OFF-THE-GRID ISLAND HOMESTEADING"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." Henry David ThoreauIn 1997, we left our academic careers in the city to homestead off-the-grid on Denman Island, a rural island in the Strait of Georgia. We just wanted out of the city, at any cost. There was no other thinking than wanting peace, tranquility, garden, and quiet. Guided by Thoreau's Walden and the Nearings' back-to-the-land books, we fumbled our way through newfound experi...

Hemp has such a long, diverse, and compelling history that it boggles the mind. Hemp has been grown in almost every corner of the earth. Hemp has left a legacy even in places where it is currently, temporarily illegal (the illegalization of hemp is very recent in the larger picture of human history). It's just a matter of time before hemp once again becomes an essential part of virtually every country's agriculture. 

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