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Travis Samuels, ZION Growers, Industrial Hemp
7:00
July 18
Travis Samuels, ZION Growers
Travis is co-owner, COO, and Director of Business Development for ZION Growers, an industrial hemp processing and value added products company located in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. he company's goal is getting it from its raw form in a farmer's field into a material that can be turned into clothes, fuel pellets, or plastics by processing the hemp plant and turning it into bales of fiber and piles of hurd, which looks similar to wood chips. Learn how ZION Growers evolved from a CBD focused venture to a fiber based processor, the pitfalls they encountered, the market research they did to assess and confirm the potential for their current iteration. (This event is in-person only. No zoom option available)
Coming Up....
Saturday
July 22
1:00
Stitched Shibori with Indigo Workshop with Jane Woodhouse
Join us to learn stitched Japanese shibori techniques that will be dyed in a natural indigo vat. Students will receive 3 organic cotton scarves to practice 3 shibori techniques and also complete finished products. No experience necessary. Please bring a 4 " C clamp. We will make our own shibori tool to use in the class. The C clamp will not be altered so bring extras to share if you can.
Complete instructions for building an indigo vat will be provided.
We will be doing some dyeing outside, dress accordingly.
Class will last 3-4 hours. Small materials fee and class size limited..
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