Podcasts about forevergreen

Season 5, Episode 9 - No matter where you are in the Poconos, you are not far from a state park, national park, borough or township park, or a piece of land conserved for generations to come and open to the public for hiking, exploring nature, and experiencing the wildlife all around.Near East Stroudsburg, there's such a place: ForEvergreen Nature Preserve, which has a one-mile trail—an easy hike—plus fly fishing and lots of nature viewing. The Poconos is a year-round destination for millions and with 24-hundred square miles of mountains, forests, lakes and rivers with historic downtowns and iconic family resorts, it's the perfect getaway for a weekend or an entire week. You can always find out more on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PoconoMountains.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or watch ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pocono Television Network⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ streaming live 24/7.

Rafael Muela, gerente de la fundación Forever Green presenta las nuevas camisetas ecológicas del Real Betis Balompié.

Rafael Muela, gerente de la fundación Forever Green presenta las nuevas camisetas ecológicas del Real Betis Balompié.

Rafael Muela, gerente de la fundación Forever Green presenta las nuevas camisetas ecológicas del Real Betis Balompié.

Mitch Hunter joins the podcast today to discuss plant diversity, sustainability, and more. As the Associate Director of Forever Green Initiative and Adjunct Assistant Professor at The University of Minnesota, Mitch is interested in developing cropping systems that promote greater diversity, resilience, and sustainability. Mitch is a Minnesota native, and his work at U of M greatly centers around his expertise in the science of soil management and crop production. Using his deep knowledge of this topic, Mitch is on a mission to diversify agricultural landscapes with new crops – thus improving the environment and creating new economic opportunities for farmers and businesses alike … Click play to uncover: How Mitch is working with Forever Green Initiative to improve soil health and increase crop diversity. What cover crops are, and what can be done to improve them. The factors that drive farmers' selection of cover crops. The benefits of planting early, and the challenges that arise when trying to do so. To learn more about Mitch and his work, visit Forevergreen.umn.edu! Episode also available on Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/30PvU9C Boost Your Brainpower with 15% OFF!  Fuel your mind with BrainSupreme Supplements and unlock your full potential. Get 15% OFF your order now using this exclusive link: brainsupreme.co/discount/findinggenius Hurry—your brain deserves the best!

Mastering the market is no easy task for a cutting-edge perennial grain. What lessons have Forever Green learned from its work with Kernza? More Information • Forever Green Initiative • Blog: Don Wyse’s Land Grant Legacy • Ear to the Ground 365: Perennial Pivot • Ear to the Ground 229: Kernza's Continuous Cover • Wrap-Up…  Read More → Source

With Homecoming being this upcoming weekend, I thought we'd get into the spirit of things! In this episode we bring on current Homecoming king, Jae Thomas, and we get to know more about him, and a little inside look of what Homecoming week was like for him!

With Homecoming being this upcoming weekend, I thought we'd get into the spirit of things! In this episode we bring on current Homecoming king, Jae Thomas, and get to know more about him, and little inside look of what Homecoming week was like for him!

This week's podcast is Part Two of our Lancaster County Hemp Circuit Coverage. Editor's note: Hey there, it's me Eric. I'm traveling this week to Minnesota for the Field Day at the Lower Sioux Indian Reservation, so in order to get the podcast out to you in a timely manner, I gave the transcript of the audio to my ChatGPT buddy and asked for a break down. And that's what the following is: AI-generated text. Thank you for your understanding! -e Here's a breakdown of the Lancaster Farming Industrial Hemp Podcast episode titled Lancaster Hemp Circuit, Part Two: Who: Eric Hurlock: Host of the podcast and senior digital editor at Lancaster Farming Newspaper. Fred Strathmeyer: Deputy Secretary of Agriculture for Pennsylvania. Tarit Chatterjee: Director of Operations at Natural Textile Solutions and Bast Lab. Alyssa Collins: Plant pathologist from Penn State. Ron Kander: Professor from Jefferson University. Shawn House: Entrepreneur and founder of Hempzels, a hemp pretzel company. Other speakers: Local hemp experts, machinists like Joe from Joe's Machinery, and hemp advocates like Erica Stark and Cameron McIntosh. And Eric Beezer is running for office. What: The podcast features interviews from the *Lancaster County Hemp Circuit*, where participants discuss the latest developments in hemp production in Pennsylvania. Topics include advancements in industrial hemp, state support, fiber and grain hemp processing, and the potential growth of Pennsylvania as a leader in the hemp industry. Where: The event took place in various locations around Lancaster County, PA, including King's Agriseeds, the Landis Valley Farm Museum and Steve Groff's farm. Participants also mention upcoming events in Minnesota, New York, and New Jersey, which include field days and workshops focused on industrial hemp. Why: The podcast aims to spotlight Pennsylvania's growing role in the hemp industry. There is a significant push for infrastructure development, processing facilities, and innovative uses of hemp in textiles, construction, and feed. With local and state government support, the goal is to position Pennsylvania as a key player in the national and international hemp markets. This episode highlights the collaborative efforts and future potential for industrial hemp in Pennsylvania, emphasizing the importance of local partnerships, state government involvement, and educational efforts to promote sustainable growth in the hemp sector. Here's a summary of the news nuggets, calendar items, and sponsors mentioned in the podcast episode: News Nuggets: Volkswagen and Hemp Leather: Volkswagen is developing a biobased leather alternative made from industrial hemp, which could be used in their car interiors starting in 2028. Calendar Items: Lower Sioux Hemp Field Day (September 5, 2024): Eric Hurlock will be attending a field day at the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Morton, Minnesota. The event will feature attendees from around the country and celebrates the opening of the tribes processing facility. Cornell Hemp Events in Geneva, NY (September 11-13, 2024): USDA Germplasm Tour (September 11) Fiber and Grain Field Day (September 12) Cannabinoid Field Day (September 13) Hempcrete Workshop in Manahawkin, NJ (September 20-22, 2024): Hosted by Right Coast Hemp, featuring a hempcrete building workshop. Sponsors: IND Hemp (Fort Benton, Montana): A family-owned, mission-driven industrial hemp feed, food, and fiber company. INDHEMP.com Forever Green, Distributors of the KP-4 Hemp Cutter, a revolutionary hemp harvesting machine designed for speed, efficiency and durability. Available at HempCutter.com. Mpactful Ventures: A Massachusetts-based organization focusing on supporting sustainable ventures.  These segments provide a mix of industry updates, upcoming events, and product promotions relevant to the hemp community. The music in this podcast is courtesy of Tin Bird Shadow, a band or musical group whose work is featured throughout the show. The music serves as background during transitions between segments and interviews, contributing to the overall tone and feel of the podcast. It's likely used to create a relaxed, engaging atmosphere that complements the conversational and informative style of the podcast.

This week on the Hemp Podcast, Lancaster Farming talks with Kelly Burke from Kifcure, an Illinois-based hemp company that is focused on developing the hemp industry in the Land of Lincoln. Burke, along with her husband Jarett, have launched the Northern Illinois Hemp Hub, which recently hosted a hempcrete workshop in Maple Park, sixty miles west of Chicago. They are also growing about 1000 aces of industrial hemp and are developing plans for a processing facility, industrial park, and education center. On this episode, we will hear all about their endeavors, including Silver Acres, a hemp wedding venue and event space, and Silver Lining animal bedding. Plus, we check in with Lancaster County Hemp farmer Steve Groff to hear how his hemp crop is holding up after two weeks of scorching heat and no rain. All that, plus news nuggets and a few surprises. Learn More: Kifcure https://kifcure.com/ Northern Illinois Hemp Hub https://nihh.org/ News Nuggets Think tank says ‘Miller Amendment' would not ban CBD and other hemp cannabinoids https://hemptoday.net/think-tank-says-miller-amendment-would-not-ban-cbd-and-other-hemp-cannabinoids/ ‘Hemp Killing' Amendment Would Not Ban All Hemp Cannabinoids, Says Leading Think Tank https://businessofcannabis.com/hemp-killing-amendment-would-not-ban-all-hemp-cannabinoids-says-leading-think-tank/ New Congressional report finds hemp amendment consistent with Ag policy https://www.greenmarketreport.com/new-congressional-report-finds-hemp-amendment-consistent-with-ag-policy/ Industrial Hemp Market Set to Surge to $25.7 Billion by 2034 https://mgmagazine.com/cannabis-news/industrial-hemp-market-set-to-surge-to-25-7-billion-by-2034/ Canadian hemp fields shrink for fourth straight year, reaching modern-day low https://hemptoday.net/canadian-hemp-fields-shrink-for-fourth-straight-year-reaching-modern-day-low/ South Dakota No. 1 state in nation for hemp production https://www.sdnewswatch.org/south-dakota-hemp-production-sdiha-farm-bill/ Midwest flooding devastation comes into focus as flood warnings are extended in other areas https://apnews.com/article/midwest-flooding-south-dakota-4b9fbfe8918e7a7e3c18178cb92b11a8 Thanks to our Sponsors! IND HEMP https://indhemp.com/ Forever Green https://www.forevergreen.com/ Mpactful Ventures https://www.mpactfulventures.org/ music by TIN BIRD SHADOW www.tinbirdshadow.com

On this week's podcast, we continue our coverage of the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) annual conference, this year held in Prague, Czech Republic, June 5 to 7. As Lancaster Farming's friendly neighborhood hemp reporter, I was invited to be part of an American delegation to the conference, funded in part by a grant from the USDA Market Access Program to build overseas markets for hemp as a commodity crop. Last week, I shared a slew of interviews with Europeans in attendance at the conference. This week, I am sharing my interviews with American business leaders, entrepreneurs, policy wonks and processors — plus a handful of Canadians and one Australian who attended the event in Prague earlier this month. Zhaohui Wu is a professor of supply chain management at Oregon State University in Corvallis, where he is an affiliate faculty member of OSU's Global Hemp Innovation Center. He said he was eager to learn from the Europeans, because he said they are further along in developing the industrial applications and supply chains. “For me, this is the first time to come to the EIHA conference and to learn from European folks on how things are done, the best practices, and also to find opportunity to collaborate,” Wu said. Tommy Copeland was part of the American delegation, representing Kentucky-based HempWood, a flooring manufacturer that uses hemp instead of hardwood. Copeland said many attendees were not familiar with HempWood, and he enjoyed watching people's reaction to it. “You get to see the wow factor that they have,” he said. “Their mind is blown that you can do this from hemp.” Copeland described to attendees the HempWood process from whole stalk, pressed with soy-based adhesives with no VOC off-gassing. “It's a clean building material, it's eco-friendly to use, and I think that fits with the European mindset of building in a lot of ways,” he said. Tim McCarthy is a business owner from North Carolina where he runs United Natural Hemp Extracts, USA. “I am currently the chair of the policy committee for the NIHC, so I'm here on their behalf and the USDA trying to promote hemp from the United States to around the world,” he said. Roger Gussiaas is oilseed producer at Healthy Oil Seeds in Carrington, North Dakota, where he produces and processes hemp and flax grain for oil and protein. “We process 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” he said. “We're expanding our business. In the next couple months, we (will) be doubling our production.” Currently exporting to over 25 countries, Gussiaas is always looking for opportunity. “This trip here,” he said, “it's just there's a lot of opportunity. There's always a lot of opportunity in any new country you're in.” He said the key to finding markets is simple for him: “Always produce good quality and you'll have markets.” Keenan Stone, vice chair of the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance and an owner of Uni Seeds in Ontario, was excited to attend the conference. She enjoyed connecting with people in person, a welcome change from online interactions. She said she was impressed with the research and innovation happening in Europe and, like Gussiaas, was open to opportunity. “There have definitely been some good business prospects,” she said. “There seems to be a lot of interest in trying out new varieties and things like that. Our business is seed supply, so definitely some good interest from Europe there.” Morris Beegle, founder of the annual NoCo Hemp Expo in Colorado, worked with EIHA to plan and execute the event in Prague. On the final day of the conference, Beegle told me he was happy with the overall energy, participation and programming. “It was really good last year, but I think definitely a step up this year, he said. “Great attendance. The conference has been packed the whole time. Networking has been really good. Lots of folks having great conversations. So I mean, overall I'm just very pleased with the way everything's turned out.” 5:49 Robin Destiche, KonopiUS, Pure Shenandoah    21.14 Roger Gussiaas, Healthy Oil Seeds25:37 Morris Beegle, WAFBA29:58 Alicia Fall, Her Many Voices34.55 Zhaohui Wu, Oregon State University    39:24 Tommy Copeland, HempWood42:01 Trey Riddle, IND HEMP; Joe Hickey, Halcyon Technology Holdings; Gregg Gnecco IND HEMP 44:01 Tim McCarthy, Universal Hemp Extracts, NIHC55:09 Hunter Buffington, APS, ASTM 58:10 Beau Whitney, Whitney Economics1:00:30 Peter Dushop, Forever Green1:05:35 Ted Haney, Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance1:14:25 Keenan Stone, CHTA, UniSeeds1:16:14 Ghyslain Bouchard, Askiy, Eko-Terre1:18:19 Sherri Smith-Hoyer, Australian Hemp Council1:24:24 Cait Curley 1:25:27 Morris Beegle   Thanks to Our Sponsors! IND Hemp https://indhemp.com/: Americhanvre https://americhanvre.com/ Forever Green https://www.getforevergreen.com/ Music by Tin Bird Shadow https://tinbirdshadow.bandcamp.com/album/dot-dot-dot

