Tag: hemp
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A Natural Concrete Made of Hemp
Using concrete as the primary construction material leaves a huge carbon footprint, which is why building green should focus on minimizing the use of it. Hempitecture is a firm, which is striving to create more awareness for one such green alternative, namely hempcrete, which is concrete made of hemp. However, since industrial hemp is still…
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Hemp Makes This Winery Green
It is always nice to hear businesses creating their products in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way, and the French winery Château Maris is a great example of it. Château Maris is an organic and biodynamic winery, since their cellar was constructed using bricks made of organic hemp and lime. They also installed a green…
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Industrial Hemp Crop to Be Planted in Kentucky in Anticipation of Hemp History Week
The certified industrial hemp seed provided by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture will be grown as part of a research…
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Doug Fine: Hemp Will Be the Next Billion-Dollar Cash Crop
It was while studying about the discarded stalks of the cannabis plant …
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5 Ways to Include Superfood Hemp in Your Meals
High in protein and healthy fats, and low in cholesterol and sodium, hemp truly is a superfood. No other single plant source has the essential amino acids in such an easily digestible form, nor has the essential fatty acids in as perfect a ratio to meet human nutritional needs. Hemp also is a good source of…