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Hemp can be grown nearly anywhere. It grows very rapidly and has many uses: | Hemp can be grown nearly anywhere. It grows very rapidly and has many uses: | ||
* | *Rope. Hemp fiber is very strong. | ||
*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. | ||
* [[Hempcrete]] (also see Wikipedia page: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hempcrete hempcrete]) | * [[Hempcrete]] (also see Wikipedia page: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hempcrete hempcrete]) | ||
*paper | |||
*a small percentage of hemp was used in what appears to be a [[Biocomposite|composite]] - rather than bioplastic - car body (70% fiber, of which fiber 10% was hemp, and 30% binder) - [http://theangryhistorian.blogspot.com/2010/10/hemp-car-myth-busted.html] | |||
*replacement for plastics (example: hemp fiber, [[Biocomposite|biocomposites]], etc.) | |||
*food. The seeds are extremely nutritious. | |||
*animal feed | |||
*body care (soaps - from hemp oil and [[lye]]) | |||
*various chemicals | *various chemicals | ||
*fuels (hemp oil / [[biodiesel]]/ cellulosic ethanol) | *fuels (hemp oil / [[biodiesel]]/ cellulosic ethanol) | ||
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Revision as of 22:39, 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:
- Rope. Hemp fiber is very strong.
- 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.
- Hempcrete (also see Wikipedia page: hempcrete)
- paper
- a 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]
- replacement for plastics (example: hemp fiber, biocomposites, etc.)
- food. The seeds are extremely nutritious.
- animal feed
- body care (soaps - from hemp oil and lye)
- various chemicals
- fuels (hemp oil / biodiesel/ cellulosic ethanol)
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]