On this week's Hemp Podcast, I recap my recent visit to the Heart of Europe, the Golden City, the City of a Hundred Spires, the capital city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia — Prague. The occasion for my trip was the European Industrial Hemp Association's 21st annual Conference, this year held in the Czech Republic. I was invited to be part of an American delegation representing the American hemp industry. The trip was funded through a grant from the USDA Market Access Program, or MAPS. The Market Access Program allows the Foreign Agricultural Service, the FAS, to partner with American trade associations, cooperatives, trade groups and small business “to share the costs of overseas marketing and promotional activities that help build commercial export markets for U.S. agricultural products and commodities,” according to the USDA website. The National Industrial Hemp Council was given official cooperator status by the USDA earlier this year, giving it access to MAP funding. At the conference, I witnessed my fellow Americans developing relationships and making business deals, and I saw the purpose of the USDA's Market Access Program playing out in real time. During the conference, I interviewed over 30 hemp people from around the world. On this episode we'll hear what people had to say about hemp in Europe, what the U.S. can learn from the Europeans, what the Europeans can learn from the U.S., and a whole lot more. Before the conference started June 5, Lorenza Romanese, managing director of the European Industrial Hemp Association, was hopeful for a successful event. “I hope that people will engage. I hope that people will go back home knowing more than what they knew when they arrived,” she said. “I hope that they are able to develop business opportunities.” Francesco Mirizzi is senior policy advisor at EIHA and focuses on the fiber and grain sectors. He said the fiber industry is well developed in Europe, thanks in large part to farmers and processors in France. “We kept production in Europe after the Second World War, and we have something like seven or eight big size decortication facilities that allowed us to build a market for fiber,” he said, “mostly dedicated to specific paper application composites, and especially in the automobile industry, and fibers for insulation material in construction and chives (hurd) for construction, like hempcrete.” An epicenter of hemp construction in Europe is war-torn Ukraine, less than 800 miles to the east of Prague. Sergiy Kovalenkov is a Ukranian hemp builder who has been teaching refugees displaced by Russia's war on Ukraine how to rebuild with hemp. “We train the refugees, the people that lost their houses. And they started to build their own homes during the war using local biomass,” he said. “So when you tell me you have problems, trust me, let's go to Ukraine. I'll show you what problems are,” he said. Hana Gabrielová, a recent podcast guest, is from Czech Republic and was instrumental in bringing the conference to her home country. She has worked with hemp for over 20 years and is involved in many ares of hemp in Europe, including as a board member of EIHA as well as a member of the CzecHemp Cluster, an advisory board to help guide and grow the Czech hemp industry domestically and abroad. Gabrielová was very kind to me, pointing me in the right direction on Czech food, restaurants, pilsner, and what I should see while visiting this ancient city. She recommended the svíčková (pronounced sveech-covah), which she described as the national dish consisting of a root vegetable cream sauce and high quality beef sirloin, served with dumplings. It was good. As for what to see in Prague, she said I should see the astronomical clock in Old Town Square and the Charles Bridge over the River Vltava. “They are not far from each other,” she said. “Prague is not too big so you can walk it out and have a nice afternoon and see everything basically,” she said. I took her advice and wandered around the city each day after the conference ended. I cannot express to you how impressive the city was to me, with its ancient streets of cobblestone and castles and medieval fortresses. So much history in one place. But not all ancient history. I was inspired to learn more about the Velvet Revolution that took place in 1989. It started as student protests against the one party rule of the Czechoslovakian Communist Party. Within a week, the crowd grew to over 500,000 people in Wenceslas Square, shaking their house keys, telling the communists to step down and go home. It worked. By the end of the month, the party relinquished control over the people. I think we can all learn lessons from this story. We the people hold the power. IN this episode you will hear: 15:22 Hana Gabrielová https://hempoint.cz/en/ https://www.konopius.com/ 17:05 Lorenza Romanese EIHA Managing Director https://eiha.org/ 21:18 Francesco Mirizzi Sr. Policy Advisor, EIHA 27:06 Laurie Blanchecotte Antoine Moussie La Chanvrière 32:51 Sergiy Kovalenkov Ukrainian Hemp Builder https://hempire.tech 36:13 Jörg Morgner Axel Philipps https://www.temafa.com/ 38:43 Otilia Frolu Romanian Hemp Cluster 42:45 Stephania Christodoulou Pavlos Kitsis https://klostiki.com/ 50:15 Daniel Kruse https://hempconsult.com/daniel-kruse/ 53:26 Catherine Wilson https://uk.linkedin.com/in/catherine-wilson-b2a7133b 58:20 Christophe Nourissier https://en.augur.associates/equipe 1:07:26 Maciej Kowalski https://kombinatkonopny.pl/ 1:10:27 Daniel Matthews, Caroline Matthews, Tatham https://tatham-uk.com/ 1:12:47 Frederic Vallier Maren Krings Federation of International Hemp Organizations     https://marenkrings.com/ Learn More about USDA's Market Access program https://fas.usda.gov/programs/market-access-program-map Learn More about the National Industrial Hemp Council https://nihcoa.com/ News Nuggets Pa. Gov. Visits Lancaster County Hemp Farm to Announce Ag Innovation Grant https://www.lancasterfarming.com/farming-news/news/shapiro-farm-visit-promotes-10m-for-ag-innovation-in-budget-proposal/article_65f3adfe-2755-11ef-a48b-4f9a0a14b320.html 2024 NIHH Hemp Building WorkshopJune 20 – 21 • maple park, IL Register: https://nihh.org/ Read Eric Hurlock's blog about his trip to Praguehttps://www.lancasterfarming.com/farming-news/hemp/follow-lancaster-farming-at-the-2024-european-industrial-hemp-conference-in-prague/collection_64c3071c-1f54-11ef-aa56-63dfa0a4ce3f.html Lancaster Hemp Circuit, August 20-21Learn more and register: info@kingsagriseeds.com Thanks to Our Sponsors! IND Hemp in Fort Benton, Montana https://indhemp.com/ Pennsylvania Hemp Industry Council https://www.pahic.org/ Kings Agriseeds https://kingsagriseeds.com/ Forever Green https://www.getforevergreen.com/ Music by Tin Bird Shadow https://tinbirdshadow.bandcamp.com/album/dot-dot-dot

  On this week's hemp podcast we discuss a recent amendment to the House draft of the 2024 Farm Bill known as the Miller Amendment, which was introduced by Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill. The amendment effectively bans all hemp products with any amount of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the naturally occurring chemical compound found in the cannabis plant. The 2018 Farm Bill defined hemp as any cannabis with less than 0.3% THC. But because of vague guidance from the Drug Enforcement Administration and Food and Drug Administration, a cottage market has developed for intoxicating products from otherwise legal hemp, such as delta-8. In March, 21 attorneys general from around the country signed a statement imploring Congress to close this perceived loophole, saying these unregulated, intoxicating products were packaged and marketed to children. In a statement on her website, Miller said delta-8 products were being sold in packaging that looks like candy. “We must stop teenagers and children from being exposed to addictive and harmful drugs,” Miller said. Miller is from a farming background and represents a rural district in southern Illinois. Many in the hemp industry think this amendment will have unintended consequences that could shut down the industry and destroy the livelihoods of people who are making legal and safe hemp products. On the show this week, Lancaster Farming talks to two lawyers serving the hemp industry to hear their perspectives. Justin Swanson, a cannabis lawyer from Bose McKinney & Evans in Indiana and the president of the Midwest Hemp Council, says the amendment is bad for the overall industry, citing harm to fiber and grain sectors and genetics. “In my opinion, it eliminates the genetic seed stock that farmers have built, over the last six years, under the broad definition of the '18 Farm Bill,” he said. Courtney Moran of Agricultural Hemp Solutions is legislative counsel to the National Hemp Association. Moran believes this amendment will have less of an effect on the fiber and grain sector, but still finds the new language troubling for the overall industry. Moran doesn't see it as an “industry-killing” amendment, as it's been presented in online headlines. “I would not uses those words,” she said. “It is a major shift from the policies and language that we've seen in both the 2014 and 2018 Farm Bills,” and if it moves forward it will have major consequences. But she reminds listeners that this is only the House draft and there are many more procedural hoops the Farm Bill must go through before being signed into law. Both lawyers suggest that the amendment has Big Marijuana's fingers all over it. The legally murky market for delta-8 and other hemp-derived intoxicants is cutting into the marijuana industry's profits. Also on this episode, we check in with Morris Beegle, founder of the NoCo hemp Expo in Colorado, who tells us more about the June 5-7 European Industrial Hemp Conference and Expo in the Czech Republic. Learn More: Justin Swanson jswanson@boselaw.com 317-684-5404 The Cannabis Practice Group at Bose McKinney & Evans https://www.boselaw.com/cannabusiness/ Midwest Hemp Council https://www.midwesthempcouncil.com/   Courtney Moran Campaigns@agriculturalhempsolutions.com 202-656-7023 Blog: https://www.agriculturalhempsolutions.com/blog Socials: @AgHempSolutions LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/agricultural-hemp-solutions-llc/ Web: https://www.agriculturalhempsolutions.com/ Agricultural Hemp Solutions https://www.agriculturalhempsolutions.com/   Morris Beegle We Are For Better Alternatives https://wafba.org/ European Industrial Hemp Council Conference & Expo, Prague, June 5-7 https://eiha-conference.org/   News Nugs Rep. Miller Votes Yes on Farm Bill https://marymiller.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-mary-miller-votes-yes-farm-bill Farm Bill Amendment Would ‘Devastate' Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Industry, Close THCA Loophole for Seed and Flower Sales https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/news/farm-bill-2024-amendment-would-change-definition-of-hemp-devastate-hemp-derived-cannabiniod-industry-end-thca-seed-flower-sales/ DEA Says ‘THCA Does Not Meet The Definition' Of Legal Hemp As Congress Weighs Cannabinoid Recriminalization In Farm Bill https://www.marijuanamoment.net/dea-says-thca-does-not-meet-the-definition-of-legal-hemp-as-congress-weighs-cannabinoid-recriminalization-in-farm-bill/     Thanks to our Sponsors! IND HEMP https://indhemp.com/ Forever Green https://www.getforevergreen.com/ Mpactful Ventures https://www.mpactfulventures.org/

On this week's hemp podcast, Lancaster Farming talks to Czech hemp farmer, consultant and advocate Hana Gabrielová, who started her first hemp company, Hempoint, in 2010 and has been instrumental in developing the hemp industry in the Czech Republic and Europe ever since. More recently, with several American partners she founded KonopiUS, which distributes European hemp genetics in the U.S. and provides agronomy consulting services. Gabrielová said the regulatory process to grow hemp in the Czech Republic is relatively easy compared to the U.S., where growers need a permit, an FBI background check, and THC testing before harvest (For now. Fingers crossed for the 2024 Farm Bill and the Industrial Hemp Act). “Hemp farming is not really difficult in regards to the law,” she said. “The farmers can buy seeds, which are on EU-registered database.” While growers don't have to get a permit, they are still required to inform the government. “You have to announce one month from sowing, how much did you sow? Where did you sow? Which variety did you sow?” she said. “And announce it to the customs office.” Gabrielová is a board member of the European Industrial Hemp Association, which is based in Brussels but is holding its annual conference in Gabrielová's home city of Prague June 5-7. The conference will bring together hemp entrepreneurs and policymakers from around the continent and the world. This year's event includes a trade show where hemp companies can display their products, similar to the NoCo Hemp Expo that took place last month in Colorado. There are plenty of European cannabis events, but Gabrielová said this one will be different because it will focus strictly on industrial hemp products instead of “vape pens and marijuana seeds.” Hemp was prohibited for 60 years in the Czech Republic and faces the same marijuana stigma that confuses people in the U.S. While industrial hemp and marijuana are different varieties of the cannabis plant, industrial hemp has a wide range of industrial applications, such as building materials, textiles and bioplastics, and food ingredient applications for both human and animal consumption. The hemp industry is relatively small in the Czech Republic. Gabrielová said there are about 300 farmers growing hemp, mostly on small farms, but a handful of big farms too. Processing is a challenge because there is no decortication facility in the Czech Republic, “so we have to import all the hemp fibers,” Gabrielová said, “which is a lot, because we have a big paper mill here.” Also on this episode, Lancaster Farming talks with Patrick Atagi from the National Industrial Hemp Council, who has organized a delegation of American hemp companies, including HempWood, IND Hemp, Tuscarora Mills (and one hemp podcaster) to attend the EIHA conference and expo in Prague next month. Funded by USDA Market Access Program, the mission of the delegation, Atagi said, is to increase production and help U.S. farmers by finding markets for American hemp goods. “It's to push product globally and establish a foothold in Europe and beyond,” he said. In two weeks, the Lancaster Farming Industrial Hemp Podcast will be reporting from the Czech Republic. Learn more: Hempoint https://hempoint.cz/en/ KonopiUS https://www.konopius.com/ European Industrial Hemp Association https://eiha.org/ CzechHemp Cluster https://www.czechemp.cz/en/home/ Cannabis Embassy https://cannabisembassy.org/ Sustainable Cannabis Policy Handbook https://cannabis2030.org/ National Industrial Hemp Council https://nihcoa.com/ News Nuggets! Key Components of the Industrial Hemp Act are in the Farm Bill https://nationalhempassociation.org/25816-2/ NIHC to receive 275K in RAPP Funding https://fas.usda.gov/programs/regional-agricultural-promotion-program/rapp-funding-allocations-fy-2024 Thanks to our Sponsors! IND HEMP https://indhemp.com/ National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org Forever Green https://www.getforevergreen.com/ Music Courtesy of Tin Bird Shadow Special Thanks to the Beastie Boys https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNPGM2D7aODfk-63EIolk3X-VNRsJ7Hjw

