Monday February 6th 2012

hempcrete

A house fit for a… Prince

A house fit for a… Prince

Prince Charles has unveiled his vision of housing in the future: Sustainable, eco-friendly living with hemp-insulated materials at the  Ideal Home Show in London. Chief Executive Hank Dittmar of the Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment says: [Read More]

Hemp House-Asheville, NC revisited-Video explaining hempcrete’s use

Hemp House-Asheville, NC revisited-Video explaining hempcrete’s use

This video from 2009 is an interesting reminder of the simplicity and yet the brilliance of the hempcrete technology.  It is also great for learning about the construction techniques that were used when building the hemp house.  Remember the video is about building a [Read More]

Take a look inside the N.C. ‘Hemp House’

Take a look inside the N.C. ‘Hemp House’

USA Today has a nice writeup on the North Carolina “Hemp Home” with some interior pictures of the house.  Pretty nice looking place: In Asheville, N.C., a home built with thick hemp walls was completed this summer and two more are in the works. Dozens of hemp [Read More]

Buildings made out of hemp. It’s about time!

"The versatile substance can be used for flooring, wall construction and roof insulation. Hempcrete is reportedly fireproof, waterproof, makes for a good insulate and doesn't rot when used above ground. Manufacturers claim the material is 100 percent recyclable and can be [Read More]

Latest Hemp News

Kentucky: Momentum builds behind bill to legalize hemp farming

Kentucky: Momentum builds behind bill to legalize hemp farming

WHAS11 – Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James Comer says momentum is building behind a bill that would show the federal [Read More]

Kentucky: Lawmakers say Hemp would be a boon to agriculture

Kentucky: Lawmakers say Hemp would be a boon to agriculture

Kentucky.com – Kentucky farmers could be on the forefront of agriculture again with an age-old crop: hemp. With the [Read More]

SOPA and PIPA are censorship of the internet

SOPA and PIPA are censorship of the internet

Millions of Americans oppose SOPA and PIPA because these bills would censor the Internet and slow economic growth in the [Read More]

Hemp company harvests new cash

Hemp company harvests new cash

Canada: Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods & Oils has landed another round of venture-capital funding to help finance growth [Read More]

CLUELESS: Mitt Romney does not know what hemp is

CLUELESS: Mitt Romney does not know what hemp is

Mitt Romney has no idea what Industrial Hemp is – Nor does he care. Romney ignores that Hemp or Medicinal Cannabis [Read More]

Austin360: Food Matters – Hemp seeds can help you

Austin360: Food Matters – Hemp seeds can help you

It is widely known the value of hemp seeds to the human body but this well written, fun and healthy article helped to remind [Read More]

Archives