The Great Book of Hemp
Author: Rowan Robinson
Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Co
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 0892815418
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe complete guide to the commercial, medicinal and pyschotropic.
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The Great Book of Hemp
Author: Rowan Robinson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 1995-11-01
Total Pages: 451
ISBN-13: 1594779538
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHemp, Cannabis sativa, has been called the world's most versatile plant. Materials made from hemp fiber have been discovered in tombs dating back to 7000 B.C. During the Middle Ages hemp was used to treat fevers, insomnia, and malaria. Columbus's ships had sails of hemp, and during colonial times it was universally grown because its strong fibers made superior ropes, sails, cloth, and paper. In fact, hemp was used for money in most of the Americas from 1631 until the early 1800s, and the original drafts of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were written on hemp paper. As a food, the oil from hemp seeds has the highest percentage of essential fatty acids and the lowest percentage of saturated fats. Britain and Canada have recently lifted bans on growing industrial hemp and today it is reappearing in the marketplace in an amazing array of products: from lip-salve, jeans, salad oil, and cheese to paper products, composite fiberboard, and biomass fuel. This illustrated, easy-to-read guide covers all aspects of hemp: • The history of its cultivation worldwide • Its role as a source of renewable energy and as an alternative for paper manufacturing and fossil fuels • Its versatility as a fiber • Its many nutritional and medicinal uses • Examines the physiological and psychological effects of marijuana use in recreation and therapy • A comprehensive resource section includes information on organizations involved in legalizing hemp, product suppliers, and an annotated bibliography.
Hemp Horizons
Author: John Roulac
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Company
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHemp is the world's most versatile fibre. Roulac traces its historical usage and examines its future. B/W illlustrations.
Hemp
Author: Pierre Bouloc
Publisher: CABI
Published: 2013-09-16
Total Pages: 321
ISBN-13: 1845937937
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHemp production for industrial purposes continues to grow worldwide, and is currently being used for many applications including house insulation, paper making, animal bedding, fabric, rope making and also as a biofuel. This book brings together international experts to examine all aspects of industrial hemp production, including the origins of hemp production, as well as the botany and anatomy, genetics and breeding, quality assessment, regulations, and the agricultural and industrial economics of hemp production. A translation of Le Chanvre Industriel, this book has been revised and updated for an international audience and is essential reading for producers of industrial hemp, industry personnel and agriculture researchers and students.
The Hempcrete Book
Author: William Stanwix
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2014-10-09
Total Pages: 689
ISBN-13: 085784122X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive practical manual for professionals and self-builders, this innovative book explains the many benefits of building with hempcrete. Hempcrete is a building material with excellent, environmentally friendly properties. It's made from lime and hemp shivs (a waste product from hemp fibre growing) and can be used for walks, floor and roof insulation. Hempcrete is breathable, absorbing and emitting moisture; this helps regulate internal humidity, avoiding trapped moisture and mould growth, and creating healthier buildings. It provides excellent acoustic and thermal insulation, and it is lightweight, which reduces construction costs. Whether you're working on a new build or are planning a renovation, The Hempcrete Book tells you everything you need to know to get started with hempcrete. It describes how to source and mix it, and provides a detailed account of construction techniques, highlighting potential pitfalls and how to avoid them. With fully illustrated design notes and examples of completed builds, this book is a powerful tool for any eco-builder.
Hemp: American History Revisited
Author: Robert Deitch
Publisher: Algora Publishing
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 0875862268
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA look at major events in U.S. and world history as they influenced, and as they may have been influenced by, the cultivation and use of hemp.
The House of Hemp and Butter
Author: Kevin C. O'Connor
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2019-11-15
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 150174769X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFounded as an ecclesiastical center, trading hub, and intended capital of a feudal state, Riga was Old Livonia's greatest city and its indispensable port. Because the city was situated in what was initially remote and inhospitable territory, surrounded by pagans and coveted by regional powers like Poland, Sweden, and Muscovy, it was also a fortress encased by a wall. The House of Hemp and Butter begins in the twelfth century with the arrival to the eastern Baltic of German priests, traders, and knights, who conquered and converted the indigenous tribes and assumed mastery over their lands. It ends in 1710 with an account of the greatest war Livonia had ever seen, one that was accompanied by mass starvation, a terrible epidemic, and a flood of nearly biblical proportions that devastated the city and left its survivors in misery. Readers will learn about Riga's people—merchants and clerics, craftsmen and builders, porters and day laborers—about its structures and spaces, its internal conflicts and its unrelenting struggle to maintain its independence against outside threats. The House of Hemp and Butter is an indispensable guide to a quintessentially European city located in one of the continent's more remote corners.
Hemp for Victory
Author: Richard M. Davis
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 0979376513
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"In a report by the world's top environmental scientists, the only thing listed that mankind can do to have an impact on changing weather patterns is to reduce the excess CO2 levels from the air. Hemp for Victory: A Global Warming Solution is a key for reducing the effects of global warming using hemp. Why hemp? In this book you'll learn: hemp is a biomass champion, breathing in more carbon dioxide (the most abundant greenhouse gas) than any other plant. This carbon dioxide is turned into wood and fiber by photosynthesis. Hemp wood takes the pressure off our forests by making paper and building materials like pressboard. Hemp is the best plant at consuming the greenhouse gas CO2, a step the world leading scientists say is critical to at least slowing down the dramatic effects of global warming. Remove the cause, CO2 pollution, and the effect, global warming, can be reduced, if not healed. Hemp can do all the jobs fossil fuels do now. When used as a biofuel, hemp replaces toxic energy (i.e. fossil fuels, nuclear power) with clean sustainable energy. Hemp biofuel can be processed to run any engine, heat or cool any building, run any factory, and eliminate the greenhouse gases and pollution that come from modern energy sources. The Museum has thousands of hemp exhibits both on line and in the private wing, many included in this book. The Museum's founder and curator, Richard M. Davis, wrote this dynamic piece of literature that gives chapter and verse of how to best re-hemp the planet. This book is based on the museum's extensive research on hemp and the environment. The museum is also developing a Hemp for Victory plan to successfully use hemp to help solve the survival problem of global warming by coordinating famers with growing and market information. A 20% recreational hemp tax plan is in development to finance the program and help deal with the current impact of global warming, i.e. Hurricane Katrina."--Back cover.
Making Beautiful Hemp and Bead Jewelry
Author: Mickey Baskett
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9780806962757
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDemonstrates basic techniques of braiding, knotting, and weaving and offers patterns for over fifty projects.
Building with Hemp
Author: Steve Allin
Publisher: SeedPress
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 5
ISBN-13: 0955110904
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBuilding with Hemp has been an inspiration for architects, builders, community activists, students and teachers around the world and as this construction system is gaining in popularity this edition will be even more important in assisting the uptake of this technology internationally.