On this week's Hemp Podcast, we talk to Guy Carpenter, founder of Bear Fiber in North Carolina, where he is spinning a blend of hemp and cotton into yarn and making garments like hats, shirts, and socks. “The vision was to incorporate sustainability and longevity into people's lifestyle,” he said. Bear Fiber developed proprietary methods to produce cottonized hemp fiber, and is making connections around the U.S. and the world to reestablish hemp as a primary “source of natural fibers for better products,” he said. When mixed with other fibers, such as cotton, hemp brings added strength and durability to textiles, he said. Carpenter has witness drastic changes to the American textile industry over his career. “The American textile apparel industry as it existed, doesn't exist anymore,” he said. “Textiles have have been remaining rather strong, but apparel, of course, has gone to lowest cost producers and, primarily China.” American textile jobs are more craftsman-oriented and geared toward luxury goods, and hemp can make those products better, more durable, more sustainable, Carpenter said. While he sees hope for the industry with hemp, the industry is still contracting. He said companies in the supply chain are going out of business. “We've lost five spinning mills. We're losing a dyeing and finishing operation in South Carolina that's been a bulwark in the industry for decades,” he said. Spinning is the big issue, he said. But he is hopeful because he sees the work being down to save the industry “There are people who are working on solutions, not to build it back to the way it was, but to be able to spin better yarns and more technical yarns, and also more sustainable yarns, which are what the industry is calling for.” Bear Fiber https://www.bearfiber.com/ Hempcrete events: Hempcrete Workshop in Pennsylvania, May 25 https://americhanvre.com/cast-in-place-workshop/ 2024 NIHH Hemp Building Workshop https://nihh.org/ 2-Day Intro to Hempcrete https://www.muddauberbuilding.com/2dayhempcrete?mc_cid=f1f4673930&mc_eid=128b44621a Thanks to our Sponsors! Mpactful Ventures https://www.mpactfulventures.org/ IND HEMP https://indhemp.com/ Forever Green https://www.getforevergreen.com/ Pennsylvania Hemp Industry Council https://www.pahic.org/  

Apologies to Jimmy Stewart. I only went to Washington for one day. I took the train from Philadelphia May 6 to record a podcast episode at the Ag on the Mall event on the National Mall in D.C. The National Hemp Association and the Pennsylvania Hemp Industry Council invited me to spend time at their display. They had a tent set up with tables full of products made from hemp: cat litter, animal bedding, shirts, rope, bio-plastics socks, flooring and biofuels. They even had a regular old 5-gallon bucket made from hemp. Next to the tent was The FiberCut, a four-tiered, adjustable-height sickle-bar mower made by Hemp Harvest Works in Nebraska. I spent the day talking to the hemp folks at the booth and people passing by, including Erica Stark, executive director of the National Hemp Association. “We are showcasing everything hemp. We have the hemp house on wheels here. We have the BMW i3. And most exciting is we have the new Livewire by Harley-Davidson that has hemp fenders on it that were actually grown in the United States,” she said. This week's episode is a collection of short interviews with a handful of people. Pablo Falla, a business owner with businesses in the U.S. and South and Central America, told me about the differences between growing hemp in the U.S. and elsewhere in the Western Hemisphere. “Down in South America it's totally different,” he said. “We got a perfect 12/12 all year long. So we can do up to four harvests a year. Andrew Bish, president of the Hemp Feed Coalition, had just returned from a meeting with the undersecretary of rural development at the USDA. “A lot of the dialogue was how we can create opportunities for fiber and grain producers to be able to access some of these government programs, some of these funds that they're not able to access right now because of the risk,” Bish said. National Hemp Associationhttps://nationalhempassociation.org/ Pennsylvania Hemp Industry Council https://www.pahic.org/ Hemp Feed Coalition https://hempfeedcoalition.org/ Special thanks to Sandra Mason and the team at AEM Thanks to our Sponsors! IND HEMPhttps://indhemp.com/ Forever Green https://www.forevergreen.com/ Americhanvrehttps://americhanvre.com/ SunRay Hemp

This week's podcast takes us to a hempcrete workshop in Barto, Pennsylvania. That's where Cameron McIntosh of Americhanvre Cast-Hemp hosted a four-day hands-on training session to teach the basics of the spray-applied method of hempcrete installation using the Ereasy system. Training began Saturday morning at McIntosh's shop at a farm in Berks County. With a total of 14 participants and four assistant instructors, he said, “this is our single biggest training.” Attendees traveled from around the country and the world, including Texas, North Carolina, Minnesota, California, and British Columbia. Damien Baumer, who developed the Ereasy Spray-Applied system in 2014, traveled from his village in France to help McIntosh with the training. Baumer said his system is not in wide use in France, but is used in many other European countries, and now has a strong footprint in America, thanks to McIntosh. McIntosh's company, Americhanvre (a mash-up of America and the French word for hemp, chanvre), is the authorized North America distributor of the Ereasy system, and there are now more Ereasy systems in use in America than in the inventor's home country. Baumer is happy to see the growth in America, and said through a translator, “Cameron's a warrior who's been fighting for the last three years to make this happen.” Earlier this year, Americhanvre was awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the U.S. Army for $1.9 million. While the training isn't directly related to the grant, McIntosh sees the connection. The purpose of the SBIR program, he said, “is to commercialize your technology and your company, not only in the private sector, but also publicly.” Attendees get more than basic instruction on how to run the spray machine. “We also teach estimating and bidding. We teach accounting, we give the participants tools that they would need not only to run the system, but also to run a successful business around it,” McIntosh said. The Ereasy system is simple in its design and function. Hemp hurds are mixed with lime and water in a hopper. That slurry is then pushed through tubes by a large air compressor while the lance operator sprays the wet hempcrete mixture at a wall or, in this case, an SIP panel, which can then be used in construction. Attendees sprayed over 30 panels during the course of the workshop. Denzel Sutherland Wilson traveled from Gitxsan Nation in north British Columbia. “I came to learn how to spray hempcrete and just see if this would be something that could help us back where I come (from),” he said. Wilson is from the community of Kispiox, which sits at the confluence of the Skeena and Kispiox rivers. It's surrounded by mountains on one side and the Pacific Ocean on the other. “We have a lot of poorly insulated and overcrowded houses and mold issues,” he said. “And this hemp seems like it could address a lot of issues in the housing realm.” He also said he finds great inspiration from the work the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota is doing with hempcrete, where the tribe is building houses for community members in need. Danny Desjarlais is the head builder at Lower Sioux and was on hand at the workshop to assist in the training. Desjarlais and his team have built three hempcrete houses in the past year and they are gearing up to build more. He sees hemp construction as a way to rebuild rural communities around the country. “For any community that wants to give their community members jobs and even better homes or whatever product you're going to make with it,” he said, “the potential for the jobs is there and the potential to take back your community.” On this week's podcast, we meet the people at the workshop. Why did they sign up? What did they learn? All that, plus a tour of a hempcrete house in Pottstown. On this episode we talk to the following people: Cameron McIntosh Damien Baumer Navid Hatfield Danny Desjarlais Tim Callahan Henry Valles Dani Baker Denzel Sutherland Wilson Cliff the Gardener Tina Jones John Price Learn More about Hempcrete: US Hemp Builders Association https://ushba.org/ Hemp Building Institute https://www.hempbuildinginstitute.org/ Americhanvre Cast-Hemp https://americhanvre.com/ Lower Sioux Indian Community https://lowersioux.com/ New Nuggets US poised to ease restrictions on marijuana in historic shift, but it'll remain controlled substance https://apnews.com/article/marijuana-biden-dea-criminal-justice-pot-f833a8dae6ceb31a8658a5d65832a3b8 21st EIHA Conference in Prague https://eiha-conference.org/ Hempwood, the coolest thing made in Kentucky https://hempwood.com/ Thanks to Our Sponsors! IND HEMP https://indhemp.com/ King's Agriseeds https://kingsagriseeds.com/ Forever Green https://www.hempcutter.com/ Music courtesy of Tin Bird Shadow https://tinbirdshadow.bandcamp.com/album/dot-dot-dot

Programa completo Directo Marca Sevilla 02/05/2024 en Radio Marca Sevilla. Actualidad de Sevilla FC que prepara el choque contra el Granada CF. Tratamos el futuro de Quique Sánchez Flores en el banquillo sevillista de cara a la proxima temporada con nuestro compañero Alberto Fernández. Por parte bética, actualidad del equipo sigue preparando el partido del próximo domingo contra el Osasuna, de este partido hablamos con un ex de ambos clubes como fue Álvaro Cejudo. Ha hablado el central Chadi Riad en un acto de Forever Green. Tratamos el futuro de Marc Roca y también el interés en Fran García para reforzar la posición de lateral zurdo de cara al año que viene. Hablamos del derbi femenino y en este caso lo hacemos con Joseba Aguirre entrenador del R. Betis Féminas en la previa del partido que tendrá lugar este fin de semana. Tiempo para el pádel, nos atiende Jose Luis "Negro" González, experto en pádel de esta casa con el abordamos el evento mundial que se esta celebrando en la Cartuja y que hoy arranca con los octavos de final en el Premier Pádel.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's hemp podcast, we listen to a panel discussion from the NoCo Hemp Expo that took place in Colorado earlier this month. The panelists were Rachel Berry, a farmer and founder of the Illinois Hemp Growers Association; Terry Moran, a sales rep from Kanda Hemp, an importer of Asian hemp varieties; Corbett Miteff from KonopiUS, an importer of European hemp genetics; and Larry Smart, a geneticist and plant breeder from Cornell University. The panel discussion was moderated by Eric Singular who described the topic of discussion as “the intersection of agronomy and genetics in hemp fiber production.” Smart talked about starting the breeding program at Cornell and how trying to meet the needs of the industry has been a roller coaster ride. “But certainly right now the demand is for fiber,” Smart said. “So we have been focused on breeding fiber hemp. And the main trait that we see as valuable in fiber hemp is very late flowering.” Because hemp is a photoperiodic crop, it will stop growing taller once it starts to flower. “If we can identify varieties that continue to grow and do not transition to flowering, those are going to create the greatest amount of biomass,” he said. Typically, later-flowering varieties are adapted to tropical or subtropical latitudes, he said. Moran spoke about the need for seed in the U.S. as the industry grows. “The main thing to think about is if you're going to get to 250,000 acres,” he said, “is where's that seed going to come from?” Asia and Europe are the likely sources based on current trends. “And I don't see that changing in the near term. And even if there's some great variety out there, it's going to take several years to scale that,” Moran said. Berry, a first-generation farmer in Illinois, spoke about the importance of genetic research and how she worked with the Midwestern Hemp Research Collaborative. The group provided genetics that were tailored to Berry's region, one of which she said provided amazing results. “Having folks like you who are doing the research on these genetics and providing them to farmers like me to eliminate all that trial and error, I'm so grateful for that,” Berry said. Miteff described his work with processing methods, various fiber lengths, and the defibrillation of cellulose. “At end of the day, we're trying to find things where we can get some really good fiber that we can break apart that cellulose and start using it,” Miteff said. “But at the same time, how do we get the grain off of it?” he asked, a question that took the panelists into a conversation about dual cropping varieties that produce both fiber and grain. Learn more: Eric Singular https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-singular Pennsylvania Flax Project https://paflaxproject.com/ Illinois Hemp Growers Association https://www.illinoishga.com/ Cornell University Hemp Program https://hemp.cals.cornell.edu/ KonopiUS https://www.konopius.com/ Kanda Hemp https://kandahemp.com/ Noco Hemp Expo https://www.nocohempexpo.com/ News Nuggets HempWood https://hempwood.com/ Coolest Thing Made in Kentucky https://coolestthingky.com/ USDA's 2023 National Hemp Report https://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Pennsylvania/Publications/Survey_Results/2024/hempan24.pdf Thanks to Our Sponsors! IND HEMP https://indhemp.com/ Mpactful Ventures https://www.mpactfulventures.org/ Forever Green https://www.hempcutter.com/ HUGE THANK YOU TO SUNRAY HEMP in ALASKA Music courtesy of Tin Bird Shadow https://tinbirdshadow.bandcamp.com/album/dot-dot-dot

