Hemp seed oil has the highest total concentration of the essential fatty acids of any oil in the world, it contains about 80% Essential Fatty Acids (EFA's). Hemp seed is highest in total omega-6 and omega-3 essential fatty acids. The hemp seed fatty acids have been shown helpful to fight cancer and AIDS, among many other diseases. Essential fatty acids are responsible for our immune response so you want to make sure you consume fatty acids and hemp seeds are full of them. In 1998, industrial hemp became a legal crop in Canada, promising environmentally-sound farming and processing of fibre for paper, textiles, and building products. In addition, hemp seed is among the world's most nutritious foods, and its oil is an exceptional bodycare emollient. We are a distributor of hempseed and hemp oil for Stone Farms, a fourth generation farm located in Ontario Canada are dedicated to providing hemp to the world!

Benefits of Hemp Foods:
Hemp foods are made from the hemp seed, which is botanically a nut. There are two major components of the hemp nut, the oil and the nutmeat. Hemp oil is made by cold-pressing the seed; what's left is the hempseed "press cake," which is commonly converted to flour for hemp breads and similar foods. The hemp nut can be eaten whole, as it's very nutritious and quite tasty. Hemp foods have been a dietary staple for millions of people in Europe for centuries and for tens of millions in China and other parts of Asia for millennia.

Hemp is a very ancient source of medicine and the medicinal effects include stimulating the appetite, reducing nausea, lowering pressure in the eyes, stimulating the immune system and reduces pain, especially migraine headache pain. It is an antibacterial, antiviral, anti-convulsant, bronchodilator and expectorant. It reduces spasticity and ataxia in multiple sclerosis, stops menstrual bleeding and helps PMS and the pain of childbirth. Hemp extracts were widely used in medicines in America until it was banned.

                                   

Hemp nuts, hemp flour, and hemp protein:
When the oil is squeezed from hemp seed, the remaining press cake is made into flour for hemp breads, pastries, and other products. This press cake contains two high-quality proteins called edestin and albumin. These proteins contain all eight of the essential amino acids in highly favourable proportions, and they are easier to digest than the protein in soybeans and other foods.

Like essential fatty acids (EFA's), proteins are the basic building blocks of the human body. There are few bodily functions that are not affected, in a positive way, by hemp protein.

The dehulled hemp seed (hempnut) is perhaps the best way to ingest hemp foods. The delicious hempnut contains not only the proteins mentioned above, but also the highly beneficial essential fatty acids (EFA's), better preserved in the nutmeat matrix.

An interesting report has turned up on the use of hemp protein to treat tuberculosis in Czechoslovakia during and after World War II (Sirek, 1954). At an institution for children with TB, doctors had no medicine and very little food. The doctors decided to treat the children with hemp seeds, because of the protein (edestin) in the nuts.

Edestin contained not only the appropriate amino acids (including arginine, essential for formation and growth of new tissue) but also a wealth of healthy enzymes. A total of 26 children were treated with a diet of hemp seed, oats, and cottage cheese. All 26 were cured or significantly improved, and all grew to be healthy young adults.

Our De-Hulled Hempseed and Cold Pressed Hemp Seed Oil is grown on Stone Farm in Renfrew County. All Stone Farm's hemp products are grown pesticide and insectice-free. Since 1901 this Historical Family Farm concentrated on the farm's beef production, it had been the main business for the past thirty-five years. The farm downsized its beef production and that has freed up production acres and they are being put to some innovative new uses.

Now targeting higher value specialty grain crops such as hemp, a new connection is being made with the land. Multiple drivers govern the decision making process. The concern isn’t solely on yield and economic efficiency, but also balancing the ecological impacts their decisions have on the land and eco-system.

Hemp Seed Nut Recipes

We hope you enjoy this collection of hemp seed recipes. These hemp seed recipes are easy to make and taste great! Getting healthy and staying healthy is the key to taking responsibility of yourself. The nutritional value of hemp seed (hemp hearts) is really incredible and the recipes are easy to make and are good for you.

Put ingredients in a dish and cover with silver foil. Place in oven at 150°C for 30 minutes. To be served as a starter or main dish for two with a large green salad.