Could Growing Hemp Earn Carbon Credits?
12 hours ago Eric Worrall 24 Comments
Essay by Eric Worrall
According to the BBC, skilled hemp growers are looking to make money selling their product to the construction industry.
Hemp makes a comeback in the construction industry
By Pedro Garcia
Lisbon
Weary of his life as a computer engineer, in 2010 Elad Kaspin packed his bags and travelled the world.
Mr Kaspin wanted a break from Israel, describing life in the country as complicated. “I knew I didn’t want to live there, in spite of having a good life with a good salary,” he says.
After two years of travelling, he arrived in Colos, a village in southern Portugal, between the towns of Odemira and Ourique. He liked it so much he decided to stay.
He was not the only one. In recent years the region has seen a wave of migrants, attracted by the dramatic, vast and empty plains, a laidback way of life, good weather, and cheap property.
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