hemp

When U.K. engineers were challenged with designing the Lotus Eco Elise, arguably the first green high-performance sports car, they knew just where to turn for sustainable materials: their backyards.
The English countryside, like the North American Midwest, is a veritable petri dish for growing hemp, a multi-purpose industrial crop that… Read the rest

The eco-savvy among you will know the wonders of hemp. A multi-purpose crop, it can be used in everything from textiles to foods. Not only that, but products made with hemp are a lucrative business; the Hemp Industries Association (HIA) estimates the 2008 annual retail sales of all hemp products… Read the rest