“Hemp delivers four times the CO2 sequestration compared with the same area of forestry.” [Crop Production Magazine]
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There are some imaginative ‘solutions to our housing crisis’ – including:
- tiny homes made from corrugated hemp cladding panels, cork insulation and natural rubber linoleum floor tiles;
- building in low-carbon building materials including biomaterials such as timber, hemp, cork and mycelium;
- growing your own house from the likes of hemp, which is fast-growing and better than commercial forestry at sequestering carbon – and its long tap roots help to regenerate the soil;
- and looking to a general renaissance of hemp architecture, so we can look toward a greener future in which the built environment harmoniously coexists with the natural world.
An industry magazine looks at Industrial hemp: Growing high:
CPM takes a dive into the world of Cannabis sativa…
With more than 10,000 applications from textiles to construction materials, plus offering a raft of environmental benefits, it’s time to ask, why isn’t the UK head over heels for hemp?
“Hemp delivers four times the CO2 sequestration compared with the same area of forestry.”
And in fact, there are all sorts of environmental benefits of hemp – and as such, hemp farming in the UK might be the Next Big Trend.
To finish, there is the fascinating theory around why hemp was outlawed in the United States. Or, rather: Was there a conspiracy to outlaw hemp because it was a threat to the DuPonts and other industrial interests?
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