Informational Flyer:
Hotel Block Information:
Best Western Angus Inn
30 Room Block (Mix of Room Availability) 2Qs or 1K
Prices for Reservation vary: $100 for small hotel breakfast and room per night.
$115 Price to include Perkins breakfast voucher.
Room block closes July 2nd
Call 620-792-3541 and ask for "South Bend Open House" for booking at room block prices.
Workshop Information: Saturday, July 13th 8:00 AM Start Time!
Kim Croes
Owner of Fiberfort. Ereasy Spray and Cast Hempcrete Installer, Natural Plasterer, and Painter. Built the first two hempcrete houses in Michigan. Educate homeowners, builders, and architects about proper use of materials in historic buildings and how to preserve them. The desire to understand how buildings function and what makes a healthy home is the driving factor that got me to where I am today.
This years open house is highlighting another application method of building with hempcrete by highlighting, educating and demo-ing the Ereasy Spray and Cast System!
Itinerary:
Importance of Safety and Proper PPE
Intro to Hempcrete and a good mix
Discussion Types of Applications
Training on the roles of the Spray Crew
Demo of Spray Application
More information about Kim and her company can be found here: https://fiberfort.com/
$50 Admission Fee to the Saturday workshop. Please sign up by emailing your name to Melissa at southbendhemp@gmail.com so the appropriate amount of supplies can be bought!
YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS!
Vendors: More to come!
Texas Healthy Homes (Tim White & Team) - Tim and his team will be showing off their newest hemp blocks and plaster finishes!
Brian Ochsner - Discussing economic trends and the push for hemp. One of the biggest factors that affect hemp and other farms - but don't seem to talk about enough - are the economic trends in the US and around the world. Because of government subsidies and insurance, I think a lot of farmers don't give enough thought to these trends... and how they are (and will) affect their operations now and in the future.
When I look at the big picture trends of China, India and Russia as the top 3 wheat-producing nations in the world... Russia is the #1 wheat-exporting nation... and Brazil is the top corn exporting nation.... American grain farmers don't feed the world anymore, and can't rely on foreign exports to hold a "floor" under grain prices. Plus, we have inflation that's not going away and a food production and distribution system where the average distance from producer to consumer is 1,500 miles. This means that transportation is a big part of the price a consumer pays at the grocery store. Inflation also will affect the price of imported goods, like plastics and clothing. Pivoting to an alternative crop like industrial hemp.
Hemp can also help us produce clothing, plastics and other products here in the US, and probably at a comparable price.
Kathie M. Rondeau - Kathie is showing off her custom hemp fiber products.
Fiberfort with Kim Croes - See above for workshop and company information.
Complete Hemp Processing with Ken Meyer - Ken Meyer is co-owner of Winfred, SD-based Complete Hemp Processing in charge of farmer relations, workforce development, business development, public relations, and general oversight of the hemp decortication facility. CHP opened the first hemp decortication facility in South Dakota.
Win Biologics with Carolyn Wingate - Win Biologics was founded with building carbon soil biology in mind. How can we unlock secrets of soil that have existed long before agriculture? While Win Biologics has some micronutrients available and access to traditional chemistry, there are many research projects focusing on altering tank mix chemistry to better support the biology of our soil. Win Biologics is meeting farmers today to grow profitability and soil life for tomorrow!
KP4 Hemp Cutter - The KP-4 introduces an innovative multi-blade system that skillfully refines your hemp cutting process. By expertly managing hemp stalk lengths, it eliminates the common issue of hemp entangling equipment. These well-controlled lengths then facilitate seamless tedding, retting, raking, and baling of the hemp, guaranteeing top quality fiber that’s primed for processing, right from the field.
Sponsors: Thank you to all our sponsor helping make this event happen!
American National Insurance - Jake Fryberger
Questions? Don't hesitate to reach out. Please continue to check back as we will update information on here and our Facebook page.
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