Welcome to part three of our Cansayapi Trilogy in which we explore the 13th International Hemp Building Symposium, held Oct. 3-5, 2025, at the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Southwestern Minnesota.
Part Three opens where part two left off, with the sounds of a waterfall that melts into the rhythms of the Red Tree Singers as they chant and pray and lead the way into Day Three of the Hemp Building Symposium.
After a news nugget from HempToday, this episodes opens with a tale of three Minnesota architects — Janneke Schaap, Simona Fischer and Anna Koosmann — who provide a roadmap for getting biobased building materials like hemp-lime and straw bale construction adopted into state building codes.
Then we hear a collection of one-on-one interviews with farmers, builders and advocates.
In order of appearance, you will hear:
Marcus Grignon — Hempstead Project Heart, Menominee Nation
hempsteadprojectheart.org
Ira Vandever — Indigenous Hemp and Cannabis Farmers Cooperative, Navajo Nation
ihcfc.org
Tom Knouss — RootDown Building Collective, Charleston
rootdownbuildingcollective.org
Alex Sparrow — UK Hempcrete, England
ukhempcrete.com/the-hempcrete-book
Gabriel Gauthier — ArtCan Hemp Construction, Quebec
artcan.ca
Guillaume Delannoy — FRD-CODEM, France
frd.fr
Micaela Machado — Old Pueblo Hemp Co., Tucson
oldpueblohemp.com
Steve Allin — International Hemp Building Association (IHBA), Ireland
internationalhempbuilding.org
News nugget from HempToday
Bipartisan U.S. group calls for 'Frankenstein' intoxicating hemp market to be curbed
hemptoday.net/bipartisan-u-s-group-calls-for-frankenstein-intoxicating-hemp-market-to-be-curbed/
Be More Pirate
bepirate.com — Sam Conniff's Be More Pirate, recommended by Alex Sparrow as a blueprint for creative rebellion and collaboration.
Sponsors
indhemp.com — IND HEMP, building a sustainable hemp supply chain in Montana and beyond.
hempinitiatives.org — HEMI, the Hemp Education and Marketing Initiative, connecting businesses with the potential of industrial hemp.
americhanvre.com — Americhanvre Cast Hemp, Pennsylvania-based hemp building specialists advancing circular design and education.
sunrayhemp.com — SunRay Hemp, Alaska-grown innovation and community-driven hemp projects led by Ray DePriest.