The plant outdoes so many resources yet it was legalized about five years ago!
Here are some ways hemp is currently being produced and more of what could come from it.
What is Hemp?
Hemp has a good reputation for being a glorified medicine, as it should. Over many years through loss in legislation, much confusion and prejudice towards marijuana, the plant did lose its way in being one of the most helpful resources to humanity. Hemp and cannabis live under the same genus (Cannabaceae family), just two different cultivars, hemp contains strictly cannabidiol; better known as CBD.
Hemp for Food
Hemp seeds contain a great balance of fatty acids, amino acids and oils. It is also really high in protein, so far from, a lot of people consider hemp over a protein supplement. These proteins create antibodies, helping nutrient absorption, maintaining organs and even builds muscle. It is the nutrition value and immune system boosting characteristics that have many in the belief of cannabis being a remedy to solving world hunger. Hemp is also a highly resilient plant that can grow in a variety of conditions holding versatile characteristics. It doesn’t need as much care and routine to grow. Give it a try and swap your dinner for a night to try something new out.
PAPER?!
With all the heavy deforestation happening globally, it’s time to turn to a new wave and ride with it. Historically, it is seen to be researched that 90% of all the world’s paper until 1883 was made of hemp. There’s many benefits behind hemp paper. To start off, it takes less processing to push out a batch of hemp paper compared to wood paper. By statistics, it lasts much longer, as there have been hemp papers found to be older than 1,500 years. It’s stronger and can be recycled more than your average page of wood. Overall, for propagation with hemp, 1 acre of land filled with hemp takes 4 months to grow versus wood taking up 4 acres of land, with a 20 year life cycle, both producing the same amount of paper…
Fibers, Textiles & Fabrics
For many times, hemp has been used for soft knit fabrics, heavy duty ropes and flags, yet when you search it’s sparse. The cotton and synthetic fiber industry is to blame for the lack of interest, hemp beats it in every way. Going from growth to economic value for the population, it’s undeniable. From research conducted by the Stockholm Environment Institute, Hemp requires half the land of cotton, less fertilizers and less water than cotton. Adding together, to produce qualities of identical properties to cottons. Cotton uses 50% of the world’s pesticides to come to process, it is these pesticides that pollute the environment, killing wildlife and finding a way into our food. Cotton generally requires a much more significant amount of water and tending. Hemp can be grown in vast conditions, easily, and organically.
It seems like a walk in the park, is it just power dominating specific industries to continue? It is still a battle to see the plant grown worldwide, but there’s no backing down. Next time you go and shop for clothing, check out to see if there is hemp at the store. It could be worth having a conversation with that somebody.
