This reusable hemp shopping bag is durable, attractive, sweatshop-free and eco-friendly. Hemp is a very environmentally positive crop, improving soil quality as it grows. It requires no herbicides and is naturally resistant to insects, fungus and other pests. Hemp grows rapidly during its vegetative period, becoming tall and thick. It suppresses weeds, and shades and mulches the ground, which its deep taproots break up and aerate. These attributes promote healthy microbial soil life and leave the earth in a condition where it is easily worked and able to retain moisture during the next growing season. The producer of these products has been an eco-focused hemp manufacturer since 1990 in Transylvania, Romania, where they have developed their factory from the ground up. Romania is an Eastern European democracy that will be entering the European Union in 2007. The company states that they firmly believe in fair trade and have always dealt respectfully with their employees, ensuring that they have non-toxic, safe, well-heated and well-lit working conditions -- and, of course, do not employ children. Furthermore, employees have opportunity for advancement as their work is appreciated and rewarded. Since they officially employ their workers and pay all taxes for their labor, the Romanian government provides them with medical insurance and pension coverage. On the US side of our enterprise, they provide all full-time employees with health insurance. Their production is politically, socially, economically and environmentally responsible. Romania 15-3/4" L x 3" W x 17-1/2" H
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