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Levi’s announces collection of jeans made from hemp

August 11, 2020 by Vlad Harabara

Now that it is legal to cultivate hemp across the US, clothing brands are increasingly considering turning to this much-beloved material, that’s often touted not only for its strength but also for being more sustainable than cotton, requiring less water and land space. Now, … [Read more...] about Levi’s announces collection of jeans made from hemp

Levi’s is making use of hemp to create more sustainable apparel

March 12, 2019 by Jurriaan Kamp

In the past couple of years, Levi Strauss, the company that invented the iconic denim jeans, has been quite successful in proving that positive, sustainable change can go hand in hand with profitable business results. Just recently, the clothing brand has started blending hemp … [Read more...] about Levi’s is making use of hemp to create more sustainable apparel

Cannabis Cousins

February 16, 2014 by Jurriaan Kamp

Over 25,000 products are made from hemp across 9 submarkets and the total industry has an estimated size of $500 million USD. Despite this, the topic of Cannabis has been laden with controversy. Even so, the US Congress passed a farm bill this month allowing controlled studies of … [Read more...] about Cannabis Cousins

After oil

January 21, 2007 by Jurriaan Kamp

Unfamiliar crops like switchgrass and jatropha hold more promise as alternative fuels than corn and sugarcane Craig Cox| July/Aug 2007 issue It seemed like a marriage made in heaven. Corn farmers, suffering under some of the lowest commodity prices in history, hooked up with … [Read more...] about After oil

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