A team of successful young entrepreneurs in the heart of Michigan’s Great Southwest will celebrate their ongoing success with a ribbon cutting ceremony next week hosted by the Southwest Michigan Regional Chamber at their new shop in downtown Berrien Springs following relocation from the community of Eau Claire. It’s a homecoming of sorts for the trio of Berrien Springs graduates who launched B.C. Hemp Company several years ago with the pledge, “B.C. Hemp Co. will set the standard for industrial hemp in South West Michigan.”
Like many great stories of successful entrepreneurs, there are usually a handful of common factors including an opportunity to succeed, opportunity to provide a product or service not currently available, and passion for that product. All three of those make up the newest addition to the Berrien Springs downtown businesses community with B.C. Hemp Company’s new storefront on Main Street.
When the opportunity presented itself to diversify a section of farmland in Eau Claire to a potential new sustainable cash crop, that opportunity was taken. A 50-acre parcel was transitioned over to hemp farming in Southwest Michigan, founded by three friends and Berrien Springs Alumni who see themselves as “People trying to change the world around them. Devoted to excellence. Driven by passion.” Of considerable significance with B.C. Hemp Company is their continued devotion to providing for sustainable farming practices. Every employee on the team strives to provide a healthy and environmentally friendly way to harvest hemp.
Being proud Berrien Springs Shamrock Alums played a role in the relocation of their storefront from Eau Claire to Berrien Springs. B.C. Hemp Company CEO Jeremy Dybdahl says, “We graduated from Berrien Springs in 2008, 10 years later in December of 2018 we officially opened, we’ve made it our goal to continue to contribute to the growth of our local community. We believe that with us providing a holistic avenue for the people in our community to feel better is a great way to bring value and education about our products to our community.”
B.C. Hemp Company doesn’t just focus on their current holistic product line of oils, topical balms, or their pet friendly line which includes Paw-Able products. Instead, they also offer variety of consulting services for other hemp growers including: harvest, processing, and distribution services such as farm prep & soil analysis, and field planting strategies. Dybdahl adds, “We also provide wholesale product services to businesses in all 50 states.”
The team will celebrate a ribbon cutting in downtown Berrien Springs on Friday, May 14th at 9am. Meanwhile, current hours of operation at 107 N. Main Street for B.C. Hemp run Monday through Friday 11:00 am to 6:00 pm.
For more information including their full product line and services you can visit online at: http://bchempcompany.com you can also follow them on at facebook.com/bchempco, or call 269-461-2001.
