The nation's first hemp house - watch the movie "Bringing It Home" this Friday.

[Lori Stephens]

You are invited to attend the Friday, Feb. 20th Corvallis Eco-film Festival showing of “Bringing It Home”.

Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW 2nd St. (2nd floor - above New Morning Bakery)
A suggested donation of $5 - $10 per person is requested.
Doors open@ 6:30 pm 
Program begins: 7:00 pm

Come early at 6:30 pm to browse the local organization tables, buy a beer from Corvallis’ original craft brewery, Oregon Trail Brewery and fine, local baked goods from New Morning Bakery. 

“Bringing It Home” (http://bringingithomemovie.com/) tells a story of a father’s search to find the healthiest building materials and 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 — although research is legal in some states, hemp remains off-limits to almost all U.S. farmers.  BUT, Oregon is at the forefront of legalizing hemp production. 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. 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.

Following the film, we will have a panel discussion and audience Q & A about what is happening with hemp in Oregon. 
Panelists include:

• Dr. Russell Karow, Professor, OSU Department of Crop and Soil Science,http://cropandsoil.oregonstate.edu/content/russ-karow
• John Simonsen, Professor, OSU Department of Wood Science and Engineering,http://people.forestry.oregonstate.edu/john-simonsen
• Todd Dalotto, CAN! Research, Education & Consulting, LLC, www.CanResearch.net 
  

?The 11th annual eco-film festival is sponsored by:

• Corvallis Odd Fellows Barnum Lodge #7 -http://www.corvallisoddfellows.org/
• Corvallis Sustainability Coalition -http://sustainablecorvallis.org/
• Corvallis Environmental Center -http://www.corvallisenvironmentalcenter.org/
  

“Bringing It Home” night is sponsored by:

• Abundant Solar (http://www.abundantsolar.com/abundantsolar/Home.html)
  

I hope to see you there.

Dave Eckert 
Corvallis Sustainability Coalition

Water Action Team Leader
Dave Eckert
(541) 230-1237