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Grand Designs Has Featured One of New Zealand's First Hemp Homes

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 10/04/2016 - 08:46

Hemp is turning a new leaf in Taranaki, with a house made of the marijuana-like plant featuring on tonight's Grand Designs NZ.

New Plymouth couple Greg Whitham and Gayle Avery wanted to build a rustic French farmhouse-style home for their extended family - and they wanted to do this using hemp.

Whitham and Avery's hemp house.

Whitham and Avery's hemp house.

But being one of the first hemp homes in New Zealand presented numerous challenges, with the results revealed on tonight's episode of the hit TV3 series.

Bales of hemp were imported from Holland for the build as it is not available in sufficient quantities in New Zealand.

The dining room and kitchen inside Whitham and Avery's hemp house.

The dining room and kitchen inside Whitham and Avery's hemp house.

"We wanted a material that is environmentally friendly and hemp fitted...

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