Moroccan co-op’s project aims to save culture of the High Rif
Moroccan cooperative Adrar Nouh is among a group of four organizations whose joint hemp-based project aimed at safeguarding the environment and culture of the Moroccan…
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As fields grow, Irish hemp farmers eye global market
By Brian Houlihan | HempToday The Irish hemp industry continues to grow steadily, with 230 hectares (570 acres) of hemp sown this year in comparison…
U.S. hempcrete retrofit project broke through major barriers
Pamela Bosch, founder of Highland Hemp House (USA) will reflect on her odyssey retrofitting a 1970s era stick frame home with hempcrete during this year’s…
At Obelisk Farm: Small dreams and big ideas about industrial hemp
Small is beautiful at Obelisk Farm. That’s the spot in eastern Latvia where Andris Visnevskis and Debora Paulino have escaped the urban life and are…
Carbonized hemp for energy-storing hempcrete on tap at IHBA Symposium
Hemp researcher and innovator Carl Martel of Carleton University, Ontario, Canada, will explain how carbonized hemp can be used to create energy storing hempcrete during…
Canadian firm says ‘kinematic’ decorticator is technological breakthrough
Canadian Greenfield Technologies Corp. (CGT) says it has developed the HempTrain Decortication System, specialized equipment based on high-speed kinematic technology that turns out intact structural…
Hempcrete retrofit project in U.S. state of Washington advances
A pioneering hempcrete project in the U.S. state of Washington will get final framing touches next month, with wall infill to begin in early May,…
Deep Green Building: Making history in Poland
We’d wrapped up Deep Green Building 2018 a week earlier when The Master rang. “How’s the wall?” he asked. The Polish winter deep freeze is upon…
HempToday expands series of industry sector events
HempToday will host industry networking and intelligence events focused on hemp construction; food, health and beauty; and medical hemp as it expands the Hemp2020 Summit…
Polish natural builders join ‘Deep Green Building’
The Polish Natural Building Association (OSBN) has joined as a partner on Deep Green Building, an international initiative advancing hemp-lime construction. The project launches with…