Melissa started Loveland Hemp Company in January 2015, A whole sale distribution company that provides eco - friendly materials to “green” manufacturers.

She grew up in Southern Colorado in a ranching and farming community, and She lived on a Hopi Indian reservation for a while.

She studied at Washburn University in Fine Arts, Photography and She owned a Photography business in Topeka, Kansas for a few years.

Josh was raised in Kansas and also went to Washburn University and received a BA in Social Work and worked with physically challenged people.

In 2012 Josh first started working with Industrial Hemp as a building material and for animal bedding.