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Photo by Kathryn Almand for Oregon Leaf This was a tough decision. So tough. Our team sorted through many beautiful images that stood out this month from our photoshoots at farms and hemp companies, and choosing the cover was no easy task. What ultimately won us over was this intimate, photojournalistic capture of the harvest process at Mission Lago Farm with employee Eddie McIntosh.
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Editor’s Note Hemp is going to save the planet - that’s no exaggeration.
Love disposable straws but hate killing the oceans? Hemp makes alternative biodegradable plastics. It is a wonder plant that can provide everything from food, fiber, fuel, medicine, building materials and so much more. Everything a petrochemical touches in our society for convenience items we could be making with a renewable resource and healing the earth instead of poisoning it with carbon emissions and more waste. Oregon has been the epicenter for a rapidly expanding hemp industry that is changing the face of this industrial plant. When we first began covering hemp farms in 2016 there were about 30 across the state. Last year that number was in the hundreds, and this year there are easily a thousand different hemp farms across the state, ranging from backyard producers to massive agricultural setups. Much like the Cannabis boom, hemp is spreading across the Pacific Northwest and the impact is being felt nationwide. We are at a turning point as a society and a species as we realize that we cannot continue to live in destructive patterns for our planet, or people. Hemp and CBD wellness are big drivers of this, as we bring healing to our planet, and I feel honored to play a part in spreading awareness of the plant and the people doing amazing things with it. Check out our stories inside this issue for new ways to use hemp, and Additionally, I also want to mention our redesign. If you’ve enjoyed the Leaf over the years you can definitely notice that we have changed our look, but our content and message is still the same. We are continuing to grow and improve our look and how we interact with you, including a new website. Visit OregonLeaf.com to see what we have been working on. And a special thanks here to the Oregon Leaf crew and 8th Day Create for all the help making this possible!
MUCH LIKE THE CANNABIS BOOM, HEMP IS SPREADING ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND THE IMPACT IS BEING FELT NATIONWIDE.
Thank you for reading, and enjoy this new issue of the Leaf! OCT. 2018