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A "beautiful experience" isn't a term often used for a trip to an outhouse, but researchers at the University of British Columbia say the description fits for their mushroom-powered waterless toilet. The toilet turns human waste into compost using mycelia, the root network of mushrooms. The MycoToilet, inside the small cedar-sided building, has been dropped in among the trees at the university's Botanical…

Adding hemp seeds to beer during the brewing process may enhance the alcoholic beverage’s nutritional value, scientists reported in a new government funded study. “The final product—beer or a barley wort-based beverage enriched with hemp seeds—is characterized by a unique sensory profile and the presence of biologically active compounds,” the paper says. “It combines the traditional qualities of barley beer…

leading marijuana reform advocacy organization is circulating an open letter to the cannabis industry, stressing that the two pillars of the community “need each other” at a time when a “resurgent and well-funded neo-prohibitionist movement” is on the rise. “Neither industry nor advocacy will succeed alone,” the letter from Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) Executive Director Adam Smith says.

GNN has reported previously on how versatile bamboo is for construction and craft, so it maybe shouldn’t be a surprise that researchers in China have found a way to turn this miracle plant into plastic. While many biodegradable materials have already been developed for replacing lighter, flexible plastic, durable or rigid plastic replacements are few. The kinds of plastic used…

Global food group Nestlé has partnered with the World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO), in an ambitious move to improve supply chains, including within the dairy sector, writes Barston. According to the Swiss-headquartered business, it will advocate systems that promote fair policies and practical solutions including regenerative agriculture and help respond to climate change.

“Slash-and-burn” in slang suggests ruthless destruction. We think of CEOs who significantly downsize departments, political candidates who blast their foes, and homeowners who clean out their trash-packed garages. In these cases, slash-and-burn is a metaphor. In agriculture, it’s real.

International and US experts in hemp-lime construction gathered at the Lower Sioux Community in Morton, MN to celebrate hemp-based building materials at the 13th Annual International Hemp Building Symposium this month. Co-hosted by the Ireland-based International Hemp Building Association (IHBA) and the Lower Sioux Hemp Program, the event featured both scientific research and practical applications of bio-based building materials.

By: RootSource Media Staff, In 2018, Congress removed hemp from the federal Controlled Substances Act by setting a limit of 0.3 percent delta-9 THC on a dry weight basis. Section 10113 of the 2018 Farm Bill defined hemp and its derivatives under that threshold.  This change created an entirely new agricultural and commercial sector encompassing fiber, grain, cannabinoids, and biobased…

By: RootSource Media Staff, Fashion is under pressure to cut carbon, chemical use, and waste. Materials are the starting point, and a new class of regenerative fibers is moving into the spotlight. Hemp and flax lead the plant side, joined by nettle, bamboo processed as closed-loop lyocell, and dryland agave and sisal. On the animal side, responsibly sourced wool and…