Victory hemp foods creates highfunction, americangrown hemp ingredients that provide solutions. After the japanese attack on pearl harbor in december 1941, supplies of abaca fiber from the philippines were cutoff. This is a fascinating and informative read on the history of hemp and the other cannabis derivative, marijuana in the united states. In 1943, farmers registered in the federal hemp for victory program grew an estimated 375,000 acres of industrial hemp, according to pbs. It is one of the fastest growing plants and was one of the first plants to be spun into usable fiber 50,000 years ago.
H4v75 reboot after 75 years, in an effort to reintroduce industrial hemp as a leading agricultural crop in america and support the development of a growing, multibillion dollar us hemp industry, were proud to formally relaunch the hemp for victory national campaign. This is one of those read this book like your life depends on it. Author doug fine embarks on a humorous yet rigorous journey to meet the men and women who are testing, researching, and pioneering hemps applications for the 21st century. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises hemp for victory murphys law the best of times. The book is conveniently divided into three sections. From hemp for victory hemp for victory is a fascinating film, not only because of its origins and the attempted coverup, but for its contents. His book is a visit to the museums medicine and health room. History and qualities of the worlds most useful plant. See also good profit with hemp crop indicated by growers books. The columbia history of the world states that the oldest relic of human industry is a bit of hemp fabric dating back to approximately 8,000 bc. Yet, victory hemp foods, a startup based out of kentucky, is paving the way to develop hemp products made in the usa. Save chad rosen, originally from california, decided to move his life to kentucky in 2014 after the state passed its hemp legislation with the goal to change the domestic landscape of hemp.
The following is a transcript from a film produced by the u. Hemp for victory is the name of a rather curious little piece of world war ii memorabilia. This activist literature regularly trots out hemp for victory to point out. In and a half minutes, the usda offered a concise history of hemp thats been largely censored from textbooks. Hemp for victory is a valuable addition to anyones research library. Hemp for victory spurs seed commandeering world war ii brought a boom in agricultural exports spurred by wartime food and material demand. Victory hemp foods, llc is a kentucky klc limitedliability company filed on june 29, 2016. The struggle for clearly delineating hemp from marijuana in federal law is a decades. This barcode number lets you verify that youre getting exactly the right version or edition of a book. In that time period hemp awareness has grown, the book hemp for victory was published, and hemp is now legal in many us states. In the early 1940s the usda encouraged farmers to grow hemp, better known as marijuana, for the good of the country.
His book is a visit to the usa hemp museums environmental and biofuel rooms, teaching folks how to use hemp to solve the problem of global warming. If you care about our environment and how hemp can help, this is a book that delivers. The great book of hemp by rowan robinson overdrive. Thus far using just one of many old newspaper articles, weve established that the movie hemp for victory actually did exist and was produced by the u. Lifeline to the future by chris conrad conrads book is the bestsourced and most reliable hemp text available today. No, the american public had not followed the advice of many a bumper sticker and voted jerry. Davis is the dynamic founder and curator of the usa hemp museum. Hemp is among the oldest industries on the planet, going back more than 10,000 years to the beginnings of pottery. Hemp for victory is the best book written about the fine and amazing hemp plant for probably the last decade. Long ago when these ancient grecian temples were new, hemp. Hemp is the worlds strongest natural fiber and has been cultivated for its practical uses for over 10,000 years. Hemp is a sustainable choice for industrial products, textiles, and also offer exceptional. During world war ii, the marihuana tax act of 1937 was lifted briefly to allow for hemp fiber production to create ropes for the u. Victory for hemp smell the truth sfgate blog directory.
Hemp, cannabis sativa, has been called the worlds most versatile plant. In it youll learn how the hemp plant can save the planet, and those. By the us department of agriculture 1942 this is the transcript of the film done by the usda to encourage farmers to grow hemp marijuana during world war ii, because it was a vital resource for such uses as ropes, heavy cloth, etc. Hemp, or industrial hemp, is a variety of the cannabis sativa plant species that is grown specifically for the industrial uses of its derived products. Columbuss ships had sails of hemp, and during colonial times it was universally grown because its strong fibers made superior ropes, sails, cloth, and paper. Hemp for victory is also the title of a book about hemp, published 2006 in london by whitaker press isbn 095499390x. The trillion dollar crop paperback july 29, 2009 by richard m. Hemp for victory a global warming solution is a collection of papers and images from the usa hemp museums 40 years of collecting by founder and curator richard m. We hope that the next two years will bring about hemp manufacturing in the uk and the us on a large scale basis.
