Building crews on Lower Sioux Reservation using industrial hemp
MORTON, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Crews on the Lower Sioux Indian Reservation are using industrial hemp to build new housing. Project manager Danny Desjarlais said a product called “hempcrete” replaces insulation and drywall during construction. “It is just a lime-based binder mixed with some hemp hurd,” Desjarlais said. “The inside woody core of the stock looks like little pieces of wood…
