Hemp Barons

Bob Escher from Escher Design Inc is the president of US Hemp Building Association. He talks with Joy Beckerman about HempCrete; the renewable, recyclable and sustainable building material which could help save the planet. His associations is working to make HempCrete the preferred green construction alternative.Produced by PodCONXhttps://podconx.com/guests/bob-escher

Joy Beckerman takes a trip down memory-lane to her days touring with the Grateful Dead .  She is joined by cannabis attorney and cannabis CPA and hosts of the Deadhead Cannabis Show, Larry Mishkin and Jim Marty.   They share stories of how the parking lots of the 'traveling circus' spread the ideas that inspired many of today's industry-leading advocatesProduced by PodCONXhttps://podconx.com/guests/larry-mishkinhttps://podconx.com/guests/jim-marty

Marc Privitera from PreProcess Inc is an engineer who fell in love with hemp's potential.  He is applying his experiences working in both large corporations and smaller entrepreneurial endeavors  to his upstate NY hemp farm.   His ability to organize chaos and simplify complex concepts is helping people realize the plants unlimited potential.  Produced by PodCONXhttps://podconx.com/guests/marc-privitera

Frederick Cawthon is leading Tennessee's hemp resurgence.    The experience he's gained running his hemp farming company, Hemp Tenn LLC makes him the obvious choice  to lead the state's association.   He speaks to Joy Beckerman about his new role as President of the Tennessee state chapter of the Hemp Industry Association.Produced by PodCONXhttps://podconx.com/guests/frederick-cawthon

"In the early 90's Jace Callaway and Anita Hemmiliä began to develope a new variety of hemp in Finland called FINOLA (correctly spelled with all caps). This was the first auto-flowering variety of hemp. The short stature and high grain yield from FINOLA sparked an agricultural innovation that has been imitated by others, especially in the US and Canada. In this episode, Jace and Anita share their story on how FINOLA went from their backyard to many countries around the world.”Produced by PodCONXhttps://podconx.com/guests/jace-callawayhttps://podconx.com/guests/anita-hemmilia

The President of the US Hemp Authority, Marielle WeinTraub joins Joy Beckerman  to talk about the journey that led her to hemp and to her current leadership position.   They also talk about the challenges they face creating the transparent framework necessary to guide the hemp industry into the future.Produced by PodCONXhttps://podconx.com/guests/marielle-weintraub

Franny Tacy has combined her life-long passion for agriculture and her love for hemp to create Franny's Farm in North Carolina.  She's developed a blue-print for a sustainable, self-sufficient and profitable small farms with hemp as it's center piece. She speaks to Joy Beckerman about the lessons she's learn with hemp including valuable advice for people new to farming it.Produced by PodCONXhttps://podconx.com/guests/franny-tacy 

Ethan Vorhes is a sixth generation Iowa farmer who joins Joy Beckerman to talk about using hemp as a rotational crop.   Ethan explains the process and illustrates all the natural benefits hemp provides to the soil, the other crops and the livestock.  He also discusses the work he's doing to get hemp approved as food for animals.Produced by PodCONXhttps://podconx.com/guests/ethan-vorhes

Dr Jennifer Gilbert-Jenkins & Dr Jared Nelson, both SUNY (State University of New York) professors are conducting research on growing and processing hemp.  They speak to Joy Beckerman about their research and the hemp curriculum which is designed to expand the opportunities for their students.   They also speak about their break-through hemp seed and hemp fiber and grain researchProduced by PodCONXhttps://podconx.com/guests/dr-jennifer-gilbert-jenkinshttps://podconx.com/guests/dr-jared-nelson

Ruth Shamai's mail-order environmental business sparked her passion for hemp in the early nineties. . By channeling her passion to hemp activism she was instrumental in Canada's hemp legalization.   This lead to her hemp-based natural food business.   Ruth speaks with Joy Beckerman about her hemp career and her latest venture, Aqua CBD.Produced by PodCONXhttps://podconx.com/guests/ruth-shamai

Clarenda Stanley, or Farmer Cee as she's affectionately known, is a fifth generation farmer. She speaks to Joy Beckerman about her company Green Heffa Farms and how she created the company based on the social principles of the four E's. She's proving that a successful hemp farm can also support Economic Empowerment, Equality, Education and the Environment.Produced by PodCONXhttps://podconx.com/guests/farmer-cee

