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“The most exciting thing that happened in 2021 was the beginning of the formation of a local hemp supply chain in Louisiana and Mississippi.”

Joel B. Holten, Founder of Gro

Enterprises

Joel B. Holton Founder of Gro Enterprises, Public Benefit Corporation serving Louisiana and Mississippi.

Joel B Holton: Sustainability and resilience of hemp

What is your position at Gro Enterprises and what do you do?

Founder and Visionary for industrial hemp and medical cannabis related services and products. I identify opportunities for the company’s growth in the industrial hemp and medical cannabis sector.

What most interests you about hemp and hemp building, and why?

The most interesting factor is that buildings and structures can become more sustainable and resilient as a result of using innovative hemp based components.

What was a win for your company in the past year?

We are launching this new venture in the first quarter of 2022. But the most exciting thing that happened in 2021 was the beginning of the formation of a local hemp supply chain in Louisiana and Mississippi.

What is something about hemp building/construction/processing you didn’t know a year ago?

The complexity of the different genetics used in producing the desired hurd for making Hempcrete.

What challenges does the hemp building industry face that it must overcome in the next five years?

We need more developments in underserved communities of color. To show the versatility of the products and introduce these communities to the industry.

OR

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Perennial Building, LLC perennialbuilding.com PO Box 1594, Sisters, OR 97759 Contact: Karen Rugg (843) 997-2310

PA

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Americhanvre Cast Hemp americhanvre.com 1529 Brookside Road, Allentown, PA 18106 Contact: Cameron McIntosh (833) 443-6727

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DON Enterprises doninc.org/don-enterprises/ 1929 E. Washington Street, New Castle, PA 16101 Contact: Lori Daytner (724) 856-4134

TX

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Haven Earth, PMA - Austin Havenearth.biz Contact: Paul River Richardson (860) 983-5276

Project PA Hemp Home, New Castle, PA. | Photo Courtesy of Lori Daytner, DON Services

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Hemp Build Network - New Braunfels hempbuildnetwork.com Contact: Ray Kaderli (540) 664-6499 Zach Cihal - Washington zach.cihal@gmail.com

WV

Seven Rivers Design Build - Hillsboro Contact: Andrew Must sevenriversdesignbuild.com

Headwaters Hemp - Hillsboro Contact: Clay Condon headwatershemp.com

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Hempknowlogy hempknowlogy.com 13438 Onion Creek Dr. Manchaca, TX 78652 Contact: Paul Carbone (512) 744-7260

Hemp Ecosystems USA - Houston Contact: Finlay Sabin hempecosystems.org

Texas Healthy Homes, LLC - Austin Contact: Tim White texashealthyhomes.com

Henry Valles - Austin realtyaustin.com

Gro

Enterprises

Public Benefit Corporation serving Louisiana and Mississippi