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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= | =Uses= | ||
Hemp can be grown nearly anywhere. It grows very rapidly and has | Hemp can be grown nearly anywhere. It grows very rapidly and has many uses: | ||
*Food. The seeds are extremely nutritious. | *Food. The seeds are extremely nutritious. | ||
*body care (soaps) | *body care (soaps - from hemp oil and [[lye]]) | ||
*paper | *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. | *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. | ||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hempcrete hempcrete] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hempcrete hempcrete] | ||
*chemicals | *chemicals | ||
*replacement for plastics | *replacement for plastics (example: hemp fiber, [[Biocomposite|biocomposites]], etc.) | ||
*fuels (hemp oil / biodiesel/ cellulosic ethanol) | *fuels (hemp oil / [[biodiesel]]/ cellulosic ethanol) | ||
*animal feed | *animal feed | ||
*Small | *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) - [http://theangryhistorian.blogspot.com/2010/10/hemp-car-myth-busted.html] | ||
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Revision as of 14:59, 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
- 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]