| I feel like sharing some information (without drowning | | | | fondue chocolate out too long without heat). |
| the you valuable readers with facts) on the ecological | | | | 3. Paper - The first Johannes Gutenberg bible was |
| benefits of using Hemp Products. | | | | printed on hemp paper! Hemp is a plant that has a |
| Hemp is grown with relatively little fertilizer. So what | | | | sustainable life cycle of 3 months as opposed to |
| this means is that it is a low maintenance plant and | | | | many trees that could take from 5 to 50 years to be |
| does not demand much from the synthetic fertiliser | | | | regrown. |
| industries. As the good grows, you do not even | | | | 4. Food - I'm a vegetarian! I love soy-based products |
| pesticides, thereby reducing the contamination of our | | | | because they provide me with more of the digestible |
| ground and river systems. Additionally, as the hemp | | | | essential fatty acids my body needs (and proteins). |
| plant flourishes the fields, it naturally acts as a weed | | | | However, compared to hemp it is literally sub-grade. |
| controller due to its dense foliage. In my opinion, it is | | | | The hemp seed provides a superior amount of iron, |
| truly a golden child of earth at the early stages. | | | | calcium and boosts your immune system in a way |
| As the hemp girl (metaphorically speaking) grows up, | | | | that soy does not. |
| it can gradually replace petroleum derived products | | | | 5. Building materials - If you read this word |
| (products from the petrochemical industry). The | | | | "Hempcrete" then you're probably wondering, "that |
| diverse applications include some of the following | | | | sounds like concrete". You are absolutely right! Used |
| items (however not limited to): | | | | in the mix with lime, Hempcrete has good moisture |
| 1. Plastics - In the 1930's (I know, ages ago for some | | | | retention and insulation properties, and is less brittle |
| of us), Henry Ford made a car from hemp and other | | | | than its standard concrete brothers. |
| crops "grown from the soil" as part of his vision of | | | | These are just some of the reasons Hemp is a very |
| giving the American people a sustainable vehicle for | | | | ecological product for our times. Having said that, |
| the ages. Additionally, it is said that BMW is working | | | | there are downsides to its use and it usually comes |
| on its own set of wheels that replaces fiberglass | | | | down to the bottom line figure. Sadly enough, I am |
| matte with hemp. | | | | of the opinion that a balance can be found if the |
| 2. Paints - Because hemp seed oil becomes solid on | | | | enthusiasm in hemp as a sustainable alternative is |
| exposure to air (similar to linseed oil) it is used to | | | | lifted in order to educate a greater number of people |
| manufacture oil-based paints (similar to leaving the | | | | about the plant. |