Description
The inside story of the world's most fascinating and lucrative crop from gonzo journalist-turned-hemp farmer Doug Fine.
Hemp, the non-psychoactive variant of cannabis (or marijuana) and one of humanity's oldest plant allies, has quietly become the fastest industry ever to generate a billion dollars of annual revenue in North America. From hemp seed to hemp fiber to the currently ubiquitous cannabinoid CBD, this resilient crop is leading the way toward a new, regenerative economy that contributes to soil and climate restoration--but only if we do it right.
In American Hemp Farmer, maverick journalist and solar-powered goat herder Doug Fine gets his hands dirty with healthy soil and sticky with terpenes growing his own crop and creating his own hemp products. Fine shares his adventures and misadventures as an independent, regenerative farmer and entrepreneur, all while laying out a vision for how hemp can help right the wrongs of twentieth-century agriculture, and how you can be a part of it.
Author: Doug Fine
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Company
Published: 04/23/2020
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9781603589192
ISBN10: 1603589198
BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Agriculture | Sustainable Agriculture
- Gardening | Marijuana Cultivation
- Business & Economics | Industries | Agribusiness