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Information on Hemp (study material)
1. Information on Hemp (study material-1)
-Versatility
-environmental-friendliness
-age-old reliability
-underdog ability
-healthfulness
-nutrition
-durability
“Make the most of Indian Hemp seed and sow it everywhere.”
-George Washington, 1794
The benefits to you as farmer growing industrial hemp include:
Industrial hemp doesn’t require herbicides. Because hemp is
such a fast growing plant it provides a canopy within 5-6 weeks
that most weeds cannot penetrate, meaning less costs for you.
There are fewer biological pests to industrial hemp. So you don’t
have to spend a fortune in insecticides.
Hemp can be used to restore depleted soils. Studies have shown
that hemp can be used as a “mop” crop on soils that have been
heavily damaged by chemical use.
Hemp is easy to grow as it is a strong and hardy plant. So that
means less stress for you.
2. You don’t need special machinery to harvest hemp. A simple
brush cutter is enough for some crops and means that as a farmer
you probably already have easy access to a harvester.
You can grow hemp on as little as 1 hectare or much bigger
depending on the land available to you.
Industrial hemp is profitable. The demand for hemp means that
you can make money compared to most crops with declining
economic returns.
Industrial hemp is being recognized by governments around the
world as being an ecologically friendly crop. This means you can
do your bit for the environment while still putting money in YOUR
pocket.
There are professional bodies promoting the growing and use of
hemp. This is raising the profile of hemp and making it easier to
get government licenses to grow the crop.
And Once You Have Grown Your Hemp Crop, Hemp Can Easily Be
Processed To Provide:
Paper. It takes four months to grow enough hemp to make the
same amount of paper that it would take 4 to 10 acres of trees to
grow over a 20-year cycle! And all this can be achieved with just
one acre of hemp!
Textiles. Hemp isn’t just for rough hippie shorts and backpacks.
Fashion designers such as Stella McCartney, Armani and Calvin
Klein are using hemp textiles in their collections.
3. Food. Hemp food products are a popular health food due to the
presence of health enhancing unsaturated and essential fatty
acids. The market for hemp food products such as hemp seed,
hemp oil and hemp protein powders increased by 60% between
2007-2008 and is growing exponentially.
Building materials. Did you know that you can grow enough hemp
for a house on one hectare in four months? The French have been
growing and building with hemp for almost half a century. This
market is growing fast and is being held back mainly by lack of
supply.
Cosmetics. Hemp oil has excellent healing and moisturizing
properties and is particularly useful for people who suffer from
eczema and psoriasis. The use of hemp oil in cosmetics is
increasing year on year with earth-friendly skin care companies
such as Dr. Bronner’s, Burt’s Bees, Neal’s Yard and Jason Natural
Products selling hemp products.
Plastics. Hemp plastics are tough, durable, contain no harmful
chemicals and best of all are biodegradable! In 1941 Henry Ford
made a car out of Hemp and other composites that were more
resistant to blows from a sledge hammer than other steel cars
were. There are a number of products made from hemp plastics
including cars, musical instruments, home furnishings, jewellery,
and toys.
The market for industrial hemp is huge and is largely untapped.
-Farmers around the world grow hemp. Legally. And they've been doing
so for thousands of years. View a timeline of hemp throughout history
4. -Hemp is a plant grown from a seed. It can get up to 15 to 20 or so feet
tall. It is an annual, herbaceous, long fibre plant similar to flax (linen),
jute and ramie.
-It's the sister plant to marijuana but it won't get you high. However, it's
good at doing almost anything else except making you 'high'. You'll
learn more about its versatility in this document.
-Although hemp and marijuana are both from the cannabis species,
hemp contains virtually no THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the
psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.) If you smoke hemp you will likely
get a headache. You will not get 'high'. Its THC level is less than 1%,
whereas marijuana may contain between 5 - 15%.
-Its seeds are pressed for oil that can be used for food (salad dressings,
supplements, etc.), industrial lubrication, diesel fuel, paints, varnishes
and more.
-Hemp is a distinct variety of the plant species cannabis sativa L.
-Hemp is among the oldest industries on the planet, going back more
than 10,000 years to the beginnings of pottery.
-The Columbia History of the World states that the oldest relic of
human industry is a piece of Mesopotamian hemp fabric dating back to
approximately 8,000 BC.
-For more than a century, hemp was legal tender to pay American
taxes.
-Over 600,000 acres of hemp grow worldwide today. Over 8,500 acres
were grown in Canada in 2008.
