“Flax and hemp are too well known to need any description; no one is unaware of their intended uses.”
Société d’agriculture du Québec (1820)
Hemp Seeds – part 2
Hemp seed is rich in essential fatty acids, also known as polyunsaturated fats. Since these are not naturally produced by the body, the only way to avoid being deficient is to consume it from an external source, such as certain vegetable or fish oils. Hemp seed oil...
Hemp Seeds – Part 1
Hemp seeds can be processed in many ways and used in different industries. It is used for food and is integrated with a number of skincare and cosmetic products. It can even be used in cabinetmaking, printing and other industrial uses! It seems that human diet is the...
Hemp Pesto
Here is a recipe for all lovers of hemp. It is a pesto with seeds and hemp oil. Normally a pesto is made of olive oil, basil, garlic, parmesan and pine nuts. Here, we will adapt this recipe to make it with hemp. At first, we will replace olive oil with hemp oil. For...
Hemp for Victory 1942
On December 7th, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, which resulted in the United States to enter the Second World War. The strong Japanese military presence in the Pacific combined with the tight blockade of the Atlantic sea lanes by the Germans isolated North...
Hemp, Drug and Cannabis
There is a fundamental difference between industrial hemp and psychotropic hemp. The word industrial was quickly adopted in order to clearly identify the hemp for utilitarian use of that used for its psychotropic properties. One of the first to use this term in the...