ads for class action suits re Paraquat. DEA used to spray in Kentucky or wherever they saw large plots. Many bootleggers would quickly harvest what wasn’t gone. Lots of that partially sprayed stuff may have been smoked. This whole “War on Drugs” is another rabbit hole when one realizes the CIA involvement.
Jaan!!!!! I know I'm not talking hemp, although I do love rope and fabric. I'm not one for smoking it, but I think I've slipped into another reality or maybe the 4th dimension that everyone is so keen on. (oops did I just date myself?)
Or maybe everyone's smoking and I'm not. Ooooh, I'm so confused!!!! Which way leads out of this rabbit hole, left, right, up, down, dig a little deeper? Maybe I'll connect to another rabbit hole? Why do l's (L's) look like I's (i's)? Is it over yet? Can I go home now? Is this just a bad trip?
Has that B-man been extinguished yet? And all his cronnies?
Curiously food processing plants (not exactly know what that means) have been going up in flames. As well as some farmer's barns. Up here in the Northeast it's been discovered that 'forever chemicals' that were supposedly used years ago are a problem just now. (I'm scratching my head) Small organic farms in jeopardy. As well as chickens being put down for an avian flu outbreak. Fucking endless claws.
Thought you might like this. It's from an email I received from Selvedge Magazine:
"Linen is one of the oldest and most environmentally sustainable fibres. It has undoubted ethical and aesthetic appeal. Derived from the flax plant, the second-most productive fibre crop, it is surpassed only by hemp. Linen flourishes organically, and in contrast to cotton, needs only rainwater to thrive, which fortunately is in abundance in the swath of land that stretches along the coast from Brittany in France through Flanders to Friesland in the Netherlands, where the crop is cultivated today."
It's as though they know nothing about the tree fairies and trolls they're making homeless. I find if I hold my cell phone to my ear while I'm actually talking to a tree, you can avoid the weird looks.
The UK has a long history of using hemp as an industrial plant. In 1533 it was in such high demand to produce rope, nets and sails, that Henry VIII made it compulsory to be grown on all farms! For every 60 acres of other crops, one-quarter of an acre of hemp had to be planted, or farmers risked being fined. In the past, its vigorous growth and versatility meant that it was also used to make essential products like paper, oil and fabric.
Not now! Oh no! Now we need to buy a license and batter through all sorts of red tape!
We have lots of fallow land in the UK due to farmers being paid not to farm.... I know it is nuts but that is Blighty for ya! Blighted with globalist sadistic wankers.
https://bmmagazine.co.uk/business/growing-hemp-in-the-uk/
Sounds good to this person who can't even keep a jade plant alive - in the window of her 1 BR apt. I actually used to have a lot of plants, but that was when my daughter was young and allergic to animals which was really hard on me since I suspect that the first word I ever spoke was probably "cat". Then daughter grew up and the cats came back - they used to follow me down the street in Seattle - I used to hide in alleys. There was the pregnant cat who climbed the three flights of stairs to get to my apt. Moved in with me 2 weeks before giving birth - and made me hold her paw throughout her labor. It was more stressful than giving birth myself. So meanwhile, there was the large plant in my living room that some cat assumed ot be a more convenient litter box. There went that plant along with all the others. Now they eat my fake flowers that I'm reduced to. In fact I have a 2 foot tall which that cackles when you push the button. She used to be riding on a broomstick. Now it's reduced to she's riding a stick. So the hemp thing - sounds great, but for hemp's sake I'll have to pass. Is it still illegal to grow here? I think the timber industry had it legislated illegal. Can you imagine what a beautiful world we could have if those with love in their hearts instead of massive greed were able to call the shots?
Bill et al. bet the farm, and perhaps lost...they may not all know it yet. Whatever he wishes for me personally, I wish it back to him x a billion. Re hemp...one needs some sun...for me, trees plentiful, Linden and Horse Chestnut, Fir. I have used them all for furniture, healing/laundry soap and beer respectively. And my Laurel hedge provides good firewood, clean bark. The ash would be good for making soap too, never tried that, but between the two...hey, new idea....so, usin what I got...I think the laurel hedge is a missed boat for the firewood, unless its culinary laurel (mine is not) you can burn it...(the other may be too oily, dunno)...
Hemp for Victory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9ZjMBJ5Ix8
xxx
I recall indigenous hemp lining the banks of the Platte River, Nebraska. Wasn’t much for smoking (this was in the 70’s; that’s my excuse and I am stuck with it!) Then, mid ‘80’s, visiting friends on a biodynamic farm in southern Wisconsin. another strain was indigenous and pervasive. (They had lots of other things to deal with, but I quietly picked buds and put them in pockets; that had some THC.) Apparently during WWII, planting it was encouraged and subsidized for the war effort. My garden on the Eastern Shore of Virginia was on the south side of the old horse barn. Years of manure gave everything a boost. It’s been used since forever. Great for rope.
Clothes. Remedies. And etc. it’s perennial once established. Now it’s the new cash crop with all the varieties for medicinal and other purposes in rural Kentucky, Tennessee, etc. You get certified for that.
Aside: if one watches TV, you’ll see ads for class action suits re Paraquat. DEA used to spray in Kentucky or wherever they saw large plots. Many bootleggers would quickly harvest what wasn’t gone. Lots of that partially sprayed stuff may have been smoked. This whole “War on Drugs” is another rabbit hole when one realizes the CIA involvement.
Jaan!!!!! I know I'm not talking hemp, although I do love rope and fabric. I'm not one for smoking it, but I think I've slipped into another reality or maybe the 4th dimension that everyone is so keen on. (oops did I just date myself?)
Or maybe everyone's smoking and I'm not. Ooooh, I'm so confused!!!! Which way leads out of this rabbit hole, left, right, up, down, dig a little deeper? Maybe I'll connect to another rabbit hole? Why do l's (L's) look like I's (i's)? Is it over yet? Can I go home now? Is this just a bad trip?
Has that B-man been extinguished yet? And all his cronnies?
Grow skirret and eat woodchuck!
Curiously food processing plants (not exactly know what that means) have been going up in flames. As well as some farmer's barns. Up here in the Northeast it's been discovered that 'forever chemicals' that were supposedly used years ago are a problem just now. (I'm scratching my head) Small organic farms in jeopardy. As well as chickens being put down for an avian flu outbreak. Fucking endless claws.
Maybe I should get out my hatchet?!
Thought you might like this. It's from an email I received from Selvedge Magazine:
"Linen is one of the oldest and most environmentally sustainable fibres. It has undoubted ethical and aesthetic appeal. Derived from the flax plant, the second-most productive fibre crop, it is surpassed only by hemp. Linen flourishes organically, and in contrast to cotton, needs only rainwater to thrive, which fortunately is in abundance in the swath of land that stretches along the coast from Brittany in France through Flanders to Friesland in the Netherlands, where the crop is cultivated today."
It's as though they know nothing about the tree fairies and trolls they're making homeless. I find if I hold my cell phone to my ear while I'm actually talking to a tree, you can avoid the weird looks.