Branch Out is a non-profit organization working at the intersection of climate media and carbon farming. We work to support regenerative practices and carbon sequestration in a variety of ways, and are seeking to make them a basis for independent media as we design a carbon-negative media ecosystem. If you are a hemp farmer or businessperson willing to share your story with us, we would love to include you in our forthcoming coverage of the Illinois hemp industry, for immediate publication on our website and eventual printing on hemp paper. Some of our current projects include building a hemp paper publishing house, an article series on green cryptocurrency, and this article series on the hemp industry. We published our first story about 'HempTech' on the website earlier this year, as you can see here: "Hemp Supercapacitors and the Future of Carbon-Negative Energy Storage" by C. Lewis (Aug 9) <https://www.branchoutnow.org/hemp-supercapacitors-and-the-future-of-carbon-negative-energy-storage/> We are highly interested in talking with anyone in this space, especially if you are: 1. Interested in our plans for a hemp-based publishing house 2. Willing to sit down with us for some sort of interview re: * Experience/Challenges/Goals in IL Hemp Industry * Carbon Farming & Carbon Credits for Hemp * Organic/Regenerative Practices in Hemp Farming 3. Able to think of any other possibilities for collaboration! To learn more about Branch Out, feel free to check us out at <branchoutnow.org> 🌿 Please reach out to us in the comments, on the IHGA members chat, via twitter @Branch_Out_Now or by email: jbalanoff@branchoutnow.org