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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.

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

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 *body care (soaps)
 *paper
-*Textiles. The fibers between the wood and bark of the stem can be woven into a material like light cotton (suitable for T-shirts etc.) or a thick canvas material suitable for bags, warm blankets.
+*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.
+[[File:Hempstem.jpg|right|thumb|The fiber can be clearly seen here. It is found between the skin and the wood of the stem.]]
 *Rope. Hemp fiber is very strong.
 *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hempcrete hempcrete]
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 * Appropedia: [http://www.appropedia.org/Hemp Hemp]
 * OMAFRA: [http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/00-067.htm Growing Industrial Hemp in Ontario]
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