you just have to be prudent in your use of those crops. pesticides in hemp used for paper wouldn’t be as bad as pesticides in hemp used for food or clothing. after several years of pesticide- and chemical- free farming on formerly-abused land, you do get to officially label your crops “organic.” not that that means much these days, with all the exceptions being granted in labelling.

Hemp.

Whig, we need traditional native crops, not imported crops. The kudzu might be developed into something but it is really destroying the environment down here, including the habitat for many native species.

Hemp is a much better fit, if people would get over the “reefer madness” and is/was a native plant. Native grasses and wildflowers could provide just as much erosion control, as could better plowing and timber harvesting techniques.