This week's hemp podcast is a recap of the 10th annual NoCo Hemp Expo in Estes Park, Colorado, April 11-13, where industry stakeholders gathered to collaborate, commiserate and celebrate the state of hemp in 2024. The episode features voices from many attendees, including Colorado Gov. Jared Polis. “We're really all hands on deck to make sure Colorado continues to be an ag powerhouse, and hemp is a big part of that,” Polis said. State Ag Commissioner Kate Greenberg agreed with the governor and said the “conversation is really just diversified in what hemp is capable of.” Hemp researcher Przemyslaw Baraniecki came all the way from the Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants in Poland, where hemp was never prohibited yet still carries a stigma. “In Europe, when you when you say to someone on the street ‘hemp,' they will smile and treat it as something, let's say, spicy,” Baraniecki said. Karll Lecher from Dakota Hemp Co. in South Dakota echoed those sentiments and the industry is being held back by conflicting messaging. “We just need one unifying voice to enlighten the public about hemp and maybe get rid of some of those stigmas,” he said. The Hemp Twins — Abigail and Noemy Cuevas — from Los Angeles have been hosting workshops and events back home for years to educate the public and spread the message of hemp. For Noemy, hempcrete construction is one of the bright spots in the hemp industry. “Living in Los Angeles, California, we have a lot of wildfires, so if we would have hemp building, then we will be able to save people's homes, people's lives,” she said. Andrew Bish from Hemp Harvest Works, an equipment manufacturer from Nebraska, was showcasing a recent research-scale decorticator. “We produced this for universities around the country, as well as processors that want to work to ultimately grade their herd and fiber products,” he said. You will hear many voices from all over the world on this week's show, plus you'll hear about the time spent with Danny DesJarlais and the crew from the Lower Sioux from Minnesota. Thank you to the following voices featured in this week's episode: Aaron Appleby Andrew Bish, Hemp Harvest works Caroline Matthews, Tatham Colorado Department of Ag Colorado Office of the Governor Abigail and Noemy Cuevas, The Hemp Twins, Hemp Traders Bethany Niebauer, Industrial Hemp Research Foundation Raven Faber, EngErotics Nianyi Gan, Kanda Hemp Patrick Atagi, NIHC Przemyslaw Baraniecki, Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants Thanks to our sponsors! IND HEMP https://indhemp.com/ Americhanvre https://americhanvre.com/ Forever Green https://www.hempcutter.com/ SunRay Hemp Music Courtesy of Tin Bird Shadow.

On this week's hemp podcast, Lancaster Farming talks to Steve Groff from Cedar Meadow Farm in Holtwood, Lancaster County, where he is getting ready to plant 70 acres of industrial hemp. “This year it's all fiber. And we'll probably plant about 10 varieties,” Groff said. Of those 10, about a third will be what he calls his “core varieties“ that have performed well previously on his farm or in the Mid-Atlantic region in general. “We are going to be testing several other newer varieties that might perform well, that we need to basically, I'll say, ground-truth and see how they work,” he said. As the post-prohibition hemp industry puts itself back together, one of the many riddles to solve is what plant genetics will work where, which is why Groff is so keen on trying new varieties — he enjoys figuring stuff out, and if his work on the farm can help grow an industry, that's even better. Groff, well known for his pioneering work and educational efforts in no-till farming and cover crops, has been growing hemp on his farm since 2019, the first season it was legal to grow commercially in Pennsylvania. His interest in hemp is full spectrum. He's grown hemp on his farm for CBD, grain and fiber, but this year his focus is exclusively on fiber — not just growing it, but also how to process. Groff is a partner in Hemp Katalyst, an aspirational hemp processing company focused on research and development. “So we've been experimenting with several different variations of processing. And as everybody knows, there's a lot involved,” he said. Groff said that ultimately the varieties that farmers grow will be determined by how it's used, and that manufacturers will provide specs for processors. But the industry is not there yet, so Groff pushes forward with “experimental micro processing.” “And so we're trying to back up from what our customers want and figure it out so that when we do invest in larger scale machinery, we get it right the first time.” “I love doing the cover crops because it helped farmers. It helped the environment. It checked all the boxes,” Groff said. “And the nice thing about hemp is it does all those things too, but it's enhanced because it a stronger connection to everyone.” Or, as we say on the podcast, cannabis loves community. Groff also discussed his recent work with Penn State's College of Medicine. Groff grows CBG and CBD varieties of hemp for their medical research. From food, fiber and fuel to building materials and medicine — the list goes on and on — Groff said he can't think of another plant that God made that benefits humanity in more ways than hemp. Learn more about Cedar Meadow Farm https://cedarmeadow.farm/ Learn more about Hemp Katalyst https://www.hempkatalyst.com/ New Nuggets IND HEMP Earns B Corp Certification https://www.bakersfield.com/ap/news/ind-hemp-earns-prestigious-b-corp-certification/article_6a68890d-1ee4-524f-975b-c38286b68ecb.html Commercial Operations Begin at Panda Biotech's Massive Wichita Falls Hemp Gin https://dallasinnovates.com/commercial-operations-begin-at-panda-biotechs-massive-wichita-falls-hemp-gin/ Thanks to our sponsors! IND HEMP https://indhemp.com/ National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/ Mpactful Ventures https://www.mpactfulventures.org/ Forever Green, distributors of the KP-4 Hemp Cutter https://www.hempcutter.com/ Music Courtesy of Tin Bird Shadow.

In this week's hemp podcast, Lancaster Farming speaks with Ken Meyer, beekeeper and hemp processor from South Dakota. Meyer and his family run a fourth-generation beekeeping business as well as the state's first industrial hemp processing facility. As a young man, Meyer enjoyed beekeeping but was encouraged by his elders to get an education instead of going into the family business, which he did, and he had a fruitful career as lawyer. In 2013, his dad and brother successfully recruited him back into the family business of keeping bees, and today he oversees the beeswax rendering facility as vice president of A.H. Meyer & Sons, the business started by his great-grandfather over 90 years ago. Honeybees are known for their industriousness, efficiency and community spirit, not to mention the vital ecological services they provide, including the pollination of many of our food crops. “The number that we often talk about is that every third bite of what we eat,” Meyer said, is made possible because of bees. And beekeepers. Some of that industriousness and community spirit must have rubbed off on Meyer. In 2020, he co-founded the South Dakota Industrial Hemp Association, and has since been on a mission to bring full-scale production of industrial hemp to the state. Since 2020, he and his SDIHA colleagues have conducted nearly a hundred educational meeting for farmers to show them the benefits of including fiber hemp in their corn and soy rotations. Simultaneous to his educational efforts, Meyer has led the way in bringing processing capacity to the Mount Rushmore State. In 2023, he and his crew opened Complete Hemp Processing at a 25,000- square-foot facility, which includes a decortication system and mechanical drying area. His outreach efforts to farmers have paid off. “Last year, we contracted for 1,600 acres,” he said. “This year, we're right at 2,000 acres.” The increase is twofold: more farmers have signed up to grow, and some of his existing farmers have increased their acreage of hemp. “It's definitely a mix of both. So for example, one or two farmers that did 300 acres last year, this year are doing 500 each,” he said. Corn prices are also having a positive effect on hemp acres. “Last year when we signed up hemp farmers, we paid them $300 a ton for their (hemp) stalks. They were getting the same money they were getting for corn when corn was at $7 a bushel,” Meyer said. But now corn is in the $4 a bushel range, and South Dakota farmers “have that extra margin in there where hemp is better than corn, because we haven't brought our prices down as corn prices have dropped,” Meyer said. The processing facility is in Winfred, about 60 miles northwest of Sioux City. Meyer said most of the hemp production in South Dakota takes place in the eastern half, as the western part of the state is mostly ranchland. He said the corn and soy growers he's working with generally already have the equipment they need to plant and harvest and bale the fiber crop. “The farmers bring the bales to us, per our contract, at roughly the rate of a third of their harvest at harvest time. And then a few months out into the second quarter, they bring a second third,” he said. “And then as we're coming into the spring, they bring the last third of their bales,” Meyer said. The hemp is processed into two main lines: bast fiber and hurd. Meyer said the majority of the processed hemp hurd goes into the hemp animal bedding market, while some goes into the hemp-lime, or hempcrete, building industry. According to USDA's national hemp report, South Dakota led the nation in harvested acres of industrial hemp in 2022 with 2,550 acres, in no small part thanks to Ken Meyer and his crew. As hemp becomes more common in the state, the marijuana stigma has lessened, Meyer said. “The first year when we were educating people, we would hear people ask questions or make jokes about industrial hemp being marijuana,” he said,” and who was going to come and steal the crop and those kind of things.” But none of those things ever happen, Meyer said, and now just a few years later, no one is making those jokes. “So after some education, attitude is changed quite a bit,” Meyer said. Learn more about Complete Hemp Processing https://www.completehempprocessing.com/ Learn more about A.H. Meyer & Sons https://www.meyerhoneyfarms.com/ Thanks to our sponsors! IND HEMP 
https://indhemp.com/ King's Agriseeds https://kingsagriseeds.com/ The Pennsylvania Industrial Hemp Council https://www.pahic.org/ Forever Green and the KP4 Hemp Cutter
 https://www.hempcutter.com/ Topics discussed in this interview: Industrial Hemp Processing in South Dakota Complete Hemp Processing Center Location and footprint Drying process for bales Contracting with farmers in South Dakota Increase in industrial acreage from previous year Reasons for hemp vs corn Challenges and education for new hemp growers Regulations for hemp growers in South Dakota Ken Meyer's family business Beekeeping history Origin (Switzerland) Migratory beekeeping Facilities for beekeeping services (wax rendering, honey packing) Impact of mites on beekeeping Number of hives currently managed by Ken Meyer Bee species used (European honeybee) Intersection of bees and hemp Potential of hemp protein for bees Nutritional benefits for bees Addressing seasonal pollen shortage Stimulating bee growth before almond pollination

The magic of the cup.40 years ago, third division Plymouth Argyle reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup, an achievement still talked about today.Memories from that magical run ‘The Road to Villa Park' are often spoken about by supporters who were there, the stories are part of Argyle folklore.40 years on, the club in connection with Forever Green, are holding an event to celebrate the characters involved in one of the most famous chapters in Argyle's history.Nine members of the squad, the manager, journalists and directors of the time are coming together to celebrate the run and supporters can have the chance to go to.To whet the appetite, here is a little snippet of some of the memories from the people who were there.This is the story of the Road to Villa Park.

  Hemp Podcast guest James “Jimmy” Cottrell II is a fourth-generation paper maker at family-owned Cottrell Paper in Saratoga County, New York. He started cutting the grass in high school and began working at the mill after graduation, and has worked his way up. Today he is director of maintenance for the mill and vice president of Mill26, Cottrell Paper's hemp paper brand. The company was founded in 1926 when Cottrell's great-grandfather began making electrical insulation paper. “We've always produced electrical insulating sheet,” Cottrell said. “It's a specialty product, and nobody else in the world makes exactly the same sheet we make.” Cottrell Paper's products are in numerous consumer goods “We're in cars. We're in automotive. We're in a lot of things that are in your household items, your dishwashers, little parts and pieces everywhere,” Cottrell said. “But we've never actually sold to a consumer where people know who Cottrell Paper is.” The company operates in the same paper mill in Rock City Falls, along the Kayaderosseras Creek, where 19th-century industrialist and the so-called “Paper Bag King” George West is said to have invented the paper bag, a story in which Cottrell finds inspiration. “So to come full circle now 150 years later, to invent a hemp sheet and build another paper bag in this mill...,” Cottrell said. “I feel that's a threat to the paper bag itself, because we got something new in the same old place.” Mill26 Hemp Paper During the days of COVID when the world slowed to a snail's pace, Cottrell put the time to good use. “We ventured into trying to make a new line,” he said. “We got a little slow, like everybody did, and started getting some stalks and stems in, and we started processing some hemp.” At first he bought hemp out of Canada and the Netherlands, but has lately been sourcing material from Texas. “The United States is catching up, and we're just a little bit behind, you know, overseas everywhere,” he said. He said he wants clean bast fiber at a 95:5 ratio of bast to hurd. The bast fibers are the long strands that make up the outer portion of the stalk and the hurd is the inner woody core, often used for hempcrete construction and horse bedding. “Everybody has their own classification right now of what 95 five is,” he said, “but we really need the cleanest bast fibers around to make the best papers that we can make here at Mill 26.” Cottrell Paper decided to brand their hemp paper line independently as Mill26 to attract new costumers and to avoid any negative association with marijuana. Cottrell said his warehouse is full and he is ready for business. “We can sell rolls, we can sell sheets, we can sell coils. We can sell paper bags from size two to size 12. We can print your logo on it up to four colors,” he said. “You can buy a thousand quantities all the way up to million quality bags.” The implications of Mill26 hemp paper are wide. A durable, tree-free paper has the potential to disrupt many industries and usher in a new era of regenerative consumer packaging (and maybe the newspapers). “I really feel that it can help change so many industries and then help change this planet and the ecological footprint and our carbon footprint here at Cottrell Paper itself,” Cottrell said. Mill26 Hemp Paper https://mill26.com/ Cottrell Paper https://www.cottrellpaper.com/ Thanks to our Sponsors! IND HEMP https://indhemp.com/ Americhanvre Cast-Hemp https://americhanvre.com/ Forever Green https://www.hempcutter.com/  

