Incredible Hemp Bags Blog

The Incredible Hemp Bags Blog contains lots of useful information relating to the things we sell, from Hemp Bags to Hemp Candles

Hemp Hoodlamb Clothing Range

November 24th, 2010

Not only is the Hoodlamb Clothing range super trendy but it is ideal for keeping warm during the winter season. The Hoodlamb range includes super warm Hats, Coats and Hoodies. This clothing range has been inspired by surf and snow style and being made from Hemp makes it environmentally friendly. Perfect as a gift this christmas.

Hemp ecofriendly Hoodlamb Jacket

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Hoodlamb Jacket environmentally friendly

Ecofriendly Hemp Hoodlamb Hoodies

Hemp Ecofriendly Hoodlamb Hats

For the kids there is the Hoodlamb hemp junior Sleeping bag

Hemp Hoodlamb Junior sleepng bag

to keep them extra cosy on the those cold winter nights. Watch this space for the cute kids Hoodlamb jackets that will be available to buy soon.

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New car to be made from hemp

August 25th, 2010

A Canadian company hope to build an environmetally freindly car from Hemp

“Motive’s entry included exploring the use of a hemp-fibre composite thats as strong as fibreglass, but lighter and less expensive.

The material will be used to replace other metal components, Armstrong said, except for the structural frame.”

The benefits of Hemp

June 1st, 2010

So why would you buy a hemp based product over one made from another material? Well some prefer the aesthetic of hemp based materials but there are also very many other benefits which it is worth considering.

Hemp fibre is ten times the strength of cotton and can be used to make many types of clothign and handbags. Cotton will only grow in warm climates and requires huge amounts of water to grow.

Hemp requires much less water and will grow in many varied climates

Hemp has the natural ability to repel weed growth and has few insect enemies. This means there is much less need for pesticides or herbicides.

Hemp can produce twice as much fibre per acre as cotton! 24 square miles planted with hemp will produce enough fibre in one year to make 100 MILLION pairs of denim jeans!

Technological breakthroughs have meant that new building materials that can be used as a substitute for wood can be made from hemp. These materials are cheaper than wood and mean slow growing trees do not have to be chopped down for their production.

There are many other benefits of hemp and hemp products and we will continue to post them here in our blog

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Hemp Paper: The Future

November 2nd, 2009

Continuing from our previous post about Hemp Paper, we have found an organisation who (among other things) are doing work in the UK in the area of hemp paper production and its feasibility.

The BioRegional Development Group, a charitable organisation who provide consultancy and solutions for sustainable living had the following to say:

“In 2003 we made a trial run into researching making hemp paper/textile production as a viable economical option in the UK, we used 80% London sourced post consumer waste paper and 20% Essex hemp. The paper was turned into writing sets and are available for purchase.

Hemp paper is stronger, finer and longer lasting than wood based paper which is why it is still used to make the finest grades such as cigarette papers, bibles and bank notes. The long, strong fibres of hemp can be used to upgrade shorter recycled paper fibres. Our work has now turned to developing machinery that can make paper pulp from wood and non-wood resources such as hemp; the BioRegional MiniMill is currently running paper production trials using straw and may trial hemp in the future.”

It’s interesting to note that not only did the group use a recycled/hemp paper mix, but they also sourced the materials from geographically close locations, further reducing the environmental impact of the hemp paper production process.

Read more on the feasibility of hemp production.

Hemp Paper

October 30th, 2009

Hemp can easily be processed into paper and because of it’s high growth rate (a tree may take two decades to mature where as the hemp plant takes four months), hemp pulp is better suited to be used as paper than wood pulp, whose harvest destroys forest eco-systems that are depended on by many organisms. Hemp paper’s eco-credentials are further promoted by the fact that it does not require chlorine bleach which can be a pollutant. Unfortunately, the cost of hemp pulp paper far exceeds that of wood pulp paper. These costs are largely related to the small scale of farming, antiquated machinery and also the fact that due to it’s once a year harvest, the hemp needs to be stored. In this way it can be seen that if hemp paper is going to be a solution to deforestation for paper (around 25% of the global lumber harvest), then plant investment and research into cheaper storage needs to take place.

