jute
Material Qualities - Pros is a long, soft, shiny vegetable fiber that can be spun into threads one of the cheapest natural fibres is second only to cotton in amount produced and variety of uses is a ligno-cellulosic fibre that is partially a textile fibre and partially wood makes burlap is a rain-fed crop with little need for fertilizer or pesticides biodegradable Material Qualities - Cons already a large market for it in other countries; could put too much pressure on them to produce more crop no specific precedents for jute products involving eating