MORTON — There has been a buzz growing around hemp the last several years as loosening regulations in the United States have started to make it easier to grow, process and use the plant in a variety ...

Grassroots Development built a hempcrete house and an identical conventional house for research. A year later, they've discovered some surprising results. The hempcrete house (right) and ...

ROCHESTER, Minn — Two years ago, we introduced you to Danny Desjarlais and the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Morton, Minnesota. The tribe was building homes on the reservation with hempcrete, which ...

Hemp mixed with a lime binder makes green builders drool. Called hempcrete, this insulation material resists mold, fire and pests. It lasts forever (or close enough). It absorbs carbon. It’s commonly ...

Two years ago, we introduced you to Danny Desjarlais and the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Morton, Minnesota. The tribe was building homes on the reservation with hempcrete, which is a healthier ...

A recently published article by The Cool Down (“America’s mainstream climate brand”) detailed how hemp can be “transformed into a material called hempcrete.” “Hempcrete is a carbon-negative building ...

KAHULUI–Imagine one day having the possibility of building a home on Maui using locally grown hemp. As a construction product, hemp has extraordinary qualities. Mixed with lime, water and volcanic ...

MORTON, Minn. — The Lower Sioux Indian Community debuted a new facility on the reservation Thursday, which will allow for expanded production of "hempcrete" — the natural, sustainable home insulation ...

The hempcrete duplex, constructed with a building material made of hemp, lime and water and built on the Lower Sioux Indian Community, will be used as emergency shelter for tribal members in need.

— The Lower Sioux Indian Community is building not only homes, but a future full of possibilities, out of hemp, or more specifically hempcrete. After years of work, the community is celebrating the ...