Eye & Pen: Lifestyle, Travel, Photography and Literature
  • Main
  • Blog
  • Topics
    • Accommodations
    • Bucket List
    • Cheap Travel
    • Culture
    • Essay
    • Destinations
    • Inspiration
    • Interviews
    • Narratives
    • Personal
    • Photography
    • Restaurants
    • Reviews
    • Safe Travel
    • Travel Planning
    • Trip Update
    • Weekly Wanderlust
  • Photo Gallery
    • Photo Gallery – All Places
    • Photo Gallery – Aruba
    • Photo Gallery – England
    • Photo Gallery – Europe
    • Photo Gallery – Iceland
    • Photo Gallery – Ireland
    • Photo Gallery – Italy
    • Photo Gallery – Northern Ireland
    • Photo Gallery – Other
    • Photo Gallery – Scotland
    • Photo Gallery – USA
  • Services
    • Blog Coaching
    • Graphic Design
    • Hire Brandon
    • Advertising
  • About Brandon
  • Contact

Hemp Textiles: featuring Toad & Co

4/23/2019

0 Comments

 
Picture
The world is changing all around us, many things for the worse and others for the better, while a lot still seems to be lost in flux. Where uncertainty runs rampant for many things, one positive trajectory is that of hemp, or cannabis. Not only are states legalizing the plant for medicinal use, but now that the USA has legalized industrial hemp, many products are being rejuvenated and industries changed. One such product are human textiles…
Picture
​Consider how long humans have worked with cotton and other modern fabrics, and now think about how many people around the world have clothes, and now, contemplate how many outfits each human has worldwide. Or simply consider how many outfits each human has in just the US… The answer is a crap ton.

Billions of pieces of clothing go unworn, unused, and unloved, and I think it’s sad. For many reasons. Not only have many lives been hurt by this industry, but a ton of land has been turned into farmland, as well as much of our clothing ends up in landfills and thrift shops. Why not make clothing that will last? That’s what Toad & Co are focusing on, creating quality clothes with fabrics that are sustainable, like that of hemp.

Hemp is essentially every part of the cannabis plant that isn’t the female flowers, which is the demonized cannabinoid that gets users ‘high.’ The stalks and leaves of the hemp plant, typically the non-flowering male, can be employed in a seriously wide variety of avenues, like textiles, plastic, food, soap, rope, and fuel. The fibers grow fast and are among the strongest in the world, which means they can be made into just about anything, even paper.

Picture
I recently teamed up with Toad & Co, who specialize in sustainable outdoor wear, like shirts, shorts, pants, t-shirts, jackets, socks, day packs and more. Their new line is made of a wide range of hemp-made fabrics, and I had the chance to test and review a pair of pants, the Mission Ridge Lean Pant, and a shirt, the Taj Hemp Long Sleeve Shirt. The Taj shirt is made of 54% hemp, 44% tencel, and 2% spandex, and it feels good, cool, and flowy.

Overall, I was very impressed with both articles of clothing from Toad & Co. I love their style, look and feel, and of course the way they brand themselves. Their clothes are edgy, yet simple, while remaining modern and comfortable. But it’s the sustainable aspect that drives me the most toward supporting their ventures. I’m a big fan and you should check them out too!

If you would like to learn more about Toad & Co, click here.


​
(Main photo by fuya_ via Flickr)

0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Sign up for my VIP email list:

Picture
Picture
Picture

Article Topics

All
About Blogging
Accommodations
Bucket List
Cheap Travel
Culture
Destinations
Discussion
Entertainment
Environment
Essay
Fine Art Feature
Gear
General
Giveaway
Green Living
Guest Posts
Inspiration
Interviews
Lifestyle
Luxury
Narratives
Not Recommended
Other
Personal
Photography
Restaurants
Reviews
Safe Travel
Trip Planning
Trip Update
USA Road Trip
Video
Weekly Wanderlust

RSS Feed

Monthly Archive

June 2020
May 2020
April 2020
March 2020
February 2020
January 2020
December 2019
November 2019
October 2019
September 2019
August 2019
July 2019
June 2019
May 2019
April 2019
March 2019
February 2019
January 2019
December 2018
November 2018
October 2018
September 2018
August 2018
July 2018
June 2018
May 2018
April 2018
March 2018
February 2018
January 2018
December 2017
November 2017
October 2017
September 2017
August 2017
July 2017
June 2017
May 2017
April 2017
March 2017
February 2017
January 2017
December 2016
November 2016
October 2016
September 2016
August 2016
July 2016
June 2016
May 2016
April 2016
March 2016
February 2016
January 2016
December 2015
November 2015
October 2015
September 2015
August 2015
July 2015
June 2015
May 2015
April 2015
March 2015
February 2015
January 2015
December 2014
November 2014
October 2014
September 2014
August 2014
July 2014
June 2014
May 2014
April 2014
March 2014
February 2014
January 2014
December 2013
November 2013
October 2013
September 2013
August 2013
July 2013
June 2013
May 2013
April 2013
March 2013
February 2013
January 2013
December 2012
November 2012
October 2012
September 2012
August 2012
July 2012
June 2012
May 2012
April 2012
March 2012
February 2012

*Disclaimer: All blog posts featuring products, reviews, or suggestions for products or services are governed by our Disclosure. Products were received free to review, so to provide authentic opinions and content for our readers. The opinions and ideas in this post are the writer's own and are uninfluenced by any other person or business. We receive no compensation for product reviews. Links within non-product review posts may be sponsored.
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.