Bbc Hemp Article - Good Read

[Nemosity]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20463504

[solabeirtan]

Just gonna hook this one myself. Great info & links. Especially noteworthy, as I suspected, they musta brought some widdem:

 

"As far back as 1607, the crop was produced in Virginia."

 

{ the not as well known landing of the first Anglo colony in the "New World" @ Jamestown }

 

From 1619, all planters in the colony were required by law to grow it. "

 

 

Hemp for Life !

 

Cottton v Hemmmp

 

"From very ancient times until the 1600s, Japanese peasants wore clothing made from common hemp, a locally grown and processed bast fiber..."

 

The Historical Importance of Hemp and Cotton Textiles

 

The Great Cotton Famine

Edited November 26, 2012 by solabeirtan