I feel like sharing abit of info (without drowning the you valuable readers with phacts) on the ecological benefits of using Hemp Products. Okay, I’m going to give it a shot and I’d be much interested to read your feedback =)

Hemp is grown with relatively little fertilizer. So what this means, is that it is a low maintenance plant and does not demand much from the synthetic fertiliser industries. As the goody grows, you do not even pesticides, thereby reducing the contamination of our ground and river systems! Truly a golden child of earth at the early stages.

When the hemp girl grows up, it can gradually replace petroleum derived products (stuff from the petrochemical industry). Its diversity includes some of the following items (however not limited to):

  • Plastics – In the 1930′s (I know, yonkers ago), Henry Ford made a car from hemp and other crops “grown from the soil” as part of his vision of giving the American people are sustainable vehicle for the ages (what an awesome intent). Additionally, it is said that BMW is working on its own set of wheels that replaces fiberglass matte with hemp.
  • Paints – Because hemp seed oil becomes solid on exposure to air (similar to linseed oil) it is used to manufacture oil-based paints (similar to leaving the fondue chocolate out too long without heat).
  • Paper - The first Johannes Gutenberg bible was printed on hemp paper! Hemp is a plant that has a sustainable life cycle of 3 months as opposed to many trees that could take from 5 to 50 years to be regrown.
  • Food – I’m a vegetarian! I love soy-based products because they provide me with more of the digestible essential phatty acids my body needs (and proteins). However, compared to hemp it is literally sub-grade. The hemp seed provides a superior amount of iron, calcium and boosts your immune system in a way that soy does not.
  • Building materials – If you read this word “Hempcrete” then you’re probably wondering, “that sounds like concrete”. You are absolutely right! Used in the mix with lime, Hempcrete has good moisture retention and insulation properties, and is less brittle than its standard concrete brothers.

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