Hempzine | June 2007 | Issue #12 - HAPPY ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY HEMPZINE!
In this issue:
| Featured Products |
Community Events - Over 250 names on our petition! |
| Art Opening |
Articles |
| Hemp News - 2008 International Conference on Flax and Other Blast Plants |
Hemp Audio |
FEATURED PRODUCTS
Hemp and Company (Vic West)
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*Vic West will soon be carrying Sage Creek organice cotton infant clothing. http://sagecreekcanada.com/default.aspx
Hemp Hearts Special!
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$14.95now $12.00 each OR *buy a case of 9 for $90.00 *extra shipping charges will apply due to weight. |
COMMUNITY EVENTS
250+ people Took Action!
Transitioning to a Sustainable Economy with Canandian Industrial Hemp
We are sending your letter to the government with over 250 signatures! Thank you to everyone who participated!
We feel this will send a strong message to the government about the role industrial hemp should play in a sustainable economy.
Shambhala Tickets Available - Victoria and Nelson
At Hemp and Company:
547 Johnson Street, Victoria, BC
502 Baker Street, Nelson, BC
Ticket prices $182
Shambhala Music Festival Ltd. 2007 on August 8 – 15th at the Salmo River Ranch.
FoodRoots Sustainable Feast
Saturday June 2 , 6:00 pm
Victoria, BC
Garry Oak Room - Fairfield Community Centre
1335 Thurlow
www.foodroots.ca
Tickets $25 available (½ price for under 10 years old and free under 5 years old. ) at:
Vic West Farmers Market
HEMP AND COMPANY
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Networking - Greendrinks
On Tuesday June 12th - earlybirds wanting quiet conversation may arrive anytime after 4:00pm before
the crowd arrives and noise levels build up.
Victoria, BC
5-7 pm - Queen Mother Cafe
407 Swift Street
ART OPENING
Karen Gillmore — Biographical information:
Karen Gillmore’s career as an artist began in Seattle’s Pike Place Market in 1974, where for ten years she sold her art and jewelry. Among her many other art adventures she traveled from coast to coast on the street fair circuit, did a stint as art director on a medieval village re-creation project, indulged herself in theatre and costume design, and has seen her art published through a satisfying variety of illustration jobs. In 1992 she migrated north to Victoria, and has since been exploring new media and subjects as fast as her overactive muse can lead her to them.
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Artist’s Statement:
Eclectic is the only word to completely describe my art. My images are often Celtic, medieval, magical, or mythical in character, woven together with the landscapes of the West Coast and living things from all over the universe. The media I use most often these days are collage, watercolour, acrylic, and printmaking, and lately — papier mâché sculpture! I am also totally shameless in combining any and all of the above in my mixed media creations.
Whether composing an image or a sculpture, I’ll try any medium or technique that I think will give me the effect that I see in my mind. I also like to play with my media without having a specific image in mind, mixing them together to see what will happen – if it’s good, I do it again – if not, I tear it up for a collage! I believe that this spirit of experimentation is good for what ails you, artistically or otherwise, and I like to pass this on to students when I teach workshops or classes. My goal when teaching others is to lead them to discover their own style, as well as the joy of creating unique work that comes from the heart.
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Hemp & Co fashion show on YouTube!
Big thanks to Eliehsa for sending this one in - VIEW IT HERE - the clothes look great!
Hot Hot Bloomin Hotness Part 2
ARTICLES
Lytton's Long Lost Cousin
During a recent trip to the Interior we paid a visit to Bill's "long lost" cousin Ron Coghlan on his
organic Farm on Stein Mountain on the edge of the Stein Valley near Lytton BC.
Obviously the end of May is planting time so we pitched in with bedbuilding, raking, compost application and planting. During the day that we visited five of us, including Ahna and Jessie, planted a field of squashes which will be sold in the fall at the Trout Lake Market in Vancouver.
Ron and his wife, Erin have farmed this land for 22 years subsidized by Erin's work as a midwife birth coach and counsellor. With limited machinery, glacial irrigation, organic practices and lots of love and energy a huge variety of vegetables, fruit and herbs flourish in Canada's hotspot.
Lunch was largely provided from the salad garden, beets from the root cellar and the grains that are a staple of all organic kitchens. It was delicious with the added seasoning of a healthy farm working appetite.
The day was the most fulfilling day of our week's journey. Thanks to Ron and Erin for DOING IT!
If you ever get internet up there, Ron, check out our web site!
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Recipes for Salad Dressing
Hempnut Watercress-Avacado Dressing
Makes 1 1/2 cups
1/4 cup fresh corriander, chopped
2 tbsp watercress, chopped
2 tbsp walnuts, chopped
1/2 avacado, chopped
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp honey or maple syrup
1/2 tsp dry mustard
1/4 tsp paprika
1/3 cup hempseed oil
Combine all ingredients except the oil in a blender and blend until smooth. With blender on a low speed, gradually add the oil and blend until emulsified. The mixture should be smooth and thick.
Tahini-Lime Hempnut Dressing
Makes 1 1/8 cups
1/2 cup tahini
1 1/2 tbsp honey or maple syrup
1 tbsp fresh-squeezed lime juice
1 1/2 tbsp rice vinegar
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup hempseed oil
2 tbsp hempnuts (shelled hemp seeds)
Mix all the ingredients except the oil in a blender until smooth. With the blender on a low speed, slowly add the oil and blend until emulsified.
Recipies from: The Galaxy Global Eatery Hemp Cookbook
By: Denis Cicero
with chefs Kris Czartoryski, Suzanne Gruber and Michael Lipp
Cookbook sold at Hemp & Co for $40.95
HEMP NEWS
2008 International Conference on Flax and Other Blast Plants
22 May 2007
Hemp Report
Reefer Madness: Let's Embarrass Ron Paul
25 May 2007
Austin Chronicle
Hemp Processing Plant Backed
22 May 2007
Thetford and Brandon Times
Hemp, Canola Studied For BC Bioenergy
16 May 2007
Goldstream Gazette
New Bid To Start Hemp Plant In Dauphin
02 March 2007
Winnipeg Free Press
HEMP AUDIO
H&C PODCAST - The Conscious Consumer with Jeremy Bezooyen
Listen to the two latest episodes of a 5 part lecture series by Jeremy Bezooyen on The Conscious Consumer
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