Hemp is a  strong, durable, and long lasting natural soft fiber. It’s easy to clean and becomes better with age.

Columus came to American on Hemp sails, where there was hemp already growing. Betsy Ross made the first United States Flag from hemp.

Cotton requires the use of pesticide for its cultivation, and a huge volume of chemicals in its manufacturing process. Hemp, however, never requires the use of these harmful substances, a fact that makes it cheaper to produce. Hemp textile is four times more durable than cotton, and its productivity per unit of land area is three to five times higher than that of cotton.

Hemp requires minimal, if any, herbicides, pesticides, fungicides and fertilizer; and with its impressive growth rates, it quickly achieves ground cover hence suppressing weeds and some soil-borne pathogens. Hemp also restores nutrients to the soil, which are then available to the next crop planted in rotation. Hemp is very deep rooting and has proven to be a beneficial break crop -- cleaning the ground and providing a good disease break while helping soil structure. It has also been shown to be an effective pollen insulator since it forms impermeable hedges, which minimizes outside pollination.

The cotton in one all cotton shirt uses 1/3 lb of chemical fertilizers and patricides. Hemp does not require harmful chemicals; grows in cooler climates where it needs less water. Hemp lasts up to 4 times longer than cotton.

Presidents Washington and Jefferson both grew hemp. Americans were legally bound to grow hemp during the Colonial Era and Early Republic. The federal government subsidized hemp during the Second World War and US farmers grew about a million acres of hemp as part of that program.

We carry a number of Hemp products in our store.