The Dream Shop supports the Hemp movement for a multitude of good reasons. For one, Hemp is an, easy to grow, organic crop which can be grown without the use of VERY DANGEROUS Chemical Fertilizers and Pesticides, which the non-organic cotton growers rely on heavily. Secondly, there are so many possible uses for industrial hemp, from shoes and shirts to soaps and healthy foods, it’s a great way to replace products that are harmful to the environment, with this fast growing, no chemicals needed organic crop. A third way that it would be beneficial is by eliminating some of the need to cut down virgin forests that give us clean and cool air to breathe. And fourthly, the health aspect of using hemp is profound. Contains the perfectly balanced Omega 6: Omega 3 ratio of 3:1, which is perfect for long term human consumption. Also contains natural vitamin E and a significant amount of protein. Please Visit Our Online Store.

Hemp Uses
• Seeds & Oils
• Fiber
• Wood & Paper
• Plastic
• Fuel Alternative
• A little More info to ponder
• Links (You’ve Really Got To Check Out)

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT OUR HEMP SUPPLIERS


NATURES PERFECT OIL supplies us with many great health food and body products. They have put together a nice selection of hemp products including shampoo, lotion, salad dressing and hemp protein powder.
The Hemp seed oil they offer is also great for pets too! The healthy fatty acids are very important due to their influence on inflammatory processes such as arthritis. The enhanced Omega intake has been associated with reduction in coronary artery disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, as well as immune mediated joint, renal, gastrointestinal, respiratory and skin disease.


Hemp Oil Canada, their main supplier offers products certified Organic by OCPP/Pro-Cert Canada and the USDA.


And is licensed and/or a member of these organizations.

(Natures Perfect Oil carries a couple of items that are Non-Organic, though they are working towards an ALL organic product line. We will inform you about whether or not a product is Organic, in the online store)



ECOLUTION, the Hemp (and organic cotton) supplier we rely on most heavily, is due to their strong commitment to environmental standards and high quality products. Ecolution was founded in 1990 and has been dedicated to the environmentally sound European hemp fiber to create premium quality natural textile products. They believe, as we do, that the hemp plant can provide many ecological solutions that can move our economy towards a more natural one. Sustainability, our mutual goal, is an economy which is based on renewable carbohydrates (plants), instead of non-renewable hydrocarbons (petroleum and other fossil fuels). These fossil fuels that we depend on much too heavily, threaten our health and that of all species on the planet, due to high quantities of carbon dioxide and other pollutants. By supporting the hemp movement we can restore harmony with nature and stop generating such massive amounts of pollution, utilizing plants as our first choice for energy and material needs. Harnessing the enormous potential of the hemp plant, we can help safeguard the environment and our health. Hemp is the fastest growing agricultural crop and needs no harmful chemicals spread into the environment to grow. The evolution towards ecology and environmentalism which can be described as the interconnectedness, balance and preservation of all life, is the focus of our shared mission. And, Ecolution holds all these green principles seriously, in all of their extraction, cultivation, manufacturing, engineering, packaging, distribution, regulation, and consumption activities. All of their European hemp is grown organically and manufactured in sweatshop-free facilities.

A good starting point to facilitate a positive change in our economy would be to replace cotton, paper and plastic with Hemp. These far superior Hemp products are stronger, can be recycled more times and are biodegradable. Less trees would have to be cut down and we would have safer plastic products, that don’t make the landfill problem any worse. Hemp, at one time or another, was one of America’s most valuable crops. Farmers would be ordered by law to grow it, in times of need. And it is about time again for our farmers to grow this amazing plant, and help make a shift towards a healthier planet.

Hemp can replace nearly any product made from wood, cotton or petroleum (including plastics). Since ancient times it has been used for almost every purpose including medicine, food, clothes, rope and paper. The tradition continues in our current time, where industries are using it as a plastic replacement in cars (i.e. Mercedes Benz). Houses are also being built using hemp to do things like make concrete mixes stronger.


Hemp is strong, grows quickly, produces more usable fiber than trees (4x) or cotton (2x) and does not need toxic chemical fertilizers and pesticides to flourish. It is thought to be the oldest cultivated fiber plant in the world. Hemp fiber imprints found on pottery shards in China and Taiwan date back to over 10,000 years old. Hemp use dates back to the Stone Age and has been estimated to have over 25,000 different uses.
Hemp can help save our planet!

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Seeds & Oils

Seeds and Oils, from the Hemp plant, have been used for millenia around the world for food and medicine. Edible seeds and oil expressed from the seeds are noted in ancient Chinese medicine for their medicinal effects. Known as huo ma ren (literally “fire hemp seed”), hemp seed is used primarily for alleviating constipation as a bulk-forming laxative.[1] The seeds are used whole or crushed to make bread, waffles, cakes, burgers, salad dressings, butter or even roasted and eaten whole. You can get hempseed oils in a bottle or in Gelcaps and enjoy the highly nutritional value of this incredible edible plant yourself. Hemp seeds contain oil that is relatively rich in essential fatty acids. In particular, hemp oil is a source of both the omega-3 fatty acid alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) and the omega-6 fatty acid gamma-linolenic acid (GLA). A tablespoon of seeds generally contains 3 to 4 grams of total fat, of which 70% are polyunsaturated fats and as much as 15 to 20% are ALA.[2] Hemp contains natural vitamin E and a significant amount of protein.[3]

To find out more Hemp nutritional information we offer this link.- http://www.hempoilcan.com/nutri.html – A Page by one of our suppliers, hempoilcan.com

Birds get an oily coat from the seeds to help them fly better, and the song bird stopped singing without the hemp seed in their diet.