This is a special weekend edition of the Hemp Podcast. Lancaster Farming speaks with Geoff Whaling, chair of the National Hemp Association. I will update the details of this episode soon. For now, enjoy the audio. Learn more: National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/   Thanks to our sponsors! IND HEMP https://indhemp.com/ Americhanvre https://americhanvre.com/ Forever Green, distributors of the KP4 Hemp Cutter https://www.hempcutter.com/

Jean Lotus is an award-winning investigative journalist and publisher of HempBuild Magazine. She is based in Fort Collins, Colorado, where she has been covering the hemp industry since 2017, and is our guest on this week's hemp podcast. While she has written about various sectors of the hemp industry, her main area of interest is the hemp building sector. “I thought, jeez, this is a technology that's been in use successfully in Europe for 30 years,” she said. “They've already made all the mistakes, they've done all the testing. They know what works.” “All we have to do is sort of turn a key and we could do it here,” Lotus said. Lotus has become a well-respected voice in the hemp industry, not only because of her deep interest in the plant and the potential for its uses, but also because of her commitment as a journalist to getting the story straight. “I was an investigative reporter in Chicago for many years,” she said, “and what I found when writing about hemp and researching hemp online is that there is this bizarre world of fabulosity.” Wild claims about what hemp can do run rampant on the internet, and the dearth of accurate information spurred Lotus to start Hemp Build Magazine, to provide researched and fact-based information to anyone who wants it at HempBuildMag.com. Last year, she co-founded a school in association with the US Hemp Building Association, called HempBuild School Masterminds. The school has two tracks, one designed for the home owner. “We have a lot of people who are dreaming about building their own house (out of hemp),” Lotus said. The other track is for professional builders who want to learn the trade. The professional track covers building techniques as well as softer skills, such as talking to regulators, building inspectors, code enforcers and subs like the electricians and plumbers, who most likely have never worked with hempcrete before and will stare at you like an old mule looking at a new gate when you tell them what you need them to do. Most recently, Lotus has published the “2024 Hemp Building Directory, A Guide to the International Hemp Building Industry.” It's a 138-page book, nearly double in size of the first edition of the directory she published in 2022. The book provides contact information for businesses around the world that are connected to the hemp building industry. “Everything from hemp wood to wallpaper to, you know, some kind of experimental stuff, hemp blowing insulation, hemp paints and stains,” she said. Not just products, the directory also lists hemp builders, architects, engineers, designers, processors, decorticators, suppliers, and more. “The idea is,” Lotus said, “at any stage you can find supplies that have hemp as a building material in them.” For Lotus, her work is informed by a vision of a better world — a place where hemp construction is ubiquitous and boring. Houses are made from local agriculture-based materials and are accessible and affordable for everyone. “That is sort of the vision that I see that when you say, what does success look like for this industry?” Lotus said. Listen here: Hemp Build Magazine https://www.hempbuildmag.com/ 2024 Hemp Building Directory https://www.hempbuildmag.com/directory-2024 HempBuild School Masterminds https://www.hempbuildmag.com/hemp-build-school News Nuggets and Hemp Events Oregon State receives $10 million grant to work with 13 Native American Tribes on hemp economic development https://today.oregonstate.edu/news/oregon-state-receives-10-million-grant-work-13-native-american-tribes-hemp-economic-development International groups join forces to expand standards for industrial hemp https://hemptoday.net/international-groups-join-forces-to-expand-standards-for-industrial-hemp Right Coast Hempcrete Workshop, May 10-12 https://rchemp.com/learn-to-build-with-hemp-workshop/ Ereasy Spray Method Hempcrete Training, April 27-30 https://americhanvre.com/april-ereasy-training/ Vote for HempWood! It's definitely the coolest thing made in Kentucky. http://coolestthingky.com/cast-your-vote Thanks to our Sponsors! IND HEMP https://indhemp.com Mpactful Ventures https://www.mpactfulventures.org/ Forever Green https://www.hempcutter.com/

This week's hemp podcast is divided into two parts. Lancaster Farming talks with Shannon Powers from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture about some major changes to the hemp program in the Keystone State. “The first is that Pennsylvania is moving to a performance-based testing system for growers who are growing either for fiber or grain,” Powers said. Performance-based testing, she said, will reduce the amount of testing needed by growers if they meet basic requirements. Reduced testing means reduced costs for producers. The second change, Powers said, is the removal of the application deadline. In the past, growers had to get their application in by April 1. Removing the deadline makes it easier for farmers to make planting decisions later in the season. “We're finding that folks can grow two crops of hemp in one season,” Powers said. KP-4 Hemp Cutter The second interview on the hemp podcast this week is with Peter Dushop, founder of the Canadian company Forever Green, distributors of the KP-4 hemp cutter. The KP-4 is an adjustable-height, multi-tiered sickle bar for harvesting fiber hemp, made by Lithuanian equipment manufacturer Laumetris. Dushop said the cutter makes “the crop manageable and improves consistency and repeatability from season to season, from field to field.” Dushop grows fiber hemp on the family farm in British Columbia, where he is also developing a processing facility. “We firmly believe that processing starts in the field and not necessarily at the mill,” Dushop said. Learn more: Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Hemp Program https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Plants_Land_Water/hemp/Pages/default.aspx Agricultural Business Development Center https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Business_Industry/Pages/ABDC.aspx Forever Green https://www.forevergreen.com HempCutter.com https://www.hempcutter.com/ News Nuggets South Bend Industrial Hemp to Launch Apprenticeship Program https://www.morningagclips.com/south-bend-industrial-hemp-to-launch-apprenticeship-program-through-kfbs-rkap/ Hemp-Based Batteries to Be Manufactured in Wisconsin https://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/hemp-based-batteries-to-be-manufactured-in-wisconsin/64029 Thanks to our Sponsors! IND HEMP https://indhemp.com/ National Hemp Association https://nationalhempassociation.org/

This week's podcast guest is Robert Hoban, a cannabis attorney and industry leader. Hoban recently published a five-part series at Forbes.com in which he takes a deep dive on some of the most controversial issues in the hemp industry today. Hoban has had a full-spectrum cannabis career, having worked extensively on both sides of the marijuana/hemp divide. A few years before the 2014 Farm Bill opened a legal pathway for hemp in the U.S., Hoban was approached by a company that wanted to sell CBD, which at the time was a relatively unknown substance. “I was asked a very direct question,” he said. “Is CBD legal under the Controlled Substances Act?” He was only vaguely familiar with CBD at the time, and so he didn't know the answer. “I said, ‘Give me three weeks. I'm going to do the deepest dive I could possibly do,' and I did,” he said. The legal opinion he wrote based on his analysis was widely shared and ultimately was a contributing factor to the meteoric rise of CBD. “Based on the definition of marihuana, spelled with an H under our Controlled Substances Act, it was quite clear to me that certain elements of the plant, and certain variations of the plant grown internationally, were indeed lawful under our Controlled Substances Act,” he said. “And CBD is not and was never a scheduled substance.” It's not hard to draw a line between the overproduction of CBD after the 2018 Farm Bill and the recent market explosion of substances like Delta-8 THC or THC-0. “Because of all this biomass, the lack of FDA action, and good ole American entrepreneurialism, we saw the rise of intoxicating hemp derivatives,” Hoban writes in his Forbes article. Hoban refers to the derivatives, or IHDs, as “red state weed” because “much of this hemp derivative activity has become popular in so-called red states,” Hoban writes, where as Democratic-majority blue states are more likely to have avenues for legal marijuana through medical dispensaries or recreational shops. Red state weed has created headaches for lawmakers who are trying to figure out the best way to deal these substances. Should they be regulated? Should they be banned? Because Hoban has worked closely with both the hemp industry and the marijuana industry, he has watched with concern as these two sectors of the larger cannabis industry go to war over these derivatives. “When I started to see the finger pointing back and forth, I just wanted to shed some light on what was happening and bring some perspective to it,” he said. “And this was on the heels of fighting a policy battle in the state of Colorado, where the marijuana sector was very deliberate in its intention to shut this sector down.” Some argue that the rise of IHDs was due to a loophole in the language of the Farm Bill. But Hoban said this is no loophole and the cannabis industry as a whole should be embracing these substances, not trying to ban them. The demand for these products does not go away simply because a state government bans them. It only makes consumer safety an issue, Hoban said. Read Robert Hogan's articles on Forbes.com https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthoban/ News Nuggets Hemp sampling protocol changed in Pennsylvania https://www.farmprogress.com/hemp/hemp-sampling-protocol-changed-in-pennsylvania Oklahoma's industrial hemp potential: Unveiling benefits and new task force formation https://ktul.com/news/local/oklahomas-industrial-hemp-potential-unveiling-benefits-and-new-task-force-formation-farmers-thc-oklahoma-cbd-marijuana-plant-people-growing-batteries-bill-rian-graphene-cannabinoids-states-field-products-grow Advocates celebrate inclusion of hemp in USDA's Census of Agriculture https://mjbizdaily.com/advocates-celebrate-inclusion-of-hemp-in-usda-census-of-agriculture/ ‘It's almost carbon-negative': how hemp became a surprise building material https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/15/its-almost-carbon-negative-how-hemp-became-a-surprise-building-material Thanks to our Sponsors! IND HEMP https://indhemp.com/ Mpactful Ventures https://www.mpactfulventures.org/ Forever Green, distributors of the KP-4 Hemp Cutter https://www.hempcutter.com/

This week's hemp podcast guest is Patrick Atagi, president and CEO of the National Industrial Hemp Council of America (NIHC), a DC-based organization that advocates for and lobbies on behalf of the hemp industry. ON this episode, Atagi discusses industry priorities for the next Farm Bill and the work the NIHC is doing to put hemp on a level playing field with other commodities in the eyes of the USDA. The NIHC has formed an informal coalition with more than 30 national and regional hemp groups and associations, including the US. Hemp Round Table and the Hemp Industries Association, to develop a list of issues they would like addressed by Congress in the Farm Bill. Unlike more mature ag industries that usually advocate and lobby as a unified front, the hemp industry groups haven't coalesced into a single voice, which makes it confusing for policy makers who rely on industry insiders for information and education about a given industry. “On Capitol Hill, I get that all the time, ‘There's so many groups, who do we listen to?' type of thing,” Atagi said. The Farm Bill priorities list is an attempt to bring the industry together, but because the hemp plant can be used for everything from medicine to houses to biofuels, the industry naturally has many voices. But some consensus was achieved, Atagi said. The list of industry priorities includes: regulating CBD and other ingredients derived from hemp, reducing regulatory requirements for producers of hemp fiber and hemp grain, permitting hemp grain as a commercial livestock feed, and raising the THC limit of hemp to 1% from 0.3%. Atagi also talks about NIHC's work developing overseas markets for American hemp products. He said the NIHC was recently granted cooperator status in the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Market Access Program. He said this new status puts hemp on a level playing field with other ag industries. “This means that we're on par with cotton, we're on par with grain. We're on par with 75 other commodities,” he said. What will that mean for the industry? Listen and find out. National Industrial Hemp Council of America https://nihcoa.com/   Thanks to our Sponsors! IND Hemp https://indhemp.com/ Mpactful Ventures https://www.mpactfulventures.org/ Forever Green, distributors of the KP-4 Hemp Cutter https://www.hempcutter.com/  

