Teagasc’s Ashtown Food Research Centre in D15 was the splendid location for the annual gathering of the Irish hemp industry’s leading lights, and some up-and-coming hemp stars. Across a very busy Friday, 8 April 2022, we can confirm that, yes, the Irish hemp industry does have a pulse! Just about! Among our highlights from the… Continue reading Irish Hemp Conference Report
Category: Making with Hemp
Hempcrete is the sustainable building material we need in 2024
Hempoffset will use hempcrete to build sustainable homes Hempcrete is a building material made from the woody inner fibres of the hemp plant mixed with a lime-based binder. It is a type of bio-composite material, similar to traditional lime-based concretes, but with the added benefits of being highly sustainable and environmentally friendly. One of the… Continue reading Hempcrete is the sustainable building material we need in 2024
Meet hemp grower, Ed Hanbidge, County Wicklow, Ireland
Our first view of Hempoffset sponsored hemp It was a blazing Friday morning in July, when Gary and Niall from Hempoffset drove the N81 highway, an hour south from Dublin, into County Wicklow. Into hemp country. Hemp licenses are free in Ireland Ed took us on a tour of his hemp fields, and it was… Continue reading Meet hemp grower, Ed Hanbidge, County Wicklow, Ireland