Join Mandi Kerr and Patrick Brown, owner of Hempfinity on Thursday morning’s episode of Moving ^HEMP Forward

Patrick Brown began farming on the Brown Family Farm estate when his father Rev. Dr. A. A. Brown retired in 2003. Patrick has cultivated tobacco, grain, vegetables, and industrial hemp as the fourth-generation farmer. In 2013, Patrick founded The Connect Group LLC. while farming and managing the Brown family farm. In 2018 he began harvesting and producing hemp extracts from the rich sandy loom soil that has been active since the late 1800s. In 2019, he created his own line of hemp-extracted products which birthed what is now known as Hempfinity.

Join Mandi Kerr and Morris Beegle, Co-founder and President of the We Are For Better Alternatives (WAFBA) family of brands on this episode of Moving ^HEMP Forward.

Morris Beegle is Co-founder and President of the We Are For Better Alternatives (WAFBA) family of brands. His background includes 25+ years in the music and entertainment industries.  He has spent the last 10 years working in the hemp industry producing events and tradeshows, creating several product brands along with a multimedia and education platform. Beegle organizes the NoCo Hemp Expo and the Southern Hemp Expo, along with The Winter Hemp Summit, Hawaii Hemp Conference, and the Experience Hemp Virtual Series that emerged at the front end of the Covid pandemic.  In addition to events, he has a hemp paper and printing company at TreeFreeHemp.com and a hemp guitar and amp company at SilverMountainHemp.com.  Beegle also appears at trade shows and conferences around the world, on radio programs and webinars, and hosts the Let’s Talk Hemp Podcast @ LetsTalkHemp.com

Join Mandi Kerr and Dan Herer, Founder of the Jack Herer Foundation and Herer Group on  Tuesday morning’s episode of Moving ^HEMP Forward.

Dan is the founder of the Jack Herer Foundation and Herer Group, where he is conducting research, developing products, and producing cannabis. Herer Group is a corporate umbrella overseeing vertically integrated companies in the California cannabis market. The Group manages Herer Distribution, Herer Manufacturing, and Herer Labs & Research. All divisions are based in Santa Cruz, California.

Join Mandi Kerr and Brendon Rowen, Circular Economy specialist on Thursday morning’s episode of Moving ^HEMP Forward.

Brendon Rowen brings a range of unique and specific environmental knowledge and expertise to your sustainable circular economy strategy, serving individuals, SME’s and corporations.

As a founding partner of the company Cradle to Cradle Marketplace, Brendon trained with MBDC in the USA on the Cradle to Cradle® Design Framework. The Cradle to Cradle® methodology is now globally recognized as the “gold” standard for industrial product design and manufacture and for bringing effective, authentic sustainability tools and implementation strategies into the recently burgeoning Circular Economy and Climate Crisis mitigation initiatives.

Join Mandi Kerr and Christie Apple, Founder and Owner of CropScout Christie Consulting on this morning’s episode of Moving ^HEMP Forward.

Christie is an agronomist passionate about soil health and on a mission to foster success as farmers transition their ag business to sustainable, regenerative, or organic production systems. She takes deeper dives into environmental and economic sustainability for many cropping systems but bringing particular expertise in hemp, cannabis, hops, and vineyards.

Join Mandi Kerr and Bruce Dietzen, Founder at Carbon Negative Fiber and Renew Sports Cars on this morning’s episode of Moving ^HEMP Forward.

Bruce is the founder of Carbon Negative Fiber and Renew Sports Cars and a former Acquisitions Manager and National Sales Manager at Dell Computer. His long-time love of car design and interest in ecology led him to follow in the footprints of one of his heroes, Henry Ford, creating a car made from Cannabis Hemp.

Join Mandi Kerr and Aaron Rydell, Co-Owner- Hemp Engineered Manufactured Products and Co-Founder Salt Creek Hemp Co., on this morning’s episode of Moving ^HEMP Forward.

Hemp Engineered Manufactured Products was formed in the fall of 2020.  Using Hempwood they are creating exciting home goods and basic interior finish products for consumers and builders.  These eco-friendly lines are a great alternative to traditional lumber products and they recently ramped up production to accommodate the demand of builders throughout the United States.

For this morning we’ll talk about: 

1. Hemp Industry 

2. How to grow hemp 

3. Hemp uses including their manufactured goods

Join Mandi Kerr and Paul J. Von Hartmann Cannabis Scholar at California Cannabis Ministry on this morning’s episode of Moving ^HEMP Forward.

Paul is the author of “Cannabis vs. Climate Change: How hot does Earth have to get before all solutions are considered?” He is a filmmaker documenting the Cannabis industry, culture in the US, Europe, Central America since 1991. Paul is also been an International freelance photojournalist since graduating from Humboldt State University in 1978; with a Special Major Degree in art, wildlife behavior & journalism; with a minor in aviation Single-engine airplane & Hang glider pilot. He founded Project PEACE - Planet Ecology Advancing Conscious Evolution/Economics/Energy.

Join Mandi Kerr and Shira Adler Founder, President  & CEO at Synergy by Shira Adler on this morning’s episode of Moving ^HEMP Forward, The ABCs of CBD: The Essential Guide.

Shira Adler — called the "voice of our time" is a highly-vetted speaker, educator, and renowned author of "The ABCs of CBD: The Essential Guide" (hailed as the "industry bible" and which has sold more than 15,000 copies). Shira is a media wellness personality and an early Pioneer in the integrative wellness space, recognized for having created a first-in-class product series - her Aromatherapy Synergy Sprays - and remains passionately dedicated to "modern alchemy" blending ancient plant-based wisdom with cutting edge science.

Join Mandi Kerr with Erik Ricardo Maguina, Bio-stimulant distributor and Founder & Director of Plant fodder on this episode of Moving ^HEMP Forward as they talk about biostimulants and giving everything a plant needs to thrive.

Plant Fodder's purpose is to help agricultural product producers grow more sustainably and ecologically conscious foods. Whether organic or not as in some countries organic is not even an option.