-The 2002 figures for global hemp sales were US$250 million. US$150
million in the United States alone.
5. -The HIA (Hemp Industries Association) is confident that the total North
American hemp food and body care market in 2008 accounted for at
least $100 million in retail sales. In 2005-2008, hemp food sales have
averaged 47% annual growth, making hemp one of the fastest-growing
natural food categories.
Versatility:
-A Popular Mechanics article from 1938 stated that over 25,000
different products could be made from hemp in oil, seed or fibre form.
-Used for thousands of years by a wide variety of cultures, hemp is
currently being used worldwide in industries such as fabric, food, bio-
diesel fuel, paper, plastics, rope, building material, molded panels, car
components, wallpaper, acoustic baffling and barn bedding for farm
animals.
-125 years ago, 70 to 90 percent of all rope, twine, cordage, ship sails,
canvas, fibre, cloth, etc., was made out of hemp fibre. It was replaced
by Dupont’s then newly discovered petrochemical fibre (nylon)
beginning in 1937.
Farming:
-The hemp plant is highly resistant to most insect and disease, largely
eliminating the need for most (or all) pesticides and herbicides.
-No herbicides have been approved for industrial hemp. Early planting,
as soon as the soil is warm enough, is a recommended weed control
strategy.
6. -A normal stand of 200 to 300 plants per square meter shades out
weeds, leaving the fields weed-free at harvest and covered in leaves
that improve the soil in a self-mulching eco-system.
-Industrial hemp can be grown on a wide variety of soil types, but tends
to grow best on land that produces high yields of corn.
-Hemp prefers a mild climate, humid atmosphere, and a rainfall of at
least 25-30 inches per year.
-A hemp field produces a very large bulk of plant material in a short
period of time. (Stalks can reach 15 feet tall in 70-90 growing days)
-Yields can reach between 3 to 7 tons of dry hemp fibre stalk per acre.
-HEMP IS THE NUMBER ONE biomass producer on planet earth: 10 tons
per acre in approximately four months. It is a woody plant containing
77% cellulose. Wood produces 60% cellulose.
-Low abrasion means low impact on farm equipment and workers
hands.
Fibres, Fabric & Clothing:
-The agriculture world’s longest and most durable natural fibres are
hemp’s ‘bast’ fibres, contained in the bark of the plant’s stalk.
-CinemaSpace, in Montreal, is Canada's first cinema to use hemp fabric
to cover its seats.
7. -In 1853, the first pair of Levi’s jeans was made. Due to a fire in the
Levis archives (San Francisco's Great Earthquake and Fire - 1906 ) it can
no longer be proven, but many believe the first pair of Levis were made
from hemp.
-The word canvas (traditionally made from hemp) comes
from cannabis (Latin). This word comes from kaneh-bosem, Hebrew for
‘aromatic cane’.
-Un-dyed hemp fabric will not rot and won’t fade in sunlight.
-Hemp is anti-microbial, anti-mildew, naturally UV resistant and readily
takes on eco-safe plant-based dyes.
-Frequently blended with cotton, silk, tencel, bamboo, spandex and
other fibres to make a wide variety of fabrics with various attractive
properties. It is also an efficient insulator keeping you warm in winter
and cool in summer
Compared to Cotton:
-Environmentally, hemp is a safer crop to grow than cotton. Cotton is a
soil-damaging crop and needs a great deal of fertilizers, herbicides and
pesticides.
-Cotton crops in the USA occupy 1% of the country’s farmland but use
50% of all pesticides. "The pesticides used on cotton, whether in the
U.S. or oversees, are some of the most hazardous available today," says
Doug Murray, Ph.D., a professor of sociology at Colorado State
University who has studied pesticide use on cotton overseas.
-1 acre of hemp will produce as much as 2-3 acres of cotton.
8. -Hemp is 4 times warmer than cotton, 4 times more water absorbent,
has 3 times the tensile strength of cotton. It is also many times more
durable and is flame retardant.
-Many high fashion clothing manufacturers have produced clothes and
footwear made with hemp. Some of these include: Nike, Converse,
Armani, Patagonia, Polo Ralph Lauren, Oscar de la Renta and many
more.
-Hemp fabrics were once far more expensive than cotton and other
fabrics due to limited supply, but increased demand and availability in
recent years have lowered the price considerably.
-Hemp breathes well and wicks moisture away from the body better
than cotton.