This week on the industrial hemp podcast, Lancaster Farming talks with Scott Evans, executive vice president of Panda Biotech, a Dallas-based company whose High Plains Hemp Gin in Wichita Falls will be one of the largest hemp processing facilities in the world when it opens this year. Evans said the processing technology comes from Europe and has a throughput of 10 metric tons per hour. As you might expect from a hemp gin in Texas, “It is a large line,” Evans said, “To my knowledge, the second biggest in the world, next to one in France.” The hemp gin is located six miles from the Oklahoma border, making it centrally located for growers in several states, including Kansas and Missouri. But Evans said, for now, Panda is working mostly with farmers in Texas and Oklahoma. “We need about 25,000 acres to run this facility around the clock once we ramp up and are at full scale,” he said. According to USDA, only 6,850 acres of fiber hemp were gown in the U.S. in 2022. “So while it sounds like a lot,” Evans said, “when you take a step back and look at other commercial crops, it's really a drop in the bucket here.” “Texas planted, I think, 8.5 million acres of cotton last year,” he said. Evans said Panda Biotech now gives cotton farmers another option. “We're looking for them to have another crop they can put into the rotation that's going to be profitable, that's going to use less water,” he said. “And it's also going to regenerate the health of their soil.” Production at the Texas facility will focus on textile for denim. Evans said hemp blends well with other fibers, adding “durability and other attributes to the denim or twill, khaki, or whatever it's going into.” Panda Biotech aims to deliver a clean, mechanically processed fiber without the chemical de-gumming process. “That really helps keep the sustainability story that's driving hemp intact,” Evans said. Panda Biotech is an offshoot of Panda Energy, a Texas-based company that specializes in building and running power plants, a business run by the Carter family. Panda Biotech chairman and CEO Bob Carter knows how to build things at scale, Evans said, citing Carter's leadership in nearly two dozen power plant projects around the world. “We're not getting in this business just to build one processing center,” Evans said. “As we get this one dialed in, we'll start looking for other strategic locations where we can expand the company based on offtake and agriculture.” To which Lancaster Farming replied,
“Pennsylvania is a wonderful place. Just throwing that out there.” Panda Biotech https://www.pandabiotech.com/     Thanks to our sponsors! IND HEMP https://indhemp.com/ Mpactful Ventures https://www.mpactfulventures.org/ Forever Green, distributors of the KP-4 Hemp Cutter https://www.hempcutter.com/

The Industrial Hemp Podcast is back after a short break. Episode one of Season Four is available now. The theme of this episode is Good News, because there seems to be a fair amount of it these days in the hemp space. One such piece of positivity comes to us from podcast guest Morgan Tweet, executive director of the Hemp Feed Coalition, a nonprofit organization working to gain federal approval for hemp grain as a commercial livestock feed. “The good news to share is we've completed a key milestone in the regulatory pathway for federal approval, specifically for hemp seed meal, as an ingredient for laying hens,” said Tweet. “This is a big deal,” she said. “We got the nod of approval from FDA CVM. They have made the recommendation for approval, to allow this as an ingredient. So it's a big deal. It's a long time coming.” On this episode, Tweet explains the process of introducing new ingredients into the commercial feed supply and how hemp presents some unique challenges to the feed control officials. She said there are still hoops to jump through but expects hemp seed meal to be granted approval as a feed for laying hens after a final vote by the Association of American Feed Control Officials this August. Continuing with theme of good news, hempcrete builder Cameron McIntosh shares the news on this episode that his company Americhanvre has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research grant. “We received a fully funded direct-to-phase-two award, worth $1.9 million, for research and for studying the Ereasy hempcrete system and methodology,” McIntosh said. “So that's about the best news I could give you.” The system is a spray-applied method of building with hempcrete, a faster and more efficient delivery system compared to the traditional cast-in-place method of building with hemp. “Building and construction are globally responsible for 30% of our carbon emissions,” McIntosh said. “I think (this grant) is an acknowledgment by, not only the U.S. Army, but the entire Department of Defense and even the entire federal government that they need to encourage and be interested in carbon sequestering, sustainable, renewable building technologies,” he said. We'll also hear some good news from Patrick Atagi, president and CEO of the National Industrial Hemp Council of America, about the work his organization is doing to get hemp on a level playing field with other commodity crops in the eyes of the USDA. And finally, Tennessee filmmakers Jordan Berger and Maxwell Duryea stop by the Lancaster Farming podcast studio in Ephrata to share some good news about their documentary about industrial hemp called One Plant. You can watch a trailer of the film at oneplant.film Listen here: Hemp Feed Coalition https://hempfeedcoalition.org/ Contact the Hemp Feed Coalition https://hempfeedcoalition.org/contact/ Americhanvre Cast Hemp https://americhanvre.com/ Sunflower Films: One Plant https://www.oneplant.film/ National Industrial Hemp Council https://nihcoa.com/ Thanks to our Sponsors! IND HEMP https://indhemp.com/ Mpactful Ventures https://www.mpactfulventures.org/ Forever Green, Makers of the KP-4 Hemp Cutter https://www.getforevergreen.com/

Why do evergreens stay forever green? Let's pull up the covers as we unveil the layers behind everyone's favorite winter plants: the evergreens. Not only will we discuss the processes that give evergreens their distinctive name, but we will also delve into the sustainability questions posed by natural vs. artificial Christmas trees.

A novel idea from Doug that maybe we should consider. Check out Doug's other musings on his website. This podcast is distributed by the Sound Off Media Company.

El color verde siempre se suele relacionar con la ecología, el medio ambiente y la sostenibilidad. Lógicamente de ahí viene el nombre de este podcast, Hora Verde. Pero además es una de las señas de identidad del Real Betis Balompié. Un color que junto con el blanco forman la camiseta de este equipo andaluz que cuenta por cientos de miles sus fans, tanto en España como en el resto del mundo. Pero esta apuesta “todo al verde” va más allá de la camiseta, es una filosofía de club. El equipo bético es el club más sostenible de España y el segundo de Europa gracias a su plataforma “Forever Green”, que ha cumplido su tercer año de existencia, y a través de la que se han desarrollado más de 117 acciones. Entre ellas se encuentran limpiezas de espacios naturales, reciclaje, la promoción de la movilidad sostenible, e incluso el club se ha convertido en un equipo neutro en carbono. No está solo el Betis en esta tarea, ya que numerosas entidades, empresas y clubes se han sumado a la iniciativa. Entre ellos el campeón de la Primera División de Baloncesto mexicana, Abejas de León.Precisamente hablamos hoy en una tertulia bastante amena e interesante sobre deporte y sostenibilidad, a un lado y al otro del charco, con Rocío Ruiz-Berdejo, responsable de Promociones y Marketing de Secciones del Real Betis Balompié, y Manuel Lozano, director general del club Abejas de León de México.

El color verde siempre se suele relacionar con la ecología, el medio ambiente y la sostenibilidad. Lógicamente de ahí viene el nombre de este podcast, Hora Verde. Pero además es una de las señas de identidad del Real Betis Balompié. Un color que junto con el blanco forman la camiseta de este equipo andaluz que cuenta por cientos de miles sus fans, tanto en España como en el resto del mundo. Pero esta apuesta “todo al verde” va más allá de la camiseta, es una filosofía de club. El equipo bético es el club más sostenible de España y el segundo de Europa gracias a su plataforma “Forever Green”, que ha cumplido su tercer año de existencia, y a través de la que se han desarrollado más de 117 acciones. Entre ellas se encuentran limpiezas de espacios naturales, reciclaje, la promoción de la movilidad sostenible, e incluso el club se ha convertido en un equipo neutro en carbono. No está solo el Betis en esta tarea, ya que numerosas entidades, empresas y clubes se han sumado a la iniciativa. Entre ellos el campeón de la Primera División de Baloncesto mexicana, Abejas de León. Precisamente hablamos hoy en una tertulia bastante amena e interesante sobre deporte y sostenibilidad, a un lado y al otro del charco, con Rocío Ruiz-Berdejo, responsable de Promociones y Marketing de Secciones del Real Betis Balompié, y Manuel Lozano, director general del club Abejas de León de México.

You're grinding away at your 9-5 corporate job but the urge to leave and pursue your entrepreneurial passion is persistently calling you to take a leap of faith and build your business. On this episode, I'm talking with Kelsey Berlinberg of Forevergreen Photography who has strategically planned to take a sabbatical through her corporate job to feel out the life of entrepreneurship. Kelsey's mind operates on logic, so this plan only makes sense. She's mindfully set her foundation, saved her money, built the backbone of her business (thanks to Launch to Livelihood) and is going to feel it out. No morning meetings, and no one telling her how much money she can make. Instead, she's going to go out and find her ideal clients, set her prices to what she feels she is worth, wake up when she wants and enjoy the work she's doing. We cover the following: The strategic steps Kelsey took before her sabbatical to set herself up for success How she navigated any pushback that came her way and stood true to her desire to see this thing through Her take on the value of having diversified incomes The unknowns she's stepping into, i.e. how to maintain structure and dedication when you're the one who has to make your own schedule now Outsource where and when you can so you can live your life and focus on what you want to focus on How Launch to Livelihood helped Kelsey set her foundation. She speaks confidently about her clear messaging, knowing her clients and creating an amazing website! If you're on the fence about entrepreneurship, or you already own your own business, this episode is one that will inspire you to either take the leap or keep going. Kelsey's confidence is inspiring and a reminder to stay the course, think things through, and not let other's doubts cloud your focus. Where to find Kelsey: Kelsey's WebsiteKelsey on Instagram Follow us at:Taylor Jones Photography Website TikTok Instagram Facebook

Rafael Muela, Foundation General Manager at Real Betis Balompié, platicó con nosotros sobre una de las iniciativas medioambientales más relevantes de la historia de la industria deportiva: Forever Green. ¿Qué es Forever Green? Es una plataforma que desarrolló la Fundación del Real Betis para aprovechar el poder del deporte para ayudar a salvar al planeta y hacer que los millones de aficionados luchen contra el cambio climático mañana. Sus verticales: Cambio climático Movilidad Club Sostenible Naturaliza Reciclaje Más de 56 empresas se han aliado al proyecto, desde marcas, ligas, clubes, entidades gubernamentales.

Mitch Hunter joins the podcast today to discuss plant diversity, sustainability, and more. As the Associate Director of Forever Green Initiative and Adjunct Assistant Professor at The University of Minnesota, Mitch is interested in developing cropping systems that promote greater diversity, resilience, and sustainability. Mitch is a Minnesota native, and his work at U of M greatly centers around his expertise in the science of soil management and crop production. Using his deep knowledge of this topic, Mitch is on a mission to diversify agricultural landscapes with new crops – thus improving the environment and creating new economic opportunities for farmers and businesses alike … Click play to uncover: How Mitch is working with Forever Green Initiative to improve soil health and increase crop diversity.  What cover crops are, and what can be done to improve them.  The factors that drive farmers' selection of cover crops. The benefits of planting early, and the challenges that arise when trying to do so.  To learn more about Mitch and his work, visit Forevergreen.umn.edu! Episode also available on Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/30PvU9C

Jason David Frank joined Mighty Morphin Power Rangers in the 17th episode of its first season. Green with Evil was the title, but fans latched onto the character of Tommy almost immediately. and while he was introduced as the "evil" Power Ranger, Tommy wouldn't stay that way for long, going on to become the show's longest running cast member and by far the most popular. For this episode, we pay tribute to his memory. The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is a United States-based suicide prevention network of over 200+ crisis centers that provides 24/7 service via a toll-free hotline with the number 9-8-8. It is available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. ----------------------------------------Retro Ridoctopus is:• Parasite Steve (read)• 8-Bit Alchemy (listen)• Nintenjoe (subscribe)----------------------------------------All original heavy metal music by Enchanted Exile Retro Ridoctopus is part of the Dorkening Podcast Network, the Inebri-Art Podcast Network and is brought to you by Deadly Grounds Coffee!

