Can you imagine a kayak made of Kentucky hemp? How about your favorite coffee mug, or flowerpot? Better yet, your car? Thanks to a...

On Saturday, June 11, 2016, Kentucky Hempsters hosted Henry Clay's Hemp Symposium at Ashland, The Henry Clay Estate in Lexington to...

This year, Kentucky Hempsters has two research farms in Shelbyville, Kentucky through parent company United Hemp Industries. One field...

Farmington Historic Plantation in Louisville was once a 550-acre hemp plantation owned by John and Lucy Speed during the mid-1800s. This...

Kentucky Hempsters hosted two events celebrating Hemp History Week, starting with a hemp history discussion at Locust Grove in Louisville...

Andrew Patrick is currently a PhD candidate in American History at the University of Kentucky. He works at the Kentucky Historical...

Throughout history, hemp has been cultivated to produce durable cloth and rope for U.S. Navy ships, parachutes, and military uniforms. If...

On April 30th, 2016, guests traveled from across the state and region to join Kentucky Hempsters for a Hemp Discovery Day held at...

Could the next "kale craze" come in the form of a tiny seed? We sure think so! The hemp seed packs quite the nutritional punch and can be...

Kentucky Hemp Works has opened in Christian County, becoming the first certified and licensed seed processing center in the Western part...

Charles T. Ambrose is a professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics at the University of Kentucky....

Between the manufacture of building materials, transportation of those materials and construction equipment, energy use and worker...

Spring into Summer with Sustainable Hemp Fashion One thing we’ve fallen in love with when it comes to hemp is the fashion! Long gone are...

Behold, a lost YouTube treasure! This unique, never-before-seen documentary offers a fascinating look into the historic and economic...

This year , Kentucky Hempsters have partnered with Farmington Historic Plantation in Louisville to offer historical hemp experiences and...

Historic Locust Grove, located in Louisville, will be participating in the hemp pilot program for a second year. Last season, the...

We are now a month into the new year and so far, so great! Applicants have been approved for the 2016 Hemp Pilot Program (including us!)...

More than 4,600 acres of industrial hemp has been approved to be grown in Kentucky in 2016. The Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA)...

On January 21, Kentucky Hempsters attended an MOU (memorandum of understanding) meeting with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA)...

According to a recent blog from The Huffington Post " Nature Wants Her Carbon Back " the latest research from Ohio State University,...