2024-2025 Events

November 6 Webinar - WOMEN IN HEMP

GET READY TO BE INSPIRED.
Two women share their stories; how they discovered industrial hemp, the challenges and immense opportunities
it has given them, and why and how it has shaped their lives.

Hemp Collective

MAXINE SHEA – FOUNDER OF HEMP COLLECTIVE

Hemp Collective founder Maxine Shea’s journey into hemp began as a personal quest for natural health solutions after being diagnosed with a rare condition. This passion inspired her and her husband Mike to create Hemp Collective, dedicated to offering high-quality, eco-friendly hemp hair, body and pet care products to their eco-conscious customers. Now stocked in over 200 stores nationwide, Hemp Collective has thrived despite health challenges and the complexities of industry regulations and stigma.

Maxine and Mike prioritised building a professional brand, delivering quality products, and providing exceptional customer service.

Hear Maxine discuss her journey with Hemp Collective, the challenges of the hemp business, their vision for the future, and what she believes is needed for the industry’s growth in Australia.

& Hemp Gallery

BEATRICE KUYUMGIAN-RANKIN – COFOUNDER OF HEMP GALLERY

It wasn’t until Beatrice was 39, and in a second marriage that her husband, Ray introduced to industrial hemp. Challenged by the cataclysmic impacts of fossil fuels, forest destruction and an incessant and wasteful linear economy, Beatrice was spurred into action and took a deep dive into hemp.

Hemp seemed to be an answer to many global issues, and it became Beatrice’s obsession. How can she make hemp mainstream? How can she change the legacy of injustice this plant had endured due to capitalistic interference that damaged its name since the 1930’s and cast it into the category of a dangerous drug? How could she, a woman, mother and migrant, change the perception of Hemp from problem to solution. A solution for housing, clothing, food and health, that doesn’t harm the planet.

This is a journey of one woman and her quest to bring hemp to the Australian people.

Register for WOMEN IN HEMP now!

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PAST EVENTS

Building with Hemp

Harrison and Amanda Marsh from Otetto are revolutionising off the plan home designs and architectural building products, by harnessing the power of hemp. They’ve recently launched their Living Canvas Panels® (a prefabricated hempcrete walling system) and a series of smart off-the-plan modular designs.

Klara Marosszeky from Australian Hemp Masonry Company has been leading the Australian hemp construction industry since 1999 and has provided hemp building materials to approximately 250 projects Australia wide. Klara will share their successes and what’s next in hemp innovation.

Watch it now

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iHemp NSW Field Trip Event

iHemp NSW’s Regional Field Trip Event – 11-12 September.

Day 1 – Narrabri Annual Field Day – There was a lot of learnings across the board, including hemp seed varieties, winter crops carbon data collection, traceability of fibre as well time to network and build relationships with farmers, agronomists, academics and scientists, students and potential growers. First six images from Narrabri.

Day 2 – Visit to Keytah.
A mini bus load of iHemp NSW members and friends took a 35 minute bus ride from Moree to Keytah, for an incredible firsthand insight into the workings of a large and sustainably focused (yes, monitoring is their forte) cotton farm and gin.

“The Cotton business visit of David and Danielle Statham’s Sundown Co was incredible with the data collection and attention to details for auditing for more sustainable cotton production (and higher price) with their Ground Earth label and satellite Carbon mapping tool called Downforce. It is mind blowing – with its evidence-based data collection and interpretation – as well as their textile bale continuous whole of life cycle traceability initiative called Fibre Trace.” – Agronomist, John Muir.

Hemp agronomy webinar with Rob Eccles
August 8, 2024

Recording here.
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You can find more Q&A’s here.

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