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Our Story – Maxine and Mike Shea

Our Story. I am Maxine and together with my husband Mike, we have co-founded Hemp Collective and Fields of Hemp in 2017. This is our story. Our motivation for a healthy, toxic-free life was born around the same time as we were initiated into parenthood. Within the first year of our son’s life, he was…

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Why Hemp here in Australia?

Why Hemp here in Australia? Sir Joseph Banks sent hemp seeds on the First Fleet so the fledgeling colony of Australia so could make rope and sails. It is a national tradition that Australian Farmers are growing curious about: growing hemp crops on conventional, grain, hobby, and leasehold farms. Many of them already occupy the…

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Hemp Collective in the Echo

After researching and developing their business model for a year and a half, Hemp Collective is now reaping the benefits of low-THC organic hemp with its first crop being harvested in Byron Shire. While it looks like cannabis, the low-THC strain has no psychoactive properties and is known for its superior fibre and health benefits.…

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What is Industrial Hemp?

Did you know that Industrial hemp is a multifunctional, highly useful plant that has been grown wildly from around 8000 BC? Every single part of the hemp plant (Cannabis Sativa) can be cultivated and utilised in ways that benefit our health & wellbeing, the community and the planet. Hemp grows in temperate, sub-tropical and tropical…

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