In addition to being crushed into oils for foods, you can use them for soaps, paints, varnishes and more.

Cited Sources

1. Chen JK, Chen TT. Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology. City of Industry, CA: Art of Medicine Press, Inc., 2003.

2. Fitzsimmons S. Hemp seed oil: Fountain of youth? Br J Phytother 1998;5:90-6.

3. Odani S, Odani S. Isolation and primary structure of a methionine- and cystine-rich seed protein of Cannabis sativa. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 1998;62:650-4.

Fiber

Hemp stalks produce the fiber it takes to create many incredible products. Textiles, Canvas, Clothing, Rope, Paper and much more. Hemp has three times the tensile strength of cotton. And clothing made from Hemp fabric is also very comfortable to wear and breathes well. Hemp fabric is resistant to ultra-violet light and mold, making it naturally anti-bacterial, while being softer, warmer and more durable than cotton.* And in case you’re wondering, there is no THC or “high” in hemp fiber. That’s right, you can’t smoke your shirt! And is most likely harmful.

Homespun cloth was almost always spun, by people all over the world, from fibers grown in the “family hemp patch.” In America, this tradition lasted from the Pilgrims (1620s) until hemp’s prohibition in the 1930s.*

* In the 1930s, Congress was told by the Federal Bureau of Narcotics that many Polish-Americans still grew pot in their backyards to make their winter “long johns” and work clothes, and greeted the agents with shotguns for stealing their next year’s clothes.

(Univ. of Kentucky Agricultural Ext. leaflet, March 1943.)

After the 1937 Marijuana Tax law, new DuPont “plastic fibers,” under license since 1936 from the German company I.G. Farben (patent surrenders were part of Germany’s World War I reparation payments to America), replaced natural hempen fibers. (Some 30% of I.G. Farben, under Hitler, was owned and financed by America’s DuPont.) DuPont also introduced Nylon (invented in 1935) to the market after they’d patented it in 1938.

(Colby, Jerry, DuPont Dynasties, Lyle Stewart, 1984.)

Finally, it must be noted that approximately 50% of all chemicals used in American agriculture today are used in cotton growing. Hemp needs no chemicals and has few weed or insect enemies except for the U.S. government and the DEA.

(Cavender, Jim, Professor of Botany, Ohio University, “Authorities Examine Pot Claims,” Athens News, November 16, 1989.)

Wood & Paper

Hemp lasts longer than wood pulp, is acid-free and chlorine-free. (Chlorine is estimated to cause up to 10% of all Cancers). Hemp particle board is twice as strong as wood and holds nails better. And, one acre produces as much cellulose fiber pulp as 4.1 acres of trees, verifying hemp as the more sensible material to replace trees for pressed board, particle board, and concrete construction molds.

Hemp paper can be recycled 7 times, where as wood pulp can only be recycled 4 times. Until 1883, from 75-90% of paper in the world was hemp. It has been used for Bibles, maps, paper money, stocks and bonds, newspapers and even the Declaration of Independence.

Plastic

Hemp Plastic is biodegradable, synthetic plastic is not. In 1941 Henry Ford built a car out of plastic made from the fiber of Hemp & wheat straw. Today Mercedes Benz is using hemp plastics for many of their parts. With other interesting companies popping up all the time like the one making Hemp CD/DVD Cases.

Fuel Alternative

Hemp used as an alternative fuel is an emerging idea that sounds really good and has potential. (more info in transportation section)

A little More info to ponder

In 1916, US Dept. of Agriculture chief scientists Lyster H. Dewe, and Jason L. Merrill created paper made from hemp pulp, which they concluded was “favorable in comparison with those used with pulp wood.” Jack Herer, in the book “The Emperor Wears No Clothes” summarized the findings of Bulletin No. 404:

“In 1916, USDA Bulletin No. 404, reported that one acre of cannabis hemp, in annual rotation over a 20-year period, would produce as much pulp for paper as 4.1 acres of trees being cut down over the same 20-year period. This process would use only 1/4 to 1/7 as much polluting sulfur-based acid chemicals to break down the glue-like lignin that binds the fibers of the pulp, or even none at all using soda ash. The problem of dioxin contamination of rivers is avoided in the hemp paper making process, which does not need to use chlorine bleach (as the wood pulp paper making process requires) but instead safely substitutes hydrogen peroxide in the bleaching process. … If the new (1916) hemp pulp paper process were legal today, it would soon replace about 70% of all wood pulp paper, including computer printout paper, corrugated boxes and paper bags.”

The chemicals used to make wood pulp paper today could cause us a lot of trouble tomorrow. Environmentalists have long been concerned about the effects of dioxin and other compounds on wildlife and even people. Beyond the chemical pollution, there are agricultural reasons why we should use cannabis hemp instead. When trees are harvested, minerals are taken with them. Hemp is much less damaging to the land where it is grown because it leaves these minerals behind.

Links

www.hempcar.org See the Hemp powered car in action.

www.hempplastic.com Making Plastic cd/dvd cases.

HASH BASH: MY FAVORITE HEMP RALLY

Ann Arbor, Michigan: Host of the Nations 1st Hemp Rally.

MySpace Official Hash Bash Site by Organizer - Adam Brook

Hash Bash Trailer! Full Documentary Will be Sold Here Soon!

http://www.freedomactivist.net/hashbash.html - A Real Nice Site

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