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*Textiles. Hemp fiber can be woven into a material like light cotton (suitable for T-shirts etc.) or a thick canvas material suitable for bags, warm blankets. See the page on [[spinning and weaving]] for instructions on what to do with it once harvested. | *Textiles. Hemp fiber can be woven into a material like light cotton (suitable for T-shirts etc.) or a thick canvas material suitable for bags, warm blankets. See the page on [[spinning and weaving]] for instructions on what to do with it once harvested. | ||
*Rope. Hemp fiber is very strong. | *Rope. Hemp fiber is very strong. | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hempcrete hempcrete] | * [[Hempcrete]] (also see Wikipedia page: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hempcrete hempcrete]) | ||
*chemicals | *various chemicals | ||
*replacement for plastics (example: hemp fiber, [[Biocomposite|biocomposites]], etc.) | *replacement for plastics (example: hemp fiber, [[Biocomposite|biocomposites]], etc.) | ||
*fuels (hemp oil / [[biodiesel]]/ cellulosic ethanol) | *fuels (hemp oil / [[biodiesel]]/ cellulosic ethanol) | ||
Revision as of 20:19, 10 August 2016
Main > Food and Agriculture > Growing plants
Hemp has a variety of uses, not just for rope and fabric, but also as a readily renewable resource for making paper, construction materials, high protein food, and safe, clean fuel.
Uses
Hemp can be grown nearly anywhere. It grows very rapidly and has many uses:
- Food. The seeds are extremely nutritious.
- body care (soaps - from hemp oil and lye)
- paper
- Textiles. Hemp fiber can be woven into a material like light cotton (suitable for T-shirts etc.) or a thick canvas material suitable for bags, warm blankets. See the page on spinning and weaving for instructions on what to do with it once harvested.
- Rope. Hemp fiber is very strong.
- Hempcrete (also see Wikipedia page: hempcrete)
- various chemicals
- replacement for plastics (example: hemp fiber, biocomposites, etc.)
- fuels (hemp oil / biodiesel/ cellulosic ethanol)
- animal feed
- Small percentage of hemp was used in what appears to be a composite - rather than bioplastic - car body (70% fiber, of which fiber 10% was hemp, and 30% binder) - [1]
Hemp rope
Field of hemp
The fiber can be clearly seen here. It is found between the skin and the wood of the stem.
Links
- Overview publication - [2]
- North American Industrial Hemp Council
- Appropedia: Hemp
- OMAFRA: Growing Industrial Hemp in Ontario
Industry Standards
- Largest hemp processing plant in America - [3]