My name is Kareem Adewole. I am a Chicago resident with 3 years of indoor agricultural experience. I am currently a laborer in the city of Chicago. My wife and I are interested in becoming hemp farmers. Can anyone offer a suggestion as to how we can get started. Thank you in advance.
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David we have a map of all licensed processors on our website. What kind of processing are you looking for and how much product do you have to process?
Yes any feedback on who/where the processors are in Illinois would be helpful or other ideas on how to connect with out of state processors
Hello Chris. My husband and I are also looking into growing hemp organically. We have a farm that is already certified organic. We would love to take a tour of someones farm and ask some questions about the growing process and also how to find a processor. Would you know how we could do that? Thank you!
Heidi
If you have access to 500sq ft of indoor growing space or 1/4 acre of agricultural land you can grow hemp in Illinois for $375 for a one year growers license. Getting the license is easy through the IDOA website. Should take less than a week. Once you're a licensed grower though, you are then cut loose to navigate the entire market by yourself. That's where the IHGA and other groups can help. The most important thing is having a buyer lined up for what you are planning to grow. If you don't have one, I would not reccomend getting a license unless you just want to experiment and potentially not make any money.