Building economical and eco-friendly homes is one of the many Uses of Hemp, and it’s becoming more prominent in Israel, as interest grows for natural, sustainable building techniques. At a conference in Prague this spring, Israeli eco-builder Nitzan Iserovitch will...
The list for Uses of Hemp is continuously growing, and in northern Thailand, a group of young students have invented a hemp surgical mask. The invention, named “The Mask Sativa”, was inspired by the polluted area in which the school is situated. The students...
Hempcrete, one of the many Uses of Hemp, is growing more and more popular, as people search for sustainable building materials. Dion Lefebvre is one of the first to build with hemp. He built his home with hempcrete, and plans to construct an additional building that...
From building materials to milk and ice cream, there are literally thousands of Uses of Hemp. It is possibly the most diverse crop on the planet, and it’s making a comeback worldwide. Hemp breeder David Gillespie, of Bundaberg-based Agri Fibre Industries, (Australia),...
In India, a number of entrepreneurs are advocating the many Uses of Hemp, and want to see the plant used in healthcare, agriculture and apparel. There is immense opportunity for hemp cultivation and production in India. The Bombay Hemp Company (Boheco) is urging for...
There are over 25,000 Uses of Hemp, far too long a list to write here, so we’ll focus in on the top ten. But first, let’s take a closer look at the hemp plant itself. Industrial hemp and marijuana are both strains of the cannabis sativa plant, but hemp contains less...
With only sixteen prefabricated hempcrete panels, a newly-built house demonstrates one of the many Uses of Hemp. In Franklinville, North Carolina, Marty Clemons gathers with neighbours to watch and celebrate the instalment of the final panel on her tiny house. The...
With the legalisation of hemp as a food product in Australia, one hemp farmer is showing new Uses of Hemp. A Western Australian hemp farmer, Chris Blake, is working in collaboration with a brewer from Rocky Ridge Brewery to come up with a hemp beer. The brewer, Hamish...
One of the greatest Uses of Hemp is textiles, and Bastcore, a company based in Omaha, recently signed a deal that could help hemp become a standard material for apparel producers in the U.S. For the first time in the U.S., a hemp processing company has established a...
When we think of textiles, we may think of materials like cotton, polyester, nylon and spandex, but did you know that one of the many Uses of Hemp is fibre and textiles? Hemp offers a sustainable option that could help transform the textile industry. Unlike the...
