Ecology
Hemp/ Eucalyptus needs no pesticides or herbicides to grow! Hemp is drought tolerant, requiring very little water to thrive unlike cotton!
Comfort
Flawlessly sculptured, packed with features and created for more comfort with 20% stretch.
Durability
Hemp is 3 X more durable than any other natural fiber and will need to be washed 1/3 less than cotton.
The Two Products that were banned from FaceBook, Instagram & TikTok!
These companies still live in the past when Hemp was illegal, hopefully they will get up to speed and out of the past. Until then we are unable to advertise our greatest products!
Help Comfort The Planet with Sustainable and Biodegradable Apparel that doesn’t overly tax the water supply!
If you’re here, you care about our planet’s future and the idea of a sustainable world. We are excited to have you because it takes all of us to make a difference!. Every purchase made doesn’t just support our company, it supports a movement to turn our manufacturing systems inside out, starting with Eco fibers.
ECO FRIENDLY HEMP
- Hemp isn’t a one trick pony! There are literally multitudes of uses for this plant!
- Hemp opens up the soil and literally pulls impurities out of the ground!
- Hemp sequesters 20 X more Co2 than trees
The Dream
2 years ago I came up with an idea for a womens shirt that we thought was pretty revolutionary. The first task was to find the perfect fabric to make it out of.
We tried a myriad of synthetics (or plastics shirts as later later called them) Designing the fabric was like making a pizza, a topping for UV, a topping for antibacterial, topping for water repelency (the last chemical was banned for being a carceningenic and a forever chemical!)
I thought to myself “who on earth would like to have all of those chemicals all over their bodies! Forever chemicals were bad enough but the fabrics in and of itself may take hundreds of years to decompose, if they decompose at all!
Within that stream of thought it came to me to use my old friend Hemp! I never looked back since that moment!
The prototypes were made and went out to our field testers
They loved the shirt and then on to the photography and building the website, a labor of love for sure! We were lucky to get some funds to market Kukukchu before we launched on Kickstarter a crowd funding site that if successful we get the funds up front, make the shirts and deliver then deliver them months later when they are done. This is the perfect platform that keeps one from not having to sell out to the man (woman) so to speak.
Laura, MN
Barb, AZ
Kimberly, MN
Diane, MN
Katie, MN
Amy, CT
Banned From Facebook
We produced our ads and videos, set up an ad account with FB and placed our ads! We had a total of 19 ads, I couldn’t stop watch the anylitics, and then it happened; one after another they were pulled down, the reason stated was that “FB does not support the selling of dangerous substances”.
Say What!!!
Ever since the 2018 Farm Bill, all parts of the plant are legal, infact I have been importing hemp products ever since I hade up hemp footwear for the Grateful Dead. Then Instagram went dark, same problem.
Have you ever had a conversation with an algorithim? After days and more hours than I care to count, I had no choice than to quit those platforms and find another.
The newer upstart TikTok might just be the ticket!
I was given my own person guide. She loved the product and our videos and she even want to buy a shirt! She was well aware of our past programs and want us to stear away from any hemp references. Our first video was cut and funny but I did say the “H” word but we forgot to cut that out; after on 20 minutes it was pulled down, But we had well over 10,000 views with 500 + click throughs at a cost of $18 dollars.
After that, they were suspicious and the ads that had not reference still got flagged because our landing page was all about Hemp. As I was told by my guide; everyone from the top executives down to the marketing staff are well aware of Kukukchu!
She told me that we had cracked the ceiling and that in the future it won’t take much to shatter it, not that that helps me in the quest of launching my shirt and apron!
ABOUT KUKUKCHU
Based in Minnesota, Kukukchu and Company is an ecologically driven company that has a deep understanding of what is needed to help retain the earth's delicate balance. Kukukchu and Company is built on over fifty years experience and has worked with companies such as Rollerblade, Quiksilver, Aspen Aerogels, Duluth Trading Company, The North Face, Adidas, and Nike with years of experience creating innovative and environmentally sound apparel.
We believe sustainability is an obligation, not just a buzzword. We have a passionate team dedicated to a sustainable world while focusing on protecting people and the planet by creating more sensitive products for both. With your help, together, our story is just beginning, we hope you will join us.
This is what some of our testers had to say:
Laura, MN
Barb, AZ
Kimberly, MN
Diane, MN
Katie, MN