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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.
About the Author
Doug Fine is a solar-powered goat herder, comedic investigative journalist, and pioneer voice in regenerative farming. He has cultivated hemp in four US states, with his genetics in five more. In addition, he is an award-winning culture and climate correspondent from five continents (for NPR, the New York Times, and the Washington Post, among others) . His books include American Hemp Farmer, Hemp Bound, Too High to Fail, Farewell, My Subaru (a Boston Globe Bestseller) , Not Really An Alaskan Mountain Man, and First Legal Harvest, a monograph that was printed on hemp paper. A website of his print and radio work, United Nations testimony and TED Talk is at dougfine.com, which is also where to book him for live events via the contact button. His social media handle is @organiccowboy.
