FREE Screenings of Bringing It Home for Hemp History Week

Hemp History Week continues with a look at Bringing It Home, a documentary about industrial hemp, healthy houses, and a greener future for America.

A father’s search to find the healthiest building materials leads him to the completion of the nation’s first hemp house. Hemp with lime is a non-toxic, energy efficient, mildew, fire and pest resistant building material. The drawback — industrial hemp is currently illegal to farm in the U.S.A. Industrial hemp is a non-psychoactive plant, grown in 31 other countries that makes 1,000′s of sustainable products and offers solutions for global warming, nutrition, poverty and deforestation. Here in the U.S., hemp could be a money-making crop for farmers and create jobs. But why can’t we grow it here? Now raising production funds, Bringing it Home tells the story of hemp: past, present and future and a global industry that includes textiles, building materials, food products, bio-plastics, auto parts and more.

Bringing It Home is partnering with Hemp History Week to launch its grassroots screening campaign in the following select cities June 3-9, 2013:

Portland, OR

When: June 4, 5:30 pm, open to public/free admission
Where: G Diapers, 2808 NE MLK Jr Blvd

San Francisco, CA

When: June 6, 7:00 pm, open to public/free admission
Where: Inner Mission, 2050 Bryant St
What: Q&A with Director Linda Booker, Nutiva CEO John Roulac and  John Trudell

Bellingham, WA

When: June 6, 6:30 pm, open to public/free admission
Where: Bellingham Community Coop, 1220 N Forest St

Boulder, CO

When: June 8, 6:30 pm, open to public/free admission
Where: Shine Restaurant & Gathering Place, 2027 13th St

Escondido, CA

When: June 9, 7:00 pm, open to public/free admission
Where: Stone Brewery World Bistro and Gardens, 1999 Citracado Parkway
What: Q&A with Director Linda Booker and David Bronner of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps

Petaluma, CA

When: June 9, 4:00 pm
Where: Sunflower Center, 1435 N McDowell Blvd
What: film screening, followed by special guest and performance by John Trudell

Photo credit: Craik Sustainable Living Project via Flickr