Industrial hemp, healthy houses and a greener future for America are the topics of filmmaker Linda Booker’s latest documentary “Bringing it Home.”

By ASU News
 
Industrial hemp, healthy houses and a greener future for America are the topics of filmmaker Linda Booker’s latest documentary “Bringing it Home.” Booker will screen her film at Appalachian State University at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, in room 114 in Belk Library and Information Commons.

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The event is free and open to the public. See clips from the movie and learn more athttp://www.bringingithomemovie.com. For more information, contact Tom Hansell at University Documentary Film Services at 828-262-7730 orhansellts@appstate.edu.
“Bringing it Home” tells the story of a father’s search to find the healthiest building materials to protect his family from illness. His search leads to the construction of the nation’s first hemp house. Hemp is a non-toxic, energy-efficient, mildew, fire and pest resistant building material. The drawback: industrial hemp is currently illegal to farm in the United States.
 
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http://www.news.appstate.edu/2013/09/10/bringing-it-home/