Lunchbox legend: The Brothers Green

Brought to us from Christchurch-based hemp food company The Brothers Green, the Hempy Bar was designed to improve the health of Kiwi kids, while at the same time delivering a plant-based snack that looks great and tastes pretty darn awesome.     Hemp is one of the few plant-based proteins that contain all 20 amino […]

Fostering culinary innovation

Kiwis are well known for their ingenuity, but even with all the imagination in the world, it can be hard for entrepreneurs to kick-start their great ideas without the right support. Access to expertise, research and development and the ability to get their product in front of people can be the biggest road blocks to […]

A Sustainable Hempire

“Hemp seeds are safe to eat, nutritious, and do not have a psychoactive effect,” said Food Safety Minister, the Honourable Damien O’Connor, in a Beehive press release in November 2018, regarding changes made to the regulations controlling the production and sale of hemp seed food products.     This was no surprise to those who […]