Wednesday 24 April 2013

What's New in Eco?

April showers bring May flowers they say. Hmm, if that is so, what does April snow bring? I don't know about you but though winter started late in central Ontario, it has really dug its heels in and I for one long for warmer days. You can keep the cool nights but my older bones are feeling all this dampness and not liking it one bit. :)

Now to fun stuff!  What's new in the awards industry you ask? Well tons of things! Eco lines are popping up all the time from just about every sector you can think of. New products made from the old and discarded which are then turned into the most amazing products. But not all eco product lines come from recycled materials. Consider Hemp. Hemp has been one of the worlds most under utilized products in modern times. The world is finally catching up to where it was 4000 years ago when it was used back then to make fabrics, textiles and food. Today you can purchase hemp sheets, clothing, food products and fuel to just tip the iceberg. By using this eco friendly, been around forever, plant, we can lessen our dependancy on fossil fuels and lessen our carbon footprint.  Check out http://www.informationdistillery.com/hemp.htm which is an excellent resource page for all things Hemp. I for one am going to buy the seeds for my bird feeder. I had no idea songbirds loved them so much!  There are also many other links on this website that explains nutritional benefits of hemp, history, use etc.