1st Annual Hemp Symposium Registration December 9th

Hemp, Sustainability, and Justice through a Circular Economy in CT

Background: Hemp (Cannabis sativa, chemotypes II, III and IV) has been cultivated by humans for over 50,000 years for thousands of uses. Hemp cultivars have been bred for high seed, hurd, and fiber production - providing for many human uses including nutrition, clothing, building materials, rope, and netting. Hemp hurd and lime concrete (hempcrete) is a long lasting (over 900 year old structures are still in use today) and carbon negative structural building material. Hemp textiles, rope, and netting has been used for thousands of years, and were a required crop in the early United States. More recently, hemp oils have been adapted for use as fuels and feed stocks for chemical manufacturing and replacements for plastics. Shifting cultural and legal acceptance of hemp in the United States, and globally, is part of a global revolution in shifting to a green and circular economy - whereby land based products and resources are cycled through numerous interdependent economic sectors - equitably adding value to an ecosystem of human enterprises and co-produced flourishing landscapes.

CT has considerable under-utilized textile and fiber manufacturing capacity, and has maintained its status as an innovator in high quality and precision manufacturing. Global supply chain disruptions and resurgent interest in natural and sustainable materials for clothing, construction, and consumer products is increasing demand for regionally produced products that have beneficial social and environmental impacts. CT’s climate is conducive to hemp production, which if properly cultivated, is a regenerative crop that can rebuild soil nutrients and health.

Purpose: Put together an event to bring together CT agricultural producers, construction industry, innovators in materials and manufacturing, regulators, and community groups working on regenerative urban developing and agriculture to discuss possibilities and avenues to further circular regenerative hemp production, construction and use.

Date: Saturday, December 9th, 2023 - 9-2pm

Venue: Tolland County Extension Center 24 Hyde Avenue; Vernon, CT 06066

Preliminary Program:

  • 8:45-9:10 am: Registration, coffee, and networking

  • 9:15-10:15 am: Panel 1: Developing on Farm Capacity for Hemp in CT

  • 10:25-11:25 pm: Panel 2: Adding Value to Agricultural Land Use

  • 11:30-12:30 pm: Lunch and networking - featuring a healthy lunch sourced from local and regional produce, including hemp-derived goods

  • 12:35-1:20 pm: Panel 3: BIPOC Liberation through circular economic development

  • 1:25-2:00 pm: Structured Networking and Closing Remarks on next steps

Please RSVP by December 2nd to secure your place at this groundbreaking event. We look forward to your participation in shaping the future of a circular economy in Connecticut through hemp innovation and collaboration.

In Stewardship,

Freedom Gerardo

CEO/Hemp Cultivator and Processor

SEAmarron Farmstead  


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