-HT Naturals (Canada’s largest hemp t-shirt supplier) asserts that
selecting their hemp/cotton blended t-shirt over an all-cotton t-shirt
saves the environment 744 gallons of water. This company has recently
partnered with Canada’s National Research Council to create Crailar an
enzyme that will make hemp fibres as soft as cotton
Paper:
-Hemp paper can be made from both the outer fibres of the hemp stalk
(bast fibres) as well as the inner core (or ‘hurd’ fibres) of the stalk.
-One acre of hemp (grown in a single season) yields as much paper as
up to 4 acres of trees (which take many more years to grow).
-Hemp paper is stronger, acid free, has a longer shelf life and costs less
than half as much to process as tree paper.
9. -Hemp paper can be recycled 10 times whereas wood-based paper can
only be recycled twice without losing integrity and requiring additional
virgin fibre content.
-China, the world's first paper maker, used hemp to make paper 1,900
years ago.
-Both the Gutenberg Bible (15th C.) and the King James Bible (17th C.)
were printed on hemp-based papers.
-In 1776, Thomas Jefferson, a hemp farmer, wrote the first two drafts
of the Declaration of Independence on hemp paper.
-Since deforestation is a serious environmental concern, hemp can
offer a significant contribution to the world’s environment as well as its
economy.
Building Materials and Plastics:
-The core of the hemp stalk is used to produce fibreboard, insulation,
carpet, fiberglass substitute, cement blocks, concrete, stucco and
mortar.
-Hemp oil extracted from hemp seeds is used in the production of
plastics, oil paints, varnishes, inks, solvents, lubricants, putty and
coatings.
-In an effort to initiate industrial hemp production, a Native farmer
named Alex White Plume on his reservation in South Dakota built a
house entirely out of what he calls “Hempcrete” bricks.
-In 1941, Popular Mechanics ran a story featuring a photograph of
Henry Ford standing next to the car he “grew from the soil”. The hemp-
ethanol fueled and hemp-resin bodied vehicle was a dream of his but
10. many bills proposing a national agricultural based fuel energy program
were killed by smear campaigns launched by vested petroleum
interests. One claim put forth was that the U.S. government's plans
"robbed taxpayers to make farmers rich".
Environment:
-Hemp planting reduces deforestation and improves the soil upon
which it is grown.
-All products made solely from hemp fibre are biodegradable,
compostable and recyclable. As such, they are easy on landfills.
-A lightweight product: for greater fuel efficiency in transport, ease of
handling, increased payload capacity.
-Hemp advocates say it is possible to leave the forests alone and go
back to making paper from hemp, but is that really feasible?
Technically, yes. Once plant cellulose is turned into pulp, machines
cannot tell the difference between it and wood pulp.
-A worker-friendly, non-toxic material
Food and Nutrition:
-Of the 3 million plus edible plants that grow on Earth, no other plant
source can compare with the nutritional value of hempseeds.
-Hemp is edible as whole seeds, hulled seed (the hemp ‘nut’ or 'heart'),
protein powder, or as oil extracted from seeds.
11. -It is used in salad dressings, protein bars, breads, cakes, soups, beer,
butters, shakes, milk, breakfast cereals and many more food products
and recipes.
-Hemp plants produce seeds that contain between 25-35% oil by
weight. This non-trans-fatty-acid oil is high in a perfect balance of
essential fatty acids (EFAs: Omega-3, 6, 9) considered to be necessary
to maintain health. Hemp's EFA profile provides a healthy alternative to
fish, often high in mercury and other toxins.
-Hemp's overall protein content of 35% is comparable to soybeans and
is higher than that found in nuts, other seeds, meats, dairy
products and fish or poultry. Hemp protein contains all of the
essential amino acids in more nutritionally significant amounts and at a
ratio closer to "complete" sources of protein (like meat, milk and eggs)
than all other seeds except soy.
-65% of the proteins in hemp are "edestin," which are easily digestible
and act as pre-cursors to such vital body components as hormones,
hemoglobin, enzymes and antibodies. Hemp's edestin structure is the
highest in the plant kingdom, making it more digestible than soy and
many other plant foods.
-Hemp also contains a healthy 35% of dietary fibre, the highest of all
commercial flour grains, and it is high in the
natural antioxidants Vitamin E, Vitamin C and chlorophyll.
-The hardiness and nutritional benefits of hemp could help address
many of the world’s starvation problems.
-Hemp should not be cooked at temperatures over 350F because at this
temperature the fats are in danger of becoming "trans" and thus
unhealthy.
