In the middle of the maze: Walter Strasheim-Weitz on his hemp field in Butzbach
Image: Michael Braunschädel
Concentrated feed, oil and thermal insulation: How an entrepreneur from Wetterau wants to popularize hemp as a crop. At least for sales there are already regional interested parties.
ZThe gentleman of the special trek gives a hearty laugh, a strong handshake and something warm as a welcome. “I made hemp tea,” says Walter Strasheim-Weitz, raising his eyebrows. Hemp tea – that may sound a bit disreputable at first. cannabis and such. Strasheim-Weitz, a man with almost shoulder-length, silvery-black curls and a full beard, brushes him off immediately. He is not concerned with the legalization of intoxicants. Rather, he wants to make value creation with a crop that has fallen out of sight more popular again. And for this he has hemp grown, the green of which is not suitable for a joint. “The tea here,” he assures me, “doesn’t get a cockchafer high.”
Meanwhile, the yellow-green infusion exudes a mild fragrance. Nutty aromas and a light note spread on the tongue. Quite pleasant, the brew that could also be found at a medieval market. Enterprising fans of the Middle Ages also offer hemp beer and hemp mead for sale at their stands. Don’t forget hemp oil. At home in Pohl-Göns near Butzbach, Strasheim-Weitz does not walk around in knight’s garb, nor is there a sword to be seen in his yard. But he does have hemp oil on the list.
