Laguna Blends, Inc. (LAGBF) Harnessing the Benefits of Hemp
The Aesop fable The Swallow and the Other Birds, penned some 2,500 years ago, tells the story of how hemp was used. Seeing a farmer sowing seeds of hemp, the swallow urged the other birds to eat the seeds so that none would survive to grow. Unfortunately, the birds ignored the swallow’s admonition and were later caught in nets and traps fashioned from cord that those same hemp plants had provided. Since then, fiber from the hemp plant, known for its great strength, has been used to manufacture fabric, ropes and sail canvas. However, hemp is as useful in the…