The Ontario Hemp Alliance Annual General Meeting was held March 1, 2006
Niels Hansen-Trip, formerly of Health Canada, presented, from his first-hand vantage point, an interesting overview of the past ten years of hemp development in Ontario.
This was the agenda.....
And here's what we did last year.....
John Baker's report on the discovery, isolation, and registration of feral hemp. View the Power Point slides (in HTML format).....
Need seed for this year's planting?
The Ontario Hemp Alliance has a quantity of its own ANKA variety available
There is growing demand for Ontario grown hemp seed
Visit the Health Canada web site for rules and regulations.
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/substancontrol/hemp-chanvre/index_e.html
The official list of approved hemp varieties is posted at:
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/dhp-mps/pubs/precurs/list-cultivars-liste/index_e.html
Hemp producers grow their acres accross Canada
2005 saw more than expected acres in hemp. Expected to double in 2006.
A couple of interesting new producer inquiries...
Looking for qualified Canadian distributor representing Hempzels to the Canadian market. If interested contact: International Phone / Fax 1-717-684-9808 In the US - 1-800-USE-HEMP.
Martin Doherty, General Manager
HEAVENLY BITES, 1667989 ONTARIO INC, 1930 Yonge St., Suite 1235, Toronto, ON CANADA M4S 1Z4
heavenlybites@sympatico.ca>
For all you hemp builders, a new book
The book "Building with Hemp " by Steve Allin is now available!
ISBN 9 780955 110900
Based on over eight years research and experiment by the author and the experience of those at the
forefront of hemp building development in France.
Hemp
Farming Bill Passes California Assembly
A very informative summary report from our friends at the HIA.
(Hemp Industries Association, USA)
Ontario Hemp Alliance
Held August 12 at the farm of Dan Scheele, site of certified seed production
Good crowd.
Beautiful field of ANKA
(seed stock for next year)
the left in the back row. Unfortunately,
most of the attendees had left when the
picture-taking began.
An excellent oil-seed grain variety.
Within two years the OHA will have a new
grain variety available with a GLA percentage
higher than ever before available.
The Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance produced an interesting PowerPoint presentation, originally for a western Canada audience - the facts and figures are generally applicable across the country.
Minutes of the Ontario Hemp Alliance Annual Meeting
This meeting was held March 11, 2005 in Guelph.
Yet another potential market for hemp...
AGRICULTURE FIBRE/PLASTIC COMPOSITES (APCs) FRANK MAINE, APC COMPOSITES INC.
A GUELPH OPPORTUNITY 2005 - BioProducts Seminar, U of Guelph, Feb 15, 2005.
Overview. -the opportunity, OMAF -WPCs (Wood fibre/Plastic Composites -Market -Technology: Oriented Polymers -disruptive technology; Oriented PP-Wood fibre composites; Inorganic fillers; Reactive fillers. -Commercialization -RPCs - (reactive filler/Plastic composites) -APCs - (Agricultural Fibre/Plastic Composites)
Opportunity. -today farmer's problems; markets, high Ca$ , BSE -OMAF solution is diversification -Bioenergy (bioethanol, biodiesel) -Biomaterials -New OMAF BioProducts program.
Ed. Note: The original 54 page presentation was distributed as an 86 mb Acrobat file, too large for many web users. We have reduced it to a low resolution PowerPoint presentation, approx. 2.5 mb.
FlexForm Technologies Converting US Automotive Industry to NFC
Family Fun Field Day
Saturday August 26
10 am to 3 pm.
The first in North America
Hemp Straw House - Games - Hay Rides
Hemp Food - Vendors
Paper Making - Spinning Demonstrations
And more!
All Varieties of Hemp grown in Canada will be On Display.
Our Hosts Dan Scheele and Family
At their farm, RR 4, Ingersoll, ON N5C 3J7
on Jordon Line
See a Real Live Field of Industrial Hemp
Meet hemp growers
Network
Summer pictures in February.
And you thought hemp was wind pollenated....
Hemp on the Kojo Namdi show on WAMU
On February 28th, the Kojo Namdi show on WAMU, a Washington-DC based NPR affiliate had an hour long feature on hemp. Guests included Alexis Baden-Meyer (VoteHemp), Gero Leson (Leson & Associates), Ian Low (Hemcore, UK ) and Ruth Shamai (Ruths Hemp Foods).
This was a very well put together show and has a lot of information about the opportunities in the industry, the changing US situation, and also had some reasonable discussion about hemps pros and cons.
