why_hemp

WHY HEMP?

Hemp is a truly limitless and conscious plant.

Hemp has deliberately been avoided in the mainstream media, in pretty much every public
school, in churches, and in all of American culture for sooo long. Even though the
constitution was written on hemp, the first flag was made of hemp, and George Washington
instructed everyone to sow hemp we have completely erased this plant from our memory.
The fuse has been burning for a long time around hemp, and it's bound to just take off when
we bring it up, because people know that it actually works. Hemp is one of the few things
that can actually make a huge difference in the world that we can all take part in. Once you
bring up such a suppressed idea, the power and force and truth behind it is shocking, and
really quite beautiful and inspiring.

Hemp is by far one of the most useful crops that can be grown to produce more paper per
acre per year than tree farms, to prevent ancient forest deforestation. It can be grown
organically easy and it will actually fix and heal the soil, as a nitrogen fixer that will break up
soil and make it more permeable. Hemp is an extremely adaptable plant that could literally
be growing everywhere, healing the planet completely. The constitution was written on
hemp. The first flag was made from hemp. George Washington instructed early Americans
to sow the seed everywhere and make the most they could from the seed!!!

Cannabis Hemp can provide many of the basic necessities of life: food, shelter, clothing,
and medicine. “Hemp” refers to the industrial use of the stalk and seed.

FOOD

Throughout history, hemp has provided a nourishing food source to many cultures around
the world. The most famous hempseed consumer was Buddha himself, who ate them during
his fast of enlightenment.
Hemp SEED is an amazing superfood that is a complete protein source, and full of omega
3 fatty acids which are great for reducing inflammation in the body, building healthy nervous
system tissue, and increasing brain functioning. It is also the only seed with no enzyme
inhibitors, and it also contains edestin which makes the protein in hemp extremely bio-
available and useable. It is not really a seed but an achene, which is a nut covered with a
hard shell. Hempseed is used for human and animal food. The whole seed contains around
25% protein, 30% carbohydrates, 15% insoluble fiber, carotene, phosphorous, potassium,
magnesium, iron, and zinc. It also contains vitamins E, C, B1, B2, B3, and B6. Hempseed is
one of the best sources of Essential Fatty Acids. It is 30% oil and very low in saturated fats,
which makes it good for reducing cholesterol levels. The meat of the seed is also highly
nutritious. It can be made into hemp milk and cheese, ice cream, and burgers.

Hemp leaves are edible when their young and older leaves can be made into a tea that is
extremely healthy, but not psychoactive at all. Hemp has less than 1% THC in it and it's an
extremely trace amount that has no potent effect even if you eat large quantities.

FIBER

One of the most valuable parts of the plant is fiber. Hemp is commonly known as “bast,”
meaning that it grows as a stalk from the ground. Some of the characteristics of hemp fiber
are its strength and durability, and its resistance to rot. The strong woody bast fiber is
extracted from the stalk by a process known as decortication. Hemp fiber contains a low
amount of lignin, the organic glue that binds plant cells, which allows for environmentally
friendly bleaching without the use of chlorine. Hemp is twice as strong as wood and all
products made from hemp are biodegradable. It will produce a material more durable than
cotton and a higher yield per acre than cotton, and cotton is one of the most pesticide
intensive crops grown today, amazingly enough... so hemp clothing is a really great thing to
support.

Long fibers are extracted from the bark of the stalk. They are called “long” because it
stretches the entire length of the plant. The length of the fiber enhances the strength and
durability of the finished goods. Hemp fiber also has insulative qualities that allow the
wearer to stay cool in the summer and warm in the winter.

FUEL

Hemp biomass as a source of fuel is the most underexploited. It is potentially the biggest
industrial use of the plant. Hemp stalks are rich in fiber and cellulose for potential for use in
the generation of energy. The hemp stalk can be converted into a charcoal-like substance
through a process called pyrolysis and used for power generation. Hemp as an auto fuel is
another potential use. Almost any biomass material can be converted to create methanol or
ethanol. These fuels burn cleanly with less carbon monoxide and higher octane than fossil
fuels. In fact the diesel fuel engine was invented to burn fuel from agricultural waste yet
ended up burning unrefined petroleum. Hempseed can be refined to produce a type of
hemp gasoline.

We really do vote with our dollar in this country, and what companies we support will
determine what will thrive and what will have a place in our future. Spending money
responsibly is one of the most POTENT forms of activism that any one person could take
up! Organic food and organic hemp are two of the most incredible ways to do this.
By supporting hemp companies, we support hemp farmers, and we grow the hemp
movement and establish grounding for it to have a solid future on this planet and to create a
truly healthy planet.

Hemp is actually one of the greatest health foods on the planet and nobody knows a thing
about it!!! It is really amazing how that actually happened, and we all forgot about one of the
most basic, amazing things that deserves our attention more than a lot of other things!
The benefits of hemp seed are truly astounding, and the benefits of hemp as a plant are
literally off the charts!

"Start a hemp tradition, save your health and the health of the planet."