Jonathan Miller was leading a very successful political career when this Kentucky attorney drafted a hemp-supporting article which changed his life's trajectory. The article launched a cascade of events which eventually lead to the creation of the US Hemp RoundTable. Jonathan speaks with Joy Beckerman about his responsibilities as President of this organization and how it's the driving force behind the country's hemp policies.Produced by PodCONXhttps://podconx.com/guests/jonathan-miller

North Carolina has deep, pre-revolutionary hemp industry's roots. Founders Hemp draws from the state's historic hemp heritage to lead it's reemergence as our country's leading hemp producer. Bob Crumley joins Joy Beckerman to talk about their transparent, vertically integrated hemp company. He shares interesting insight into overcoming many of the industry's challenges.Produced by PodCONXhttps://podconx.com/guests/bob-crumley

Margaret MacKenzie's family realized hemp was a way to revitalize their western Colorado farm. She talks to Joy Beckerman about using traditional growing techniques to improve their crops quality and yield. Methods like rotating their cattle herd through their fields to fertilize and till the soil and welcoming the naturally occurring ecosystem of crop cover to protect their crops are just some of the things they do to ensure that their harvests are abundant. She also talks about managing their two brands; Salt Creek Hemp and Eleven Acres Hemp.Produced by PodCONXhttps://podconx.com/guests/margaret-mackenzie

Tonia Farman's years working for non-profits prepared her for when she joined her husband to launch their hemp food company. Understanding how to collaborate with the other industry stakeholders has been an essential tool that she's used to establish Queen of Hearts as a premiere hemp food company. Tonia speaks with Joy Beckerman about the challenges they've had to overcoming to get hemp foods accepted for both human and animal consumption.Produced by PodCONXhttps://podconx.com/guests/tonia-farman

Ed Lehrburger is a hemp pioneer with decades of experience; the innovations his company, Pure Vision Technology have developed have expanded the hemp industry. Ed speaks to Joy Beckerman about continuous countercurrent reactor (CCR), their patented technology that breaks down plants into three fractions. The three fractions are necessary for every imaginable hemp product including fuel. Ed shares his plans to create hemp refineries.Produced by PodCONXhttps://podconx.com/guests/ed-lehrburger

Paul Benhain's passion for hemp was inspired by many experiences in his youth, having traveled to many pristine places in the world and seeing first-hand how our modern use of waste (such as plastics) were doing harm to our natural environment.His hemp career began in 1993 in the UK when he created a nutritional bar made with hemp. This led him to found the industry-leading brand Hemp Foods Australia, which continues to introduce the highest quality of hemp food products available. Paul has pioneered the development of many other products made from hemp and has shared many of his findings in 6 books.Paul speaks to Joy Beckerman about Elixinol, a Colorado based company that he founded. He discusses theirs products, their global expansion and their transition into other hemp verticals.Produced by PodCONXhttps://podconx.com/guests/paul-benhaim

Andy Bish grew up working in the agricultural equipment business that his grandfather formed in 1976. Applying the Bish Enterprises Mission to help solve complicated issues farmers face with easy, inexpensive solutions Andy formed Hemp Harvest Works. He talks to Joy Beckerman about the hemp industries equipment needs. He also talks about some of the challenges that the industry faces even within his home state Nebraska.Produced by PodCONXhttps://podconx.com/guests/andy-bish

Being part of Woody Harrelson's historic arrest for planting hemp seeds ignited a flame in eight year old Annie Rouse that is burning brightly today. This true Hemp Baron joins Joy Beckerman to talk about her many hemp endeavors including running Anavii Market for CBD and hemp products, Founding Friends of Hemp and producing Anslinger: The Untold Cannabis Conspiracy podcast.Produced by PodCONXhttps://podconx.com/guests/annie-rouse

Joy Beckerman and Ah Warner are old friends and for over 25 years have worked together to reform hemp legislation. Ah Warner started Hemp Basics nearly a quarter century ago. She shares battle ground stories including her crushing defeats and her landmark legislation. Through civil disorder, strategic legislative maneuvers, charm and persistence she played a large part in ending hemp prohibition and allowing us to legally enjoy all the benefits of hemp.Produced by PodCONXhttps://podconx.com/guests/ah-warner