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Native Hemp Farming, opportunity to lead new Green Revolution [1]

Submitted by Henry Robertson on Sat, 06/26/2021 - 6:16pm

By: 
Winona LaDuke
Topic: 
Labor / Economics [2]

A hemp plot constitutes a carbon sink: Because the plant grows quickly (up to 12 feet in four months), it absorbs huge quantities of carbon, offsetting greenhouse gas emissions that cause destructive climate change.

More than that, the plant can replace carbon-intensive materials used in manufactured products ranging from plastics to concrete, creating a new carbon-friendly economy. That’s what we need to survive the decades ahead, and hemp can be a part of that New Green Revolution.

Hempcrete is a valuable alternative to concrete in many forms of construction. It produces about four times the amount of fiber in a fraction of the time needed for processing an equivalent amount of wood.

https://www.resilience.org/stories/2021-06-07/native-hemp-farming-opportunity-to... [3]

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[3] https://www.resilience.org/stories/2021-06-07/native-hemp-farming-opportunity-to-lead-new-green-revolution/?mc_cid=70389d753a&mc_eid=2b906d0412