David and Goliath: What’s going on with CBD?!
You’ve probably read some of our posts over the past year relating to the pending Novel Foods legislation. UK CBD is about to change. What’s going on with UK CBD?This will come into effect from March 31st, 2021. The entire UK CBD industry has been waiting with bated breath to find out what the ruling […]
New Year Routine – top tips for 2021!
Another year, presents a perfect time for a new year routine! It’s a time to step back, set intentions, look forward to the year ahead and witness all the possibilities that await us.Is there anything you would like to improve about your lifestyle this year? Do you feel it’s time to update your routine? Which […]
8 ways to support your wellbeing this winter!
What have you been doing to prepare for the season? Have you made changes at home? It’s time to support your winter wellbeing, and so we wanted to share what we have been up to at the farm… It’s a wonderful season! Furthermore, it’s exciting too, as we are welcoming our hemp seeds into our […]
Why CBD helps with Anxiety
Anxious? Depressed? You might be suffering from capitalism The title of this blog ‘Why CBD helps with anxiety’ is also the title of recently published research from the journal of Sociology, Health and Illness. It suggests, that society’s mental health crisis is strongly related to the capitalist system. We are living in a time when […]
Pre-order the gift of plant-based healing
Let us never underestimate the importance of plants. Whether that’s in the miraculous powers of their physical properties, or their long-held symbolic significance, recorded in folklore as early as the Ancient Greeks. From the “I love you” of a red chrysanthemum to the purity represented by an orange blossom, the language of flowers has long […]
Organic CBD UK – Sourcing The Best
The new range Since we received the news that the regulatory framework in the UK had changed, we started to make new plans. We were explicitly told hemp farmers were no longer lawfully allowed to harvest the flowers and the leaves of the plants that they grow. This means, no-one can legally cultivate CBD as food supplements […]
The importance of organic farming
“Organically grown”, “farmed organically”, “made with organic ingredients”… these phrases crop up more and more in our everyday, from ads on the underground, to our conversations at the hairdressers. Organic ingredients are present in a whole host of the things we use, from food to wellbeing, clothing to cleaning products. But organic farming is nothing […]
Hemp Crop Destruction July 2019
Watch our video below of the July 2019 Hemp Crop Destruction, as our licence was revoked by the Home Office. To read more about our story, check our blog Hemp Licencing. Overgrow the regime. Join the Grow Hemp Campaign to Overgrow the Hemp Licensing Regime. https://www.hempen.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Insta_Tractor_Donate_FINAL-v3.mp4#t=1 Crop Destruction Video July 2019
£2.4 million in lost potential from hemp
You may have seen our story on the BBC News website yesterday. Its headline shares a figure of our estimated financial loss, just from the retail sales we could have generated from the hemp seed alone, as hemp seed oil and hemp protein powder: “UK hemp farm could lose £200,00 in crop destruction” That is […]
Always forward
Standing knee deep in a sea of slender serrated leaves, the occasional poppy head or daisy gently tapping at the swaying hemp stems, it was difficult to process the news that the Home Office had decided to revoke the license for us to grow hemp for our home farm in Oxfordshire. After legal advice and […]