Casie 0 #1 July 15, 2003 Never heard of this, but there's obvious interest http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/07/15/offbeat.life.cows.reut/index.html [/url]http://www.kuhleasing.ch/[url] Rent-a-cow site opens Tuesday, July 15, 2003 Posted: 1:53 PM EDT (1753 GMT) RELATED • Rent-a-cow site ZURICH, Switzerland (Reuters) -- Lovers of Swiss cheese can now lease their own cow on an Alpine pasture to provide the personal touch that store-bought products just can't offer. "We have around 25 interested parties," primarily city slickers from the Zurich area, said Helga Wyler, who runs a 50-head farm with her husband Paul in the Brienz area of the Bernese Oberland. Attracted by an offer on the Internet (www.kuhleasing.ch), customers pay a fee of 380 Swiss francs ($275) per summer plus 40 Swiss cents for each liter of milk their beast produces. Earning cheese Farmhands do the rest, but customers still have to work at least one day in the meadow to earn their cheese in the autumn. Each cow supplies enough milk to make 155 to 265 pounds of cheese. Swiss farmers often rent cows to restaurants with a yen for customized cheese, but private leasing clients are rare.~Porn Kitty WARNING: Goldschlager causes extreme emotional outbursts! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cptfunky 0 #2 July 15, 2003 you can also rent hemp fields in switzerland Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casie 0 #3 July 15, 2003 Quoteyou can also rent hemp fields in switzerland Ok, I know I'm going to get crap for this but what the heck is a hemp field????~Porn Kitty WARNING: Goldschlager causes extreme emotional outbursts! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlueEyedMonster 0 #5 July 15, 2003 QuoteQuoteyou can also rent hemp fields in switzerland Ok, I know I'm going to get crap for this but what the heck is a hemp field???? marijuana that is grown for the hemp fiber not the bud. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casie 0 #6 July 15, 2003 QuoteQuoteQuoteyou can also rent hemp fields in switzerland Ok, I know I'm going to get crap for this but what the heck is a hemp field???? marijuana that is grown for the hemp fiber not the bud. Ok....got it, thanx! I thought that's what it was but had to ask~Porn Kitty WARNING: Goldschlager causes extreme emotional outbursts! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cptfunky 0 #7 July 15, 2003 QuoteQuoteQuoteyou can also rent hemp fields in switzerland Ok, I know I'm going to get crap for this but what the heck is a hemp field???? marijuana that is grown for the hemp fiber not the bud. let me assure you that it is not only grown for the fiber Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andy2 0 #8 July 15, 2003 actually its not marijuana. Smoking hemp will give you little more than a headache. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skytash 0 #9 July 15, 2003 but they do (or did) use it to make beer tashDon't ever save anything for a special occasion. Being alive is a special occasion. Avril Sloe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casie 0 #10 July 15, 2003 Quoteactually its not marijuana. Smoking hemp will give you little more than a headache. Can you make special brownies with it???~Porn Kitty WARNING: Goldschlager causes extreme emotional outbursts! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fungi3001 0 #11 July 15, 2003 hemp is the same plant as dope but has no THC (delta9 tetrahydrocanabinol) so it will not get you high. it was (probably still is)being grown industrially in england recently and huge amounts were getting stolencos people thought it was weed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #12 July 15, 2003 They're the same thing. Famale plant produces THC, male plant doesn't. Interesting facts that the current prohibition against hemp farming in the US prevent us from benefitting from: Hemp Seed is far more nutritious than even soybean, contains more essential fatty acids than any other source, is second only to soybeans in complete protein (but is more digestible by humans), is high in B-vitamins, and is 35% dietary fiber. Hemp seed is not psychoactive and cannot be used as a drug. The bark of the hemp stalk contains bast fibers which are among the Earth's longest natural soft fibers and are also rich in cellulose; the cellulose and hemi-cellulose in its inner woody core are called hurds. Hemp stalk is not psychoactive. Hemp fiber is longer, stronger, more absorbent and more insulative than cotton fiber. The hydrocarbons in hemp can be processed into a wide range of biomass energy sources, from fuel pellets to liquid fuels and gas. Hemp produces more pulp per acre than timber on a sustainable basis, and can be used for every quality of paper. Hemp paper manufacturing can reduce wastewater contamination. Hemp's low lignin content reduces the need for acids used in pulping, and it's creamy color lends itself to environmentally friendly bleaching instead of harsh chlorine compounds. Less bleaching results in less dioxin and fewer chemical byproducts. The United States granted the first hemp permit in over 40 years to Hawaii for an experimental quarter acre plot in 1999. The license has been renewed since. Importers and manufacturers have thrived using imported raw materials. Twenty-two states in the United States have introduced legislation. VT, HI, ND, MT, MN, IL, VA, NM, CA, AR, KY, MD, WV have passed legislation for support, research, or cultivation. The National Conference of State Legislators has endorsed industrial hemp for years. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cptfunky 0 #13 July 16, 2003 well said, PhillyKev! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