On today's podcast Aaron, Victor and James are going to be on and we're going to talk about Jason, David Frank, and the fun times we had watching him play the green and white ranger on mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Is it going to be an emotional episode sit back, relax and grab some tissue RIP, Jason, David, frank --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rollingwithgabe/support

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My guest is Cel Robertson, author and owner of Forever Green Flower Co. an artisan flower farm in North Norfolk, England, growing garden gathered blooms for sale to florists and flower lovers.  Cel's commitment to sustainability and her steadfast conviction in the power of collective actions to create necessary change make her a persuasive champion of locally grown flowers.  As an educator she manages to twine the beauty of the field to the necessity of spreadsheets, ensuring that growing ventures can become stable businesses.  Her new book with Bloom Magazine is out now, a wonderful guide to growing cut flowers that is packed with Cel's grace and wisdom.  Garden People Podcast from https://www.instagram.com/violetear_studio/ (@violetear_studio) L I S T E N https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/garden-people/id1595934172 (iTunes) https://open.spotify.com/show/7qlYq5yVrLEgfCuZOtrPcn (Spotify) https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/garden-people (Stitcher) S H O W N O T E S https://www.instagram.com/forevergreenflowerco/ (Cel Robertson) https://www.forevergreenflowerco.co.uk (Forever Green Flower Company) https://bloommag.co.uk/collections/all/products/cut-flowers (Cel's book, Cut Flowers) https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/actions/how-go-peat-free (How to go peat free plus alternatives), UK resource list, https://www.countryliving.com/uk/homes-interiors/gardens/a37605442/peat-free-composts/ (US resource list) https://charlesdowding.co.uk (No Dig (Charles Dowding)) / https://lovenfreshflowers.com/2019/05/30/no-till-flower-farming/ (No Till Flower Farming (Love n' Fresh Flowers)) https://www.floretflowers.com/growing-with-landscape-fabric/ (Floret's how-to on using horticultural fabric for weed suppression) Soil testing: https://www.nal.usda.gov/legacy/afsic/soil-quality-and-testing (USA lab services), https://www.rhs.org.uk/membership/rhs-gardening-advice/soil-analysis-service (UK RHS services), https://amzn.to/3MlfGtc (at home tests) P L A N T L I S T https://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/10-varieties-of-astrantia-to-grow/ (Astrantia ideas) https://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/10-ferns-to-grow/ (Fern ideas) https://www.thespruce.com/twelve-species-cultivars-of-birch-trees-3269660 (Birch tree ideas) https://www.thespruce.com/growing-hellebores-in-the-garden-1402846 (Helleborus ideas) https://www.summerwindsnursery.com/ca/plants/trees/japanese-maple/type/ (Japanese Maple Acer japonica ideas) https://treesforlife.org.uk/into-the-forest/trees-plants-animals/trees/rowan/rowan-mythology-and-folklore/ (Rowan tree myth and lore), https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/a-z-of-british-trees/rowan/ (Rowan) and https://www.arborday.org/trees/treeguide/TreeDetail.cfm?ItemID=872 (Mountain Ash) https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/335637/pennisetum-alopecuroides-dark-desire/details (Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Dark Desire')

Sinds deze aflevering zitten Bart, Lesley en Nicole in een nieuwe studio, eentje waar we ook gasten kunnen ontvangen. Wat doe je dan? Een gast uitnodigen en niet zomaar een, de nummer 1 van de single top 10 van 2021 namelijk: Sauro Locchi. Hij heeft een mooie top 5 gemaakt en bracht afgelopen week ook zijn debuut EP ‘B-side Life’ uit. Daarnaast is er naast een nieuwe studio ook nieuwe muziek. Dit van o.a. Magnolia Park samen met Action/Adventure, Alexisonfire en Flogging Molly. Playlist: 01. Sauro Locchi – Forever Green 02. The Menzingers – Gates 03. The Bouncing Souls – Night On Earth 04. Weezer – A Little Bit of Love 05. Magnolia Park ft. Action/Adventure06. Cloud Nothings – I’m Not Part of Me 07. Turnover – New Scream 08. Flogging Molly – These Times Have Got Me Drinking / … 09. Alexisonfire – Sweet Dreams of Otherness 10. The Front Bottoms – Laugh Till I Cry 11. Machine Gun Kelly ft. Bring Me The Horizon – maybe

Sinds deze aflevering zitten Bart, Lesley en Nicole in een nieuwe studio, eentje waar we ook gasten kunnen ontvangen. Wat doe je dan? Een gast uitnodigen en niet zomaar een, de nummer 1 van de single top 10 van 2021 namelijk: Sauro Locchi. Hij heeft een mooie top 5 gemaakt en bracht afgelopen week ook zijn debuut EP ‘B-side Life’ uit. Daarnaast is er naast een nieuwe studio ook nieuwe muziek. Dit van o.a. Magnolia Park samen met Action/Adventure, Alexisonfire en Flogging Molly. Playlist: 01. Sauro Locchi – Forever Green 02. The Menzingers – Gates 03. The Bouncing Souls – Night On Earth 04. Weezer – A Little Bit of Love 05. Magnolia Park ft. Action/Adventure06. Cloud Nothings – I’m Not Part of Me 07. Turnover – New Scream 08. Flogging Molly – These Times Have Got Me Drinking / … 09. Alexisonfire – Sweet Dreams of Otherness 10. The Front Bottoms – Laugh Till I Cry 11. Machine Gun Kelly ft. Bring Me The Horizon – maybe

We have officially been crowned as honorary Girl Scouts after we helped a local Girl Scout troop here in Pine City sell cookies last week.  We dedicated ourselves to the role so much that we had to look the part.  This episode is a recap of what happened, how much money we helped them raise, and which cookies we think are the best.  Jaye Neubauer joins us in the second half of the episode to talk about how his grandpa actually found the fur trading post that is on the snake river in Pine City.  

Today we are in conversation with Cel Robertson of Forever Green Flower Company for our sustainability specialThis is a MUST LISTEN for not just Florists and Growers; but to everyone who lives on our glorious planet. We can't thank you enough for chatting with us Cel, your knowledge and passion for a greener planet always blows us away and we know that our listeners will take away so much from this discussionWe have been given some incredible links below by Cel,  if you would like to delve further into any of the issues discussed todayTo find out more about the courses that Cel offers please head over to her websitehttps://www.forevergreenflowerco.co.uk“Do the best you can until you know better and then when you know better, do better”Maya AngelouThe Sustainable Floristry Networkhttps://www.sustainablefloristry.orgThe Sustainable Floristry Network on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/sustainablefloristry/Floral Foam – from the Sustainable Floristry Networkhttps://www.sustainablefloristry.org/blog-index/aboutfloralfoamThe Sustainable Cut Flower Project at Coventry Universityhttps://sustainableflowers.coventry.domainsSustainable Cut Flowers – a guide for floristshttps://sustainableflowers.coventry.domains/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Booklet-Sustainable-Cut-flowers-2020.pdfEllen Macarthur Foundationhttps://ellenmacarthurfoundation.orgFairtrade – Flowers and Plantshttps://www.fairtrade.net/product/flowers-and-plants Rainforest Alliance Certified Ferns and Cut Flowershttps://www.rainforest-alliance.org/insights/rainforest-alliance-certified-ferns-flowers/ Offshoring emissions is passing the buck: a zero-carbon future requires leadership and transparencyhttps://blogs.coventry.ac.uk/researchblog/offshoring-emissions-is-passing-the-buck-a-zero-carbon-future-requires-leadership-and-transparency/ What is Greenwashing?https://earth.org/what-is-greenwashing/Ethical Consumer Magazinehttps://www.ethicalconsumer.orgThe problem with Carbon Offsetting https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/the-biggest-problem-with-carbon-offsetting-is-that-it-doesnt-really-work/  The European Association for Flower Growers Conference – 11-13 February 2022 - onlinehttp://eafg.org How Bad are Bananas? The carbon footprint of everything Author – Mike Berners-Leehttps://www.waterstones.com/book/how-bad-are-bananas/mike-berners-lee/9781788163811 Support the show (http://www.instagram.com/girlflowerpodcast)

De stemmen zijn geteld, de lijst is opgesteld…wij bedoelen natuurlijk de Kink Fast Single Top 10. De 10 nummers die volgens jullie (de stemmer) de beste nummers van het afgelopen jaar zijn. Wil je geen spoilers…dan kijk niet naar de playlist hier beneden, want daar staat alles op een rij. Verder is dit natuurlijk de laatste Kink Fast van het jaar, dus zwaaien Lesley en Bart samen met Nicole het jaar uit met twee 2021 releases uit hun lijstje. Playlist:  01. YUNGBLUD – fleabag 02. Rise Against – Nowhere Generation 03. zebrahead – Lay me to Rest 04. Tusky – Lemonparty 05. Avril Lavigne – Bite Me 06. Eskimo Callboy – Pump It 07. GIRLSGIRLSGIRLS – Harvest Me 08. Turnstile – MYSTERY Jetlag Jenny – Killing Me 10. Sauro Locchi – Forever Green 11. Real Friends – Nervous Wreck 12. WILLOW ft. Travis Barker – t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l

De stemmen zijn geteld, de lijst is opgesteld…wij bedoelen natuurlijk de Kink Fast Single Top 10. De 10 nummers die volgens jullie (de stemmer) de beste nummers van het afgelopen jaar zijn. Wil je geen spoilers…dan kijk niet naar de playlist hier beneden, want daar staat alles op een rij. Verder is dit natuurlijk de laatste Kink Fast van het jaar, dus zwaaien Lesley en Bart samen met Nicole het jaar uit met twee 2021 releases uit hun lijstje. Playlist:  01. YUNGBLUD – fleabag 02. Rise Against – Nowhere Generation 03. zebrahead – Lay me to Rest 04. Tusky – Lemonparty 05. Avril Lavigne – Bite Me 06. Eskimo Callboy – Pump It 07. GIRLSGIRLSGIRLS – Harvest Me 08. Turnstile – MYSTERY Jetlag Jenny – Killing Me 10. Sauro Locchi – Forever Green 11. Real Friends – Nervous Wreck 12. WILLOW ft. Travis Barker – t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l

A new door is open on our podcast advent calendar! Every day we bring you a short story about a festive plant.

In his ongoing attempt to create a regenerative, soil-healthy farm, Kaleb Anderson is pushing a plant science breakthrough further using rotational grazing. Other Ear to the Ground Podcasts on Kernza, Forever Green & Kaleb Anderson: • Episode 229: A farmer and a researcher discuss the potential agronomic, economic, and ecological benefits of a commercially-viable perennial…  Read More → Source

Het is al een bende met Bart en Lesley in de studio, maar nu is het echt een beestenboel met de Top 5 met dieren. In de nacht hoor je de vleermuizen vliegen en in de bossen lopen twee beren. Na deze uitzending zijn Bart en Lesley even met vakantie, maar gelukkig hoef je het duo niet te missen, want ze hebben voor de komende vier weken een mooie top 66 opgenomen. Daarom staat deze aflevering nog bomvol nieuwe muziek van o.a. Sauro Locchi, Calling All Captains, Can’t Swim en veel meer. Playlist: 01. Sauro Locchi – Forever Green 02. Polar Bear Club – Living Saints 03. Cancer Bats – Hail Destroyer 04. Calling All Captains – Undone 05. NOAHFINNCE – Kickin Trash 06. Alien Ant Farm – Smooth Criminal 07. Beartooth – In Between 08. Can’t Swim – Deliver Us More Evil 09. Billy Talent ft. Rivers Cuomo – End of Me 10. Destine – Spiders 11. Simple Plan ft. Sean Paul – Summer Paradise

Het is al een bende met Bart en Lesley in de studio, maar nu is het echt een beestenboel met de Top 5 met dieren. In de nacht hoor je de vleermuizen vliegen en in de bossen lopen twee beren. Na deze uitzending zijn Bart en Lesley even met vakantie, maar gelukkig hoef je het duo niet te missen, want ze hebben voor de komende vier weken een mooie top 66 opgenomen. Daarom staat deze aflevering nog bomvol nieuwe muziek van o.a. Sauro Locchi, Calling All Captains, Can’t Swim en veel meer. Playlist: 01. Sauro Locchi – Forever Green 02. Polar Bear Club – Living Saints 03. Cancer Bats – Hail Destroyer 04. Calling All Captains – Undone 05. NOAHFINNCE – Kickin Trash 06. Alien Ant Farm – Smooth Criminal 07. Beartooth – In Between 08. Can’t Swim – Deliver Us More Evil 09. Billy Talent ft. Rivers Cuomo – End of Me 10. Destine – Spiders 11. Simple Plan ft. Sean Paul – Summer Paradise

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In this episode we discussed the Sounders opening day fixture, the upcoming season, MLS, and ended with a Champions League preview. Vyn Skully and NikSolo discuss what they are excited about specifically with this Sounders team as well as the history of both their fandom. Double upload later this week discussing the recent formation of the "European Super League" but this episode is all RAVE GREEN!

Hello and Merry Christmas Eve everyone! We hope you enjoy this Christmas themed episode. We talk about some family traditions of ours as well as some new ones. We also help out our most famous listener with some unconventional solutions. Thanks to our sponsors, Forevergreen and Macy's. Connect with us via email at Nicolparktours@gmail.com and on Instagram @Nicol_Park_Podcast. 

