An Australian workers co-op puts Hemp in the News. Earthworker Co-operative wants to start a hemp clothing business for construction workers and emergency services. Earthworker supports sustainable, clean energy job solutions in local communities.
The goal of the hemp clothing business is to promote and encourage industrial hemp manufacturing in Australia.
A co-operative in Melbourne recently acquired a solar hot water company in Dandenong, and is keen to set up a textile mill for hemp processing. Currently, hemp needs to be exported for processing overseas.
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