Hemp
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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. 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.
- Rope. Hemp fiber is very strong.
- hempcrete
- chemicals
- replacement for plastics (Henry Ford !)
- fuels (hemp oil / biodiesel)
- animal feed
Links
- North American Industrial Hemp Council
- Appropedia: Hemp
- OMAFRA: Growing Industrial Hemp in Ontario