Ben Maller breaks down comments from Sam Darnold saying that he wants to be with the New York Jets for his entire career, Maller's Mountain of Money: Don Johnson Edition, and more! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Today Vic & Jess are in conversation with Cel Robertson founder of Forever Green Flower CompanyCel is an artisan flower grower based in North NorfolkToday we talk about Cel's journey into flower growing, how she initially grew the business, the importance of being organic, food provenance and all about finding the space that she grows her beautiful flowers nowCel's whole journey into growing was spurred by a true passion for environmental issues both locally and globally and this conversation honestly, was a true education for us bothThank you so much for speaking with us Cel, we loved every minuteTo find out more about Cel, her beautiful flowers & her brilliant business-focused flower growing workshops please head over to the links belowhttps://forevergreenflowerco.co.ukhttps://www.instagram.com/forevergreenflowercoCapel Manor Collegehttps://www.capel.ac.ukBill Mollison-The father of permacultureTo find out more about the tree planting initiatives in your area please contact your local council to find out moreSupport the show (http://www.instagram.com/girlflowerpodcast)

Sembilan tujuh enam studio ingin mengapresiasi dan membuat sebuah gerakan berupa virtual exibition pada tanggal 20 Mei 2020. Dimana nantinya karya teman-teman Sleman Fans akan dipamerkan dan dijual melalui platform instagram 976stud yang hasilnya nanti akan didonasikan kepada perupa dan orang-orang yang terdampak covid-19 baik secara langsung maupun tidak langsung. Mari bergerak bersama melawan pandemi ini,silahkan berkunjung ke @976stud untuk info lebih lanjut . #AmbilTindakan #ForeverGreen

Finitribe special with David Miller in conversation The band formed in Edinburgh in 1984 by Chris Connelly, John Vick, Andy McGregor, Philip Pinsky, David Miller and Simon McGlynn. Initially a post-punk guitar outfit, the band released a debut E.P. Curling and Stretching on their own Finiflex label in the summer of 1984, graduating to their first John Peel Session in 1985 before rethinking their whole approach in the mid 80s. Tired of the conventional drums, bass and guitar set up, they acquired a sampler and began experimenting with electronic music. The result was Let The Tribe Grow, an EP released on the Glasgow label Cathexis and featuring 'De Testimony', a seminal dance floor anthem for the original Balearic/Acid House generation. Subsequently, they signed to Chicago label Wax Trax and released two singles, "I Want More" (a cover of the Can song) and "Make it Internal", raising their profile in the States and resulting in extensive radio and club success. A long and arduous "toilet" tour of the UK in 1988 led to the departure of three members – including Connelly who relocated to the States and joined the Revolting Cocks and Ministry – and a parting of the ways with Wax Trax Records. This in turn resulted in a resurrection of the Finiflex label and a distribution deal with Fast Forward for a long-awaited debut album, Noise Lust and Fun. The band was now made up of Pinsky, Vick and Miller along with various contributions from Little Annie, Rosanne Erskine and Wilf Plum. A series of remix EP's proved their electronic and dance floor credentials and brought indie chart success. The band met and signed a long-term publishing deal with Andy Heath (director of Beggars Banquet and Momentum Publishing), allowing the band to grow and develop without the constant need for advances from record companies. After signing a new deal with One Little Indian the band with encouragement from label boss Derek Birkett ran into controversy almost immediately with the 'Animal Farm' EP. Subverting the nursery rhyme "Old MacDonald" for the purposes of berating the similarly titled hamburger outlet, Finitribe (as they were now known) offered up a flavour of the anti-consumerist stance prevalent on new album Grossing 10k (1989). The subsequent threat of legal action was not exactly helped by a "Fuck off McDonald's" poster and T-shirt campaign. The band continued to develop stronger links with the electronic music world for their next single and album. Andrew Weatherall produced and remixed the single "101" (1991) along with Graham Massey from 808 State. Justin Robertson then worked with the band to remix and produce the singles "Ace Love Deuce" and "Forevergreen" (1992). These singles all featured on the band's most critically and commercially successful album, An Unexpected Groovy Treat (1992), the last album they were to record for One Little Indian. The success of this album allowed the band to re launch their 'Finiflex' label and the in-house production team recorded and released many singles including those by Justin Robertson, State of Flux, Ege Bam Yasi and Sparks. A Finiflex Compilation album And Away They Go was released to critical acclaim in 1993. The band was redeveloping their studio complex in Leith during this period and coordinated all management, recording, press and merchandise from there. After leaving One Little Indian the band further developed their studio complex and looked for a new recording deal. With the assistance of Tom Watkins (Pet Shop Boys, East 17) the band negotiated a deal with Pete Tong at London/FFRR. This deal allowed for the completion of the state of the art recording studio in Leith and facilitated complete independence for the recording of their next album. For the writing and pre-production of the band's fourth album they relocated to a small crofting settlement called Sheigra. near Kinlochbervie in the north west of Scotland. In 1994 the band released the single "Brand New" and although a minor hit the relationship with London/FFRR was cooling. A further single "Love Above" and the album Sheigra were released in 1995. The band followed this with a tour with Sparks and then their own headlining tour of the UK. By early 1996 David Miller and Philip Pinsky split from John Vick, the former continuing with Finitribe and John Vick successfully continuing with the studio complex Finiflex. The slimmed down Finitribe, now operating from house built on the side of a volcano, started a new label U.G.T and released an LP by Acid House maverick Ege Bam Yasi. While looking for a new label and a new singer Finitribe went to Essex to work with former Prodigy collaborator Jason Byrne. The result was the EP Squelch and the meeting up with future producer Witchman(John Roome). For a short while the band hooked up with Chas Smash (Madness) as manager, this indirectly led to a meeting with Korda Marshall and a deal was struck with Infectious/ Mushroom Records(home of Garbage and Ash). Philip and David recruited a band and picked up some guitars and drums. The band's fifth album 'Sleazy Listening' was recorded in Edinburgh with John Roome (Witchman) producing. It featured Paul Haig, Little Annie, Niroshini Thambar, Chris Ross, John Roome and Katie Morrison. The album mixed electronica and live instrumentation and received critical acclaim. Melody Maker stating that, " If Finitribe had lived and worked in Bristol they would have won the Mercury Music prize by now". The album was launched with a sell out gig at The Shooting Gallery, Edinburgh with Davy Henderson's Nectarine No. 9. The band toured the UK with their most successful gigs for several years, headlining the ICA in London. They recorded the first ever John Peel live session and released three further singles for Infectious. This was the band's last album and tour. Their last gig was at a sell out Bath Moles Club in the summer of 1998. Other interests and priorities meant that Philip and David put Finitribe to one side . One more single was released 'Bored' (2000). In January 2014 the band reissued "De Testimony" on limited 12" vinyl and have plans to reissue further classics from their catalogue.  

CEO Joseph Jensen of ForeverGreen Worldwide Corp. (OTCPink: FVRG), joins the show to discuss being a company that develops, and distributes an expansive line of all natural whole foods and products for a world wide market. # Bio Tech # cbd # distribution # international # management # natural products # operations # reduced overhead # sales growth # Prodigy-5 # PowerStrips # SolarStrips and BeautyStrips

This special episode of Turtle Talks is a Q&A with University of Minnesota hazelnut researcher Lois Braun. On the day of the recording, she and her tech assistant Connor planted fifty hazelnut plants in our south field. You can read more about her research at https://www.midwesthazelnuts.org/ Additionally, Lois's important work as part of the Forever Green initiative promotes improving natural resources and economic opportunities for farmers. Diversified income streams and perennials on the landscape are both things HDT can get behind! Find out more about Forever Green here: https://www.forevergreen.umn.edu/ Music used in the episode: Intro - What to Expect by Jake Bradford 1) Staring by Muted on the album Muted 2) Here Tonight by City Acres on the album Eastern Autumn 3) Kerosene by John Lingard on the album Taxi Home and Takeaway

Welcome to Behind the Limelight, the weekly Raiders Podcast where we speak to current and former stars of the Canberra Raiders and give you an insight into the Green Machine.

Welcome to Behind the Limelight, the weekly Raiders Podcast where we speak to current and former stars of the Canberra Raiders and give you an insight into the Green Machine.

In this week's episode we look at the rep weekend, preview the Raiders v Broncos, discuss the clubs Membership with Marketing boss Jason Mathie and Membership team member Sophie Brian and our Forever Green legend is Brett Hetherington. 

Welcome to Behind the Limelight, the weekly Raiders Podcast where we speak to current and former stars of the Canberra Raiders and give you an insight into the Green Machine.

Welcome to Behind the Limelight, the weekly Raiders Podcast where we speak to current and former stars of the Canberra Raiders and give you an insight into the Green Machine.

Allen and Dan talk music and concerts, then argue about schools and common core. Opening music by Forever Green "8 1/2 foot Ganja Bush"

Matteo Brigatti, aka GANDALF, is one of the founders and resident djs of GENAU, one of the leading techno nights in Northern Italy. After years spent as clubber and amateur dj in the late ’90 and early ‘2000s and truly inspired by Turin underground scene, in 2003 he had the first opportunity to play in public at Docks Home club. After that he started playing in a large number of Turin’s clubs, exploring different styles in his dj sets (electro, prog-house, Chicago house, Detroit techno and minimal). In 2006 he had his first residency in the former night “Mood” every friday at Club Gamma, one of the most important club of the city, playing side by side with some of the most influential international djs, from Jerome Sydenham to Len Faki, from Solomun to Chris Carrier. He’s now resident dj and part of the art direction of the most important city festivals such as Movement Torino and Kappa Futur Festival and he’s been booked as guest in many parties (Dude, Il Suono, Glucose…), and festival around Italy (Nature Beat in Rome, Aurora Festival in Lecce, Forevergreen in Genova and Milan, Bardonite…). In March 2013 he also had the opportunity to play in the most important French techno party, Concrete, and in early 2015 he had his first gig in Berlin at Griessmuhle, followed by an appearance at Karnival Der Kulturen Kreuzberg. In Summer 2015 he as been booked for the "Numa" party in Tokyo, Japan, and in October 2015 he was guest of the infamous "Staub" party in Berlin before returning at About Blank for the "Away meets Genau" party in 2016 and at Kosmonaut in 2017. In April 2017 he returned in Japan where he performed at Dommune and at Unit in Tokyo. After more than ten years spinning music, he decided that now it’s time to start producing his own techno tracks. His first releases have been published between 2013 and 2014 by the french dub techno label Gravite and today he’s committed to produce music on the forecoming Genau Recordings label. His style is made of a mixture of energetic and traveling tracks, deconstructed and re-constructed through the aid of digital technologies (he was one of the first Italian djs to realize the potential of digital djing) and he is well known as a dj that can really understand and become sympathetic with the dancefloor in front of him. Today he’s recognized as one of the most important promoter of techno sounds in Italy both as artist and as event organizer. [ Set recorded - Opening Rebekah on 23 of June @ Bunker ] Links Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/gandalftg Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/gandalf-the-grey

This week on #IntotheCosmos our hosts Ej Garr and Frank Dell'Apa review the big win over Minnesota this past weekend, and welcome Cosmos midfielder Ruben Bover to the show. Ruben's pass to David Diosa provided the only assist of the night in a 1 - 0 win that has the New York Cosmos perched atop the NASL Fall and Overall standings in the NASL. The guys welcome Ruben Bover for his first appearance of this season on the show, and certainly offer praise to the 24 year-old Spanish native who hasgrown tremendously over the last year. From the MVP of the inaugural Cosmos B season, to becoming a pivotal piece of the first team, Bover's composure and ability becomes more evident with each start. The Cosmos host the Edmonton Eddies this weekend at Shuart Stadium with a 7 PM kickoff, leaving the team with only two remaining home games to play down the stretch. Get out and support the boys in green!

John reviews the Cosmos 3-1 victory over Indy Eleven. Kartik Krishnaiyer joins the show to preview the Cosmos upcoming match against the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. Lastly John discusses the Hunter Freeman transfer to Miami FC and what that means for the Cosmos. Twitter: @1teampod --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/first-team-podcast/message

This week on #IntotheCosmos, Frank and Ej welcome Lucky Mkosana to the show for his first appearance of the season, as the Zimbabwean native has absolutely tore up the fall campaign. Lucky is one of only four players who have accumulated 4 goals and 3 assists, and he also took home 2 Emirates Man of the Match awards along the way. The Cosmos look to extend their unbeaten streak at home this weekend, while also seeking some revenge on Rayo OKC after their last meeting which saw the Oklahoma outfit taking a 3 - 0 win over the Cosmos. Our hosts discuss the live table, the matches on deck around the NASL for the weekend, and plenty more! Get out to Shuart this weekend, as the Cosmos celebrate El Salvador Heritage Day, a day in which Andres Flores will be celebrating with the fans as well. Kids Summer Special ~ $5 Sideline tickets for the entire month of July. #ForeverGreen

Deborah talks about What she does and why.-------------------------Hi everybody, this is Deborah.If we’re friends on Facebook, you’ve been following me on Twitter, you’ve been watching my YouTube channel, or reading my blogs on my website, you may be one of the many people who ask me. “What exactly do you do?”Well, I graduated college with a degree in journalism, reported for BET News, worked on my master’s degree and after years of running a television station and producing award winning programs, I left the station to create my own media company.So for 20 years now I have been doing what I love – interviewing intriguing people, covering and uncovering life changing stories, producing documentaries, writing books, hosting television shows, creating media campaigns and living and loving life. All while staying independent, controlling and owning my media content and only working on projects I’m passionate about.It is said that when your heart is in your dream, no request is too extreme.What’s your dream? Where is your heart? What’s your passion? Your purpose.Let’s journey together!

Deborah talks about What she does and why.-------------------------Hi everybody, this is Deborah.If we’re friends on Facebook, you’ve been following me on Twitter, you’ve been watching my YouTube channel, or reading my blogs on my website, you may be one of the many people who ask me. “What exactly do you do?”Well, I graduated college with a degree in journalism, reported for BET News, worked on my master’s degree and after years of running a television station and producing award winning programs, I left the station to create my own media company.So for 20 years now I have been doing what I love – interviewing intriguing people, covering and uncovering life changing stories, producing documentaries, writing books, hosting television shows, creating media campaigns and living and loving life. All while staying independent, controlling and owning my media content and only working on projects I’m passionate about.It is said that when your heart is in your dream, no request is too extreme.What’s your dream? Where is your heart? What’s your passion? Your purpose.Let’s journey together!