[Pil-pc-oceania] New direction for hemp

[Daniel Rossi]

Hemp is being used as wood / plastic replacements I believe also. But  
I wonder what kind of toxic resins and glues they may use.

On 16/05/2008, at 6:53 PM, Deb Guildner wrote:

> Yes this hemp business is a really good approach, but it has taken  
> nearly forever to even get to this point.
>
> Also on the topic of fibre crops, another industry which could use a  
> boost is the (re) creation of viable sustainable timber industries  
> throughout Australia.
>
> A new initiative is happenning in North Coastt NSW/SE Qld, where  
> they are now tailoring regional plantings to the creation of linked  
> purpose built mills nearby for value added products.
>
> But many more are needed...the hardwood industry is nearly dead in   
> Australia.
>
> Clever indeed is the person who has the foresight to plan and plant  
> trees on their property, which they can later harvest and use for  
> specific purposes down the track.  But trying to find a well  
> researched sustainable scheme on a larger scale is nigh well  
> impossible.
>
> Cheers
>
> Deb
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Daniel Rossi
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> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 5:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [Pil-pc-oceania] New direction for hemp
>
>
> On 16/05/2008, at 5:44 PM, Deb Guildner wrote:
>
>> New direction for hemp
>>
>> 15/05/2008 2:25:00 PM
>> Agriculture could take on a new direction, according to NSW Member  
>> for Barwon, Kevin Humphries, who this week pledging his support for  
>> the Hemp Industry Bill 2008.
>>
>>
> So more mills equals locally grown and produced fabrics then ? This   
> will probably spark more 'eco' fashion designers here I reckon. The  
> only issue I can see here is, the fabric may be produced locally,  
> but clothing companies will still ship and truck that off to china  
> to be produced into clothes exploiting cheap labor and then ship and  
> truck it back or whatever.
>
>> Phil Warner, Ecofibre Executive Farming Director said that to  
>> overcome current transport conditions and compete in an  
>> international, heavily subsidised, market Australia needed to  
>> become more efficient in the way hemp is processed and handled.
>>
>> He said there were currently developing new harvesting and module  
>> building techniques based on those used in the cotton industry,  
>> allowing 60-80 percent of the crop to be processed in the field.
>>
>>
>>
> Does that mean processing on site ?
>
>> Comments
>>
>>
>> "With Ecofibre Industries, instigating hemp trails in the  
>> district" ... is this another side benefit, similar to winery  
>> trails, but with hippies?
>> Posted by Macgregor on 16/05/2008 9:30:46 AM
>>
>> The Darling River Action Group endorses the growing of hemp as a  
>> substitute for cotton, assuming that hemp requires much less water,  
>> and is in general more environmentally friendly.
>> Posted by Barney on 16/05/2008 10:20:23 AM
>>
>> Its about time there was progress in this direction. I am lead to  
>> believe that hemp is 100% useable in various forms. The greatest  
>> problem lies in the opposition of the vested interests and lobby  
>> power of the companies that provide products that hemp will  
>> replace, they are in the pocket and have the ear of governments.
>> Posted by RW on 16/05/2008 10:23:23 AM
>
> I really like this comment. Obviously only coming about because  
> cotton industry is dead and wanted to squeeze as much out of it as  
> possible while silencing hemp and bamboo.
>
>>
>
>
>
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