It’s also interesting to note that up until the late eighteen hundreds, hemp fibre was used to make most of the World’s paper.

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Hemp Food and Nutrition

October 30th, 2009

One of the many uses of Hemp is as a food source. Examples of Hemp foods are hemp milk, hemp seed oil, hemp protein, hemp granola bars and even hemp tortilla chips.

Hemp seed oil has been proven to contain omega 3 fats that help protect the human body from heart disease. Although the low smoke point of the oil means that it is not suitable for frying, hemp seed oil is used as a culinary oil and diet supplement. The oil is extremely nutritious being extremely high in protein and containing essential fatty and amino acids. The seeds can also provide calcium, iron, manganese, copper and zinc.

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What Is Hemp?

October 11th, 2009

Cultivation of industrial hemp for fiber and for grain in france.

Hemp is a fibre made from Cannabis plants. It’s versatility means that it has a variety of applications, from the bags on this site to food and biodegradable plastics. It’s environmentally friendly credentials come from the fact it is an extremely fast growing biomass that needs relatively few pesticides and no herbicides. Industrial Hemp is made from the Sativa variety of the Cannabis plant. The active ingredient in marijuana (called Tetrahydrocannabinol or THC) is present only in very low quantities in Hemp, nowhere near enough to have the same effects on people that marijuana does. As such, it is widely produced around the globe and in China, it’s useage dates back ten thousand years.

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Hemp Doesnt Cost the Earth

August 31st, 2009

Below is an article sent to us by Sativa, the maker of our hemp bags. It describes their environmental policies and ethos. At Incredible Hemp, we are 100% supportive of such a forward thinking company.

Imagine a plant growing in harmony with the earth, harvested by the sun, flourishing without need of herbicide or pesticide. As it grows, it suppresses weeds, returning nutrients to the earth via its roots and fallen leaves. Imagine a plant whose durability and versatility has sustained civilisations old and new. Its core, fibres, flowers and seeds yielding raw material for almost every conceivable human need. That plant is hemp. We at Sativa proudly support hemps eco-friendly cultivation and uses.

The passage above is the opening text in booklets that we Sativa provide with every hemp-based product that we sell. We are proud of the design and function of all the bags that we make; but above all it is our hemp bags that are the greatest source of pride. We passionately advocate its eco-friendly qualities and are keen to promote awareness of this under-used material in the public consciousness through describing its eco-friendly virtues. We believe that by promoting awareness of hemp’s properties, and drawing attention to how cultivation of hemp has been suppressed by those with a vested interest in maintaining the dominance of rival materials, we can encourage buyers of our product to actively favour other hemp based products over their less environmentally-friendly rivals.

Not only is hemp acknowledged as amongst the most eco-friendly raw material to cultivate, but its great durability means that our bags age well and so will serve their purpose for longer, fostering a sustainable lifestyle. Furthermore, we strive to run our business in a green way, through the use of recyclable packaging and only shipping rather than using air-freight. We recently switched over to UPS as our preferred UK courier due to the company’s commitment to environmentally-friendly vehicles.

Within the business community we also promote the idea that an ethical and environmentally conscious business model is possible – that high profits and principled ethics can go hand in hand.

We also believe that an appreciation of wider ethical concerns go hand in hand with an awareness of green issues. Fundamentally, we believe that respect for the rights and welfare of our workers can translate to a greater respect that our workers have for the environment. All our products are manufactured in a single family-run factory in China. Our relationship with the family has evolved over the years; we regularly visit and have actively promoted awareness of green issues amongst the owners and workers. Working conditions at the factory satisfy the highest standards, with clients such as the WWF and the Amnesty International Eden Project paying testament to our eco-aware and ethical business practices.

In conclusion, our company seeks to provide products with a manufacturing and delivery life-cycle that is as environmentally friendly as possible, and to raise awareness that the purchase of a hemp-based product is a small but nevertheless important part of a necessary revolution in the way we nurture and make use of the Earth’s resources, a way that will sustain the harmonious co-evolution of man and the planet on which we all live.

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