MORTON, MINN. — Danny Desjarlais has worked in the construction industry for nearly three decades. In all those years, a house he's helped build this year stands out as his proudest achievement: a ...

The hempcrete duplex, constructed with a building material made of hemp, lime and water and built on the Lower Sioux Indian Community, will be used as emergency shelter for tribal members in need.

MORTON, Minn. — The Lower Sioux Indian Community is using hemp plants to build homes in Morton, Minnesota, in an effort to better the community. Project manager Danny Desjarlais says the tribe is ...

MORTON — There has been a buzz growing around hemp the last several years as loosening regulations in the United States have started to make it easier to grow, process and use the plant in a variety ...

MORTON, MINN. – Eight-foot-tall stalks of hemp swayed in a field on the prairie here, ready for harvest. But these plants won’t get anyone high. Instead, they’ll be turned into hempcrete, a building ...

What is hempcrete? Lower Sioux Indian Community builds homes with the material Employees are helping to build the first hempcrete home in the state off the Lower Sioux reservation.

Create an account or log in to save stories. NINA MOINI: I'm Nina Moini. You're listening to Minnesota Now. And as always, we thank you for sharing your time with us. The Lower Sioux Indian Community ...