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Historic hemp harvest at Farmington Historic Plantation in Louisville
October 3rd, 2016, Kentucky Hempsters harvested the hemp crop at Farmington Historic Plantation in Louisville, a first in over 150...
Oct 5, 20161 min read


Kentucky Hempsters featured on cover of Shelby County Life Magazine
We are honored to be featured on the cover of Shelby Life Magazine's October 2016 issue representing both Kentucky Hempsters and our...
Oct 4, 20161 min read


Kentucky Hempsters provide hemp education to Lexington freshman at Ashland Living History event
Some of you may be keeping up with our historic hemp plot at Ashland, the Henry Clay Estate. In late August we harvested it, and within...
Sep 29, 20162 min read


Kentucky Ag Commissioner responds to DEA/FDA/USDA Statement of Principals on Industrial Hemp
On Monday, September 12th Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles responded to the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. Drug...
Sep 13, 20163 min read


Historic hemp harvest at the Henry Clay Estate in Lexington
On Tuesday, August 30, Kentucky Hempsters harvested the first hemp crop planted on Ashland, the Henry Clay Estate property in over 130...
Aug 31, 20161 min read


USDA approved organic hemp certification
On Tuesday, August 23 the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it would allow the certification of industrial...
Aug 25, 20163 min read


Locust Grove hosts second annual Hemp Festival in Louisville
On Sunday, August 7, Kentucky Hempsters were back at Historic Locust Grove to celebrate the second annual Hemp Festival: Educate and...
Aug 8, 20161 min read


Historic hemp crop grows at historic plantation in Louisville
On May 25, 2016, Kentucky Hempsters planted the first hemp seeds at Farmington Historic Plantation in Louisville since the first time...
Jul 31, 20161 min read


Kentucky Hempsters discuss hemp history at historic locust grove
Kentucky Hempsters joined Historic Locust Grove on Thursday, July 21, 2016 to discuss the evolution of the Kentucky hemp industry. The...
Jul 26, 20161 min read


Kentucky Hempsters and Henry Clay Estate in Lexington host hemp symposium and dinner
On Saturday, June 11, 2016, Kentucky Hempsters hosted Henry Clay's Hemp Symposium at Ashland, The Henry Clay Estate in Lexington to...
Jun 13, 20164 min read


Hemp sprouts at Farmington Historic Plantation in Louisville
Farmington Historic Plantation in Louisville was once a 550-acre hemp plantation owned by John and Lucy Speed during the mid-1800s. This...
Jun 11, 20161 min read


Kentucky Hempsters host Hemp History Week event at Locust Grove in Louisville
Kentucky Hempsters hosted two events celebrating Hemp History Week, starting with a hemp history discussion at Locust Grove in Louisville...
Jun 10, 20162 min read


'Cotton Bagging and Bale Rope': The Technology of Hemp Culture in Kentucky, 1792-1860
Andrew Patrick is currently a PhD candidate in American History at the University of Kentucky. He works at the Kentucky Historical...
Jun 10, 20162 min read


Hemp for war, but not for peace?
Throughout history, hemp has been cultivated to produce durable cloth and rope for U.S. Navy ships, parachutes, and military uniforms. If...
May 30, 20164 min read


Historic Locust Grove in Louisville plants second hemp plot
On Friday, May 6, 2016 Kentucky Hempsters joined Sarah Sutherland at Historic Locust Grove in Louisville to plant the second hemp...
May 7, 20162 min read


Hemp Returns to Ashland, the historic Henry Clay Estate in Lexington
Kentucky Hempsters are facilitating the first hemp crop at Ashland, The Henry Clay Estate since the late 19th century. On Tuesday, May...
May 6, 20163 min read


Kentucky Hemp Works becomes first hemp processing facility in Western Kentucky
Kentucky Hemp Works has opened in Christian County, becoming the first certified and licensed seed processing center in the Western part...
Apr 25, 20161 min read


UK professor connects hemp to the history of Transylvania University
Charles T. Ambrose is a professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics at the University of Kentucky....
Apr 1, 20162 min read


Exploring Hemp History with the Hemp Road Trip Crew
On Tuesday, March 1, Kentucky Hempsters spent the day with the Hemp Road Trip Bus exploring Kentucky hemp history from Lexington to...
Mar 7, 20163 min read


Kentucky Hempsters explore hemp history with the Hemp Road Trip
The Kentucky Hempsters are teaming up with the Hemp Road Trip Bus (pictured above) on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 for an all-day road trip...
Mar 1, 20163 min read
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