| The Dust Has Settled from the Hempola
Family Farm Festival.
Barrie, Ontario,
Canada.
The results and tallies are in. The first family farm
festival held right in the hemp fields was an outstanding
success. Even with the rain on the second day of the
two-day event, people still came out... in part to
satisfy curiosity, in part for support and in part for
the entertainment. Some highlights include:
- Canadian Senator Lorna
Milne arrived bright and early on Saturday
morning and gave an impromptu speech to the crowd
as part of the opening activities. Senator Milne
was responsible for introducing a bill in the
Canadian Senate for the development the
industrial hemp industry in Canada.
- The guests polled were all
very enthusiastic and many had no idea of the
diversity and product applications for hemp...
from pancakes to canoes.
- Every vendor was
enthusiastic and overly impressed with the
organization and general warm feeling which
permeated the festival site.
- One of the biggest
attractions was one of the simplest... the hay
rides through the hemp fields. A short
presentation which focused on hemp education
preceded the ride. There were always line-ups to
hop on the hay wagons.
- Media attention was
magnificent and all extremely positive; several
television, radio and print media reported on the
event.
The people at Hempola are
extremely satisfied with their first attempt. "We
more than surpassed our expectations and objectives with
our first festival," notes Kelly Smith, Co-founder
of Hempola. "We set out to design an event which
would involve people of all ages to taste, touch, smell
and hear all the wonderful virtues of hemp... and
experience these things in a very fun atmosphere. We
really look forward to next year's festival... to apply
many things we learned this year and introduce many new
ideas and products for all to enjoy."
Hempola Valley Farms with its
brand HEMPOLATM markets Canadian-grown hempseed and
hempseed oil products through national distributors
throughout Canada and the U.S. and is a leading dedicated
developer and marketer of hempseed derivative products.
Product information and recipes may be obtained by
visiting www.hempola.com or by calling 1-800-240-9215.
For more information, please
contact Greg Herriott at HEMPOLA... 1-800-240-9215.
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