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Environment & Energy

Jilly_in_VA

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6. As the article pointed out

Reply to Sanity Claws (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 16, 2024, 03:40 PM

Apr 2024

hemp can't be planted in the same field every year; it must be rotated. Still, it is a fine crop and not hard to grow. George Washington grew it, why not our indigenous brothers and sisters? It's good for a lot of things, including making cloth.

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As the article pointed out Jilly_in_VA Apr 2024 #6

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