Garden Twine Is Essential for Sustainability—Here's How I Use It. ... sisal, cotton, wool, etc.—I find hemp twine to be the best from a sustainability standpoint.

It’s great in the garden for supporting climbing vines and for marking rows. ... One year in the 1970s there was a shortage of sisal twine and my dad was forced to buy polypropylene twine.

Tanzania is profiting from the rising price of sisal, a South American plant used in textiles, construction and engineering. ... Originally harvested to make twine and ropes, ...

The twine, made from the sisal plant, was commonly used by farmers until it was replaced by plastic alternatives in the 1970s. Stuart Oates, from Rosuick Organic Farm in Cornwall, ...

A nondescript, cactus-like plant, sisal is a $75 million crop that is grown on three continents and harvested for its leaves, which produce fibers that can be used to make plastics, textiles and ...

The twine, made from the sisal plant, was commonly used by farmers until it was replaced by plastic alternatives in the 1970s. Stuart Oates, from Rosuick Organic Farm in Cornwall, ...