[Cob] Industrial hemp..US/Canada...

[Taylor Publishing-DirtCheapBuilder]

Luanna...as far as I know it is illegal to own/buy/sell industrial hemp 
hurds in the US...fiber for hemp paper is the only material allowed. A 
local medical hemp grower has had incredible trouble with that alone, 
and Canada ia the closest place to get the hurds. Two guys in Canada 
created StoneHemp and use it with lime to make beautiful walls, sculpted 
items and plasters. etc.
I have a brief article online about their hemp and other weeds/free 
materials at:
http://www.northcoast.com/~tms/cobwood.html

also go to www.tree.org when the local hemp guy has an article on 
building too

In France a comapny called Isochanvre (product name) makes 
hemp-lime-clay walls and buuldings and have commercialized the product.  
http://www.isochanvre.com/

Ms. Charmaine  Taylor/ Taylor Publishing
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