Bring Back hemp
(the following is loosely paraphrased from the July 2012 issue of delicious living p. 17)
Our Forefathers used it as a staple for the farm and diet. Now though, because of the ties to family relation, marijuana, it is illegal to grow, import or process hemp in the US.
Here are some reasons to bring back food and industrial hemp:
Nutritional Star: Gluten-free, low carb hemp is nutritionally dense, packed with fiber, protein, ten essential amino acids, and an ideal 1:3 balance of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. (It contains little to no THC: marijuana’s psychoactive ingredient.
Versatile: Smart body care companies incorporate hemp oil as an outstanding moisturizer. With a smaller carbon footprint than cotton, hemp turns heads as as eco-chic fabric. Alt-energy pioneers tout it as a biofuel. And when it comes to food and beverage-cereals, nondairy milk, raw seeds, bars, powers, cooking oil, and more – the sky’s the limit.
Eco champion: Needing no pesticides, herbicides, or GMO interference, hemp grows like, yes, a weed. Farmers love it because, in addition to being a low-cost, sustainable crop with myriad applications, hemp enriches the soil in which it grows and requires about half the water that other crops do.
June 12, 2012
Posted in: Uncategorized, chad
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.