A definitive study of the worlds most useful plant. By that measure, the film was an unqualified success. Hemp for victory is a blackandwhite united states government film made during world war ii and released in 1942, explaining the uses of hemp, encouraging farmers to grow as much as possible. There are a number of books on hemp history, including two published in 1900. For those not marijuanaarticulate, this means one could smoke a joint the size of a telephone pole and still not feel any degree of highness. A good next step is to read the book hemp for victory. Hemp is a strain of cannabis sativa that contains only 0.
The film was made to encourage farmers to grow hemp for the war effort because. This is the original manuscript of the great book of hemp 1996, inner traditions international. Materials made from hemp fiber have been discovered in tombs dating back to 7000 b. This film was created to encourage us farmers to grow hemp to support the war effort during wwii. Hemp for victory transcript by the us department of. A short history of the most misunderstood plant and. An informational film produced to encourage farmers to grow hemp for the war effort during ww2.
Mina hegaard of minawear hemp clothing is one us distributor. The hemp industries are emerging to become a major global economic force as a result of new applications and opportunities. Hemp for victory is a short propaganda film by the united states department of agriculture from 1942. Department of agriculture in 1942 to promote hemp production for the war effort long ago when these ancient grecian temples were new, hemp was already old inthe service of mankind. A project founded by artist, activist, entrepreneur, graedon parker our vision is to empower and educate all people on earth to freely grow hempcannabis in their back yard by 2022. Hemp for victory is also the title of a book about hemp, published 2006 in london by whitaker press isbn 09549939. Hemp for victory is also the title of a book about hemp, published 2006 in. We consciously cultivate high quality, small batch cbd hemp on our farm in midcoast maine. Hemp for victory began in 2014 as a creative solution to redesign the face and reeducate the public about the commonly misunderstood cannabis hemp crop as a whole.
The companys filing status is listed as a active and its file number is 0956395. Victory hemp foods, llc in new castle, ky company info. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. I used it as the foundation for my article, get the facts, in this issue of hemphasis. Based on a world war ii public service film produced by the u.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. One is from the german reef or rope, ergo rope maker. Its products include drillwall, spillbegone, raw kenaf fiber, and hemp oil for hair and skin. Deitch has assembled the facts into a compelling narrative that acts as both education about and justification of hemp production in the united states. The registered agent on file for this company is chad wakelandrosen and is located at 39 north main street, new castle, ky 40050. Government during the war to assist tens of thousands of farmers who were growing hemp at the time. At a glance, it seems that industrial hemp would be an easy victory. Gibsonmartin favorite favorite favorite favorite august 12, 2016 subject. For thousands of years, even then, this plant had been grown for cordage and cloth in china and elsewhere in the east.
The film details the many industrial uses of hemp, including cloth and cordage, as well as a detailed history of the plants use. Jack herer, the late author of the 1985 prohemp book the emperor wears no clothes, is credited with discovering hemp for victory. During this earlier era of american crisis, farmers and 4. Mother jones was founded as a nonprofit in 1976 because we knew corporations and the wealthy wouldnt fund the type of hardhitting journalism we set out to do. Along with the basic information that everyone needs to know about this amazing plant, the researchers provide depth and detail that give context and insight useful for even a wellversed hempologist. It can be refined into a variety of commercial items, including paper, textiles, clothing, biodegradable plastics, paint.
During the middle ages hemp was used to treat fevers, insomnia, and malaria. It was the main cash crop of new france now canada since one naval warship required up to 60 tons of hemp a factual look at a controversial subject. Hemp for victory during world war ii, when cordage imports of abaca and jute were unavailable from the pacific, the government instituted an emergency program to produce hemp as a domestic substitute. Hemp scrubs the air of excess co2 gas, the main greenhouse gas responsible for global warming. Above, hemp for victory, a minute film produced by the us government in the 1940s which urged citizens to grow hemp during the war. Boyce, the northerner, tends to speak in terms of a single farmer, but there was the fact that hemp was labour intensive and much slave labour was employed. I was extremely dissatisfied with the dishonest manner in which they treated me, and mangled the text. In hemp for victory, the stated goal for 1943 was to increase that amount to 50,000 acres of industrial hemp. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. Hemp for victory by kenyon gibson author, nick mackintosh author isbn. I give hemp for victory a five star out of five stars rating. It is the work of several authors active in the hemp world, including kenyon gibson, nick and cindy mackintosh, woody harrelson, mina hegaard and sam heslop.
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