Hemp paper is made from hemp plant’s long or the short bast fiber (hurd or pulp). Fiber paper is thin, tough, brittle, and rough. Pulp paper is not as sturdy, but is easier to make, softer, denser, and desirable for most everyday purposes. The chemical composition of hemp hurds is…
All of us tend not to think much about where the paper we regularly use in our lives; in notebooks, office printer trays comes from. Paper, in all its various forms, affects the environment in a drastic manner. That’s because traditional paper is made from wood pulp. That pulp comes…
There is quite a lot of history and amazing facts attached to Hemp Papers as it is considered to be world’s first paper. It’s made from Hemp stalks, which is very suitable to make papers. Currently only Natural handmade Hemp papers are being made from Hemp. To make Hemp papers…
Deforestation is a key contributor to human-caused climate change. When forests are cleared or burnt, they release the carbon they store. Removing trees also diminishes an important carbon “sink” that takes up CO2 from the atmosphere. Hemp crops give back by returning nutrients to the soil and sequestering carbon dioxide…
Global warming concerns and the overall climate change and health of the planet seem to grow exponentially. As a result, eco-friendly home decor is a growing trend, with home owners looking toward their own practices and how they can contribute to the green planet by keeping it green. Implementing sustainable…
Hemp fabric is not vulnerable to shrinkage but highly resistant to pilling. Hemp fabric is very soft, but it is also highly durable; while a typical cotton T-shirt lasts 10 years at the most, a hemp T-shirt may last double or triple that time. Some estimates suggest that…
Hemp is one of the oldest known cultivated fabrics. But once mechanical farming became the mainstream, cotton took over as the preferred fabric globally, and then cheap synthetic fabrics got their market from the 1950s onwards. Hemp fabric for sale was then pushed out and stained with its association to…
Women empowerment is the new burning issue in the present scenario. We have news, articles, debates and discussions in abundance on violence, gender discrimination, inequalities etc. etc. etc. A lot can be done to empower women and many researchers, individuals and organizations are working on this field already. For instance…