The show is archived online and is listenable via Real Player at http://www.wamu.org/programs/kn/05/02/28.php
| "Canada is about to launch a devastating kick in the stomach to the world's most vulnerable farmers - the 1.4 billion people who depend on farm saved seed," said ETC Group Executive Director Pat Mooney speaking from Ottawa. "The Canadian government is doing the dirty work for the multinational gene giants and the US government..... |
OPPORTUNITY and NECESSITY
A PowerPoint presentation by Dr Larry Erickson, Dept. of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, February 15. Points include:
- Manufacturing base today of raw materials is: Petroleum, Mining and Forestry
- Price of plastics strongly related to price of oil and going up.
- Recycling. 2007 auto makers will be responsible for disposal of vehicles built after 1989. In 2006, 85% of car parts must be recyclable and by 2015, 95%.
- Substitute non renewable with renewable base.
- Partnership between universities of Guelph, Waterloo, and Toronto.
- Development of Industrial Crop Development Centre. Already committed $2 million from Ont. Ag Industry.
DEA Must Pay Hemp Industry Plaintiff's Legal Bills,
Court Rules
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) must reimburse Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps more than $20,000 in legal bills the company accrued as it financed the Hemp Industry Association's (HIA) effort to overturn DEA attempts to ban the sale of foods containing hemp products.
Manitoba Harvest Partners With Select Nutrition to Gain Greater US Distribution
From:
http://www.npicenter.com/anm/templates/newsATemp.aspx?articleid=11643&zoneid=12
The Ontario Hemp Alliance Annual Report The 2004 activities of the OHA resulted in several landmark events and progress steps. The report in available in both the MEMBERS ONLY - REPORTS section and the public HEMP NEWS section.
2004 Industrial Hemp Test Plot Summary for Grain Yield Performance
held at Barry Staples, Bethany, Ontario. Planted May 12, 2004 and Hand Harvested and hand threshed August 28, 2004 by Gordon Scheifele, FairView Research. Planted were Crag, USO 14, USO 31, Fasamo, Anka, and the feral variety, UC RGM. The full report in available in both the MEMBERS ONLY - REPORTS section and the public HEMP NEWS section.
A rapid and simple procedure for the determination of cannabinoids
in hemp food products
Journal of Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Analysis; Jan2005, Vol. 36 Issue 5, p939, 8p
Hosted by the Central Eastern Ontario Biotech Cluster Innovation Program and co sponsored by Quinte Economic Development Corporation and Trenval Community Futures Development Corporation
A full day of presentations, discussions and site visits to understand the full potential of the Central Eastern Ontario region and beyond in the emerging biofibres industry. Brought together were people and organizations who have been working in various parts of the sector in the hopes that everyone could see and understand the opportunities before us and be part of shaping the plans to move forward to capture economic and environmental rewards associated with this industry.
This was a by-invitation-only event ... the summary page (PDF-155kb) is available for all.
Good speakers, good crowd, good weather.
The event was co-sponsored by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Ridgetown College / The University of Guelph and was underwritten by the Ontario Hemp Alliance with the support of the Canadian Technology Network, Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance, Chatham-Kent Futures.......Logos of all our supporters
Pictured (at right) is Peter Dragla, hemp breeder, at his principal plot.
Agenda
Pictures of the day
David Marcus (PPT-1,142kb)
Gero Leson (PPT-76kb)
Jan Slaski (PPT-427kb)
Hemp Diapers and Omega 3-6-9
A very interesting and informative article by Ruth Shamai, Ruth's Hemp Foods, as published in New Directions, April/May 2004. (Used with permission of Ruth Shamai)
2003 Hemp Report
Six early to medium maturing hemp cultivars were grown at the Melfort Research Farm, Melfort, SK, in 2003, in co-operation with the Saskatchewan Hemp Association and Hemp Oil Canada Inc.
Included were Anka, Fasamo, Finola, Crag, USO 14, and USO 31.
Read the complete report in MS-Word format or as web pages in the Members Only -Reports- section.
The Ontario Hemp Alliance is planning a similar but expanded series of plantings and tests this year. See the Hemp News section for details.
US Federal Court Rejects DEA Ban on Hemp Food
Court Tells DEA it Cannot Regulate Naturally-Occurring THC in Hemp Food
Landmark Decision Opens Way for Expansion of Hemp Food Industry
Visit www.votehemp.com/PR/2-6-04_9thCir_grants.html for all the details.
