Tiny Hemp Houses Experience:
Can you imagine spending a weekend with people that share a common interest? Do you have a desire to learn more about hemp building? Would you like to be involved in a team building activity working to create a remarkable, sustainable structure? Looking to enter the hemp building industry?
Whether you want:
- To start your own hemp construction company.
- Set up a business serving a sub-sector or supplier niche.
- Become part of a team of Global Hemp Builders and Entrepreneurs.
- Learn to build your own home.
- Learn about starting a small hemp farm.
- Learn about hemp processing on a small scale
- Be prepared for the new Hemp Building Workforce.
What will you will learn:
Rich content, hands-on experience.
- Hemp/lime recipes, mixing and application into a hempcrete sample of your own
- Learn about a unique shuttering/forming system designed by John Patterson.
- Planning a hempcrete build.
- Foundations, Framing and Roofing
- Permitting structures using natural materials.
- Permitting for Tiny Houses.
- History and examples of hemp/lime structures.
- Fitting into the construction schedule.
- Cost and sourcing materials.
- Application methods and scaling up tools for larger projects.
- Current opportunities in hemp industry sector.
We will be casting hempcrete on to this Quonset hut which will be a hemp processing facility.
Camp By The Lake!
Enjoy our beautiful spot where you can park your RV, set up your tent or sleep under the stars. Have fun canoeing, farm golfing, fishing and duck races. Its a peaceful farm setting only 10 minutes from Fort Collins, Colorado.
We are inviting building professionals, homeowners, natural and green building advocates to this special, one of a kind, training opportunity. People of all ages over 18 and of all abilities are welcome to attend. We, as communities, are pushing forward new
strategies for creating healthier living spaces and do our part to help
reverse the damaging effects CO2 emissions. This is an unique
opportunity to get in-depth knowledge and practical skills quickly.
What you will get:
- Gift bag with assorted hemp and nutrition products.
- Work book.
- Certificate of completion printed on hemp.
- Hemp based nutritional meals.
- Powerful connections in the natural building and hemp industry sector.
Benefits of a Hemp/lime Construction
- More Comfortable
- Less Indoor Toxins
- Fire Resistant
- Energy Efficient
- Money Savings
- Less Maintenance
- No Mold, or Mildew
- No Pests
- Carbon Negative
- Reduced Illness
Featured Speakers:
- John Patterson- Tiny Hemp Houses
- Thomas Ivory Jr.- Hemp Farmer since 2012