12. -NOT including Whole Foods Markets sales, hemp food sales in North
America grew by 39% over the previous year (from August 2006 to
August 2007), or by $2.1 million, to a total of $7.7 million. Based on
this, it is estimated that the total retail value of hemp foods sold in this
period in North America grew from $14 million (in 2006) to
approximately $20 million in 2007.
Bio-Diesel Fuel:
-Industrial hemp would be a viable bio-diesel fuel if hemp were legal to
cultivate in the United States.
-In 2001, the “Hemp Car”, a converted 1980s diesel Mercedes station
wagon drove a 13,000 mile 50 city tour of North America. It was
powered by solely by 600 gallons of hemp bio-diesel fuel made from
the stalk of the hemp plant.
-The exhaust emissions of carbon monoxide from bio-diesel are 47%
lower than carbon monoxide emissions from diesel.
-Bio-diesel reduces the health risks associated with petroleum diesel.
Bio-diesel emissions showed decreased levels of PAH and nitrated PAH
compounds, which have been, identified as potential cancer causing
compounds.
-In a period of 28 days, pure bio-diesel degrades 85 to 88 percent in
water.
-Any CO2 released from burning hemp as fuel matches the CO2 the
plant had beneficially taken from the environment while growing,
creating what is called a closed carbon cycle that could slow down the
effects of global warming
13. Body Care Products:
-Thanks to its nourishing oil, hemp is booming in the personal hygiene
industry with hemp found in soaps, shampoos, lotions, lip balms, bath
oils, personal lubricants and more.
-Due to the large hemp body care line sold by The Body Shop, as well as
the fact that many unreported leading mass-market brands of sun tan
lotion and sunscreen products include hemp oil, the HIA (Hemp
Industries Association) estimates the total retail value of North
American hemp body care sales to be at least $50 million.
-Cosmetics manufacturers, such as Revlon, include hemp oil in makeup,
lotion and shampoo. In Europe they’re using hemp in household
cleaners as a natural alternative to harsher chemicals
Hemp is a very versatile plant, though at first glance one should be
careful not to confuse it for a marijuana plant. Hemp has a slightly
different leaf structure and is grown in a manner than keeps THC
production levels very low (0.03%), if not absent so that it can primarily
be used for its many non-THC benefits.
The benefits of hemp for the earth are amazing enough. It is very self
sustaining, meaning that it does not require pesticides, fungicides,
herbicides or fertilization. Hemp also produces more oxygen than 25
acres of regular forests; meaning it would also absorb mass amounts of
carbon dioxide and methane gases for cleaner air. The roots of a hemp
plant also pull metals and toxins from the soil and turns into organic
material, creating healthy soil.
14. But for this article, I’m focusing primarily on hemp nutrition that can be
found in hemp products made for consumption and topical use, and the
benefits of hemp from such.
How great could hemp nutrition be?
It is said, that people and animals can live off of Hemp nutrition alone
and maintain great health. Edible hemp products contain the following
nutritional sources and benefits:
Omega 3 fatty acids
Omega 6 fatty acids
Contains all 20 known forms of essential amino acids
More than 8 of the essential fatty acids
Protein (contains 30% protein in a highly digestible form)
GLA (Gamma Linoleic Acids)
LNA (linolenic acids)
As well as a high source of fiber, carbohydrates, calcium, magnesium,
phosphorus, potassium, and vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, B6, C, D, and E can
also be found in foods made with hemp products.
What are some hemp benefits for your health?
Essential fatty acids serve to govern growth, vitality and state of mind.
LA and LNA are involved in transferring oxygen from the air in the lungs
to every cell in the body. Hemp oil may help to prevent many of today’s
increasingly common degenerative diseases such as heart disease,
cancer, diabetes, weakened, immune functions, arthritis, behavioral
problems, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, multiple sclerosis, skin
affections (including dry skin & hair and even hair loss), pms, sterility,
helps balance hormone levels, metabolic rate, body temperature &
stomach acids.
15. Hemp benefits for the skin & hair
The EFA and GLA content found in hemp seed oil naturally moisturizes
and replenishes the skin while helping the skin to rebuild cell
membranes. While all the nutrients from hemp nutrition help the skin
to be healthier.
Other great uses from hemp
The benefits of hemp go far beyond hemp products for the body. It also
has many other great uses. The lightweight, yet strong fibers in hemp
can be used for…
fabrics & textiles
Building materials (fire resistant even)
Construction materials
Car panels and interiors
Ropes & Twine
Paper
Hemp seed oil can be used as a bio-fuel alternative and energy source;
to make strong, biodegradable plastics; and also paints that are safer to
use.