Company looks to crops for paper production
Alberta-Pacific tries replacing some wood pulp with non-wood fibres
China's fast-growing paper industry needs pulp
Canada's shipments hit $500 million in '02. Abitibi is building mill.......
The original images were provided courtesy of Jeffery Carter. Many thanks to Jeff.
The Annual General Meeting of the Ontario Hemp Alliance
was held Saturday, January 24, 2004 at the Guelph University Centre.
The guest speaker was Julien Den Tandt, Managing Adversities in a New Industry.
Minutes and further comments of the meeting will be posted in the Members Section in a couple of weeks.
One discussion that is of immediate importance to everyone relates to Genetic Engineering and Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)
The Ontario Hemp Alliance will not support any research and is opposed to any activities involving the genetic engineering of any variety of Cannabis Sativa - this includes all industrial hemp and "marijuana" cultivars.
Your OHA was at The 23rd Annual Organic Food trade show
held at the University of Guelph.
Time to get your Hemp licence for 2004
Visit Health Canada's revised location
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hecs-sesc/ocs/hemp/hemp_producers.htm for all the info.
The Ontario Hemp Alliance had a busy 2003.
The Ontario Hemp Alliance awarded funding for breeding programme.
Preliminary work had already begun but now we have the funds to continue.
Your OHA was at The Eastern Canada Health Food trade show
helping out at the CHTA Booth.
The newly formed
Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance(CHTA)/Alliance Commerciale Cananienne du Chanvre(ACCC)
holds its inaugural Annual General Meeting in Toronto
The OHA joins as an independent member
Hemp Food Industry Predicts Major Victory in Federal Court
Judge to DEA: 'Can you tell me how you are going to save the bagel?'
We were at the Outdoor Farm Show
September 9-11, in the Eco Market tent.
Christeen Urquhart and Gordon Scheifele| OHA Board Meeting, Friday July 18... ...and tour of hemp breeding plots at Ridgetown College/UofG and surrounding area.  One demo plot with most of the 100 varieties planted end of April, 2003 Claude, Roger, Gordon, David, Peter (breeder), Helmut |
US Court Invalidates DEA Interpretive Rule on Hemp Foods!
West a-Nile-ate - New Insect Product - Launched by Hempola
New Project: Bio-refinery to process raw hemp straw.
The Ontario Commercial Hemp Symposium 2003
"Five years, 50 lessons and 500 new opportunities: the history and future of industrial hemp use in Canada"
Held April 12, 2003 in London, Ontario
- A very important morning members' meeting to scope the future of Ontario hemp.
See the Members Only section for some details.
- A great slate of presenters and presentations.
- A successful and well-attended trade show.
- And lots of networking at the evening dinner.
FINOLA preferred followed closely by ANKA.
FASAMO and USO31 well behind.
Green Living Show 2003
Show is in May at Toronto's Civic Garden Centre by Edwards Gardens.
Reduced risk of Alzheimer's linked to unsaturated fats... CNN, Friday, February 21, 2003
Up-to-date articles from Global Hemp available at Hemp News
(PDF format, 174 kb)
This paper was first presented by co-author Dr. Ernest Small of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada at the Fifth National Symposium for New Crops and New Uses: Strength in Diversity, held in Atlanta in November 2001....
The OHA was able to proudly showcase their new display put together by David Marcus and his team from Natural Emphasis. Our members were able to sell and showcase their products and raise public awareness of hemp's uses and benefits to some 300,000 people in attendance. Our thanks go to Spirits Stream, Ruth's Hemp Food, Fast Fuel, Cool Hemp and all the volunteers for making this show a success.
...This year for the first time, the Royal introduced an "Organics" section and it too was judged. To the extreme delight of its owners, Hempola took the top prize for best display...
Hempola Inc. has announced record revenue increases at 40 percent above its previous fiscal year results.
The latest quarterly HFIA update - 3rd quarter, 2002!
HempCycle.org is currently planning to launch a tour in April, 2003 with a hybrid motorcycle powered by hempseed oil-based biodiesel fuel, to educate the public about the economic and environmental advantages to using hemp as an alternative fuel source for hybrid vehicles.
Hemp and Hempline are covered in the June 2002 issue of Nonwovens Industry magazine
"We're in business for another year thanks to CanAdapt Small Initiatives Project support. A big thank you from us for helping to bring Industrial Hemp once again into Ontario's rotations!"