George Washington Grew & Used Hemp .. and Tantramar can too

A group of hemp farming supporters visited Mount Vernon during Hemp History Week, May 17 - 23, 2010, and were taken on an educational tour exploring George Washington's farming and use of industrial hemp. Tour guides show the areas where hemp was grown at Mount Vernon as well as how George Washington used hemp for textiles, fish nets and other purposes. More info at Hemp History Week:http://www.HempHistoryWeek.com



Make the most of the Indian hemp seed, and sow it everywhere! - George Washington, First U.S. President

Why use up the forests which were centuries in the making and the mines which required ages to lay down, if we can get the equivalent of forest and mineral products in the annual growth of the hemp fields?
- Henry Ford