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Hemp can be grown nearly anywhere. It grows very rapidly and has a lot of uses:

  • Food. The seeds are extremely nutritious.
  • body care (soaps)
  • 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
  • chemicals
  • replacement for plastics - explain
  • fuels (hemp oil / biodiesel)
  • animal feed
  • Hemp rope

    Hemp rope

  • Field of hemp

    Field of hemp

  • The fiber can be clearly seen here. It is found between the skin and the wood of the stem.

    The fiber can be clearly seen here. It is found between the skin and the wood of the stem.

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