About Hemp Acres

We Believe In
Hemp

To introduce this plant back into the modern supply chain and drive its resurgence in the market, Hemp Acres is driven to do two things. First, we strive to educate American businesses on hemp’s agricultural advantages, carbon negative impact, and innumerable uses across almost every industry. Second, through simultaneously educating prospects and customers about hemp's unique benefits and implementations, Hemp Acres serves as an advocate for sustainable change, a driver for an emerging, renewable industry, and a proactive partner invested in discovering even more uses and applications for today and the future.

Hemp Acres understands the historical agricultural landscape and realizes there is only one crop that can be the anchor for the supply chain and sustainability of the future: hemp! As tracking the carbon footprint continues to grow in importance, our agricultural knowledge makes one thing clear—hemp is how businesses will transform a desire to make an environmental impact into tangible change.

We truly believe that hemp is the keystone to a sustainable future. The long and rich history of hemp and its myriad of uses echoes over the course of centuries, from textiles and paper to food and medicine. This deep historical context underscores the plant’s incredible versatility and enduring value, making it a perfect solution for today’s sustainability challenges.

Our Story

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In 2017, Charles Levine, founder of Hemp Acres became one of the first licensed growers and the first licensed processor in Minnesota. He begins developing a small scale operation on his farm in Waconia, MN, growing and processing hemp for wholesale food ingredients.

Hemp Acres opens cGMP food facility with abilities to clean, crush, mill, and dehull hemp seeds for wholesale food ingredients.

In 2019, botanical extraction technology is added to the processing capabilities. At the same time exploration of processing the hemp stalks begins.

In 2020, orders for hemp seed oil and protein powders exceed pilot processing facility. Hemp Acres expands to 40k square foot facility in Waconia, MN. 10x existing processing capabilities and development of innovative proteins.

In 2021, Hemp Acres builds an innovative fiber facility dedicated to processing the hemp stalks for industrial ingredient applications.

In 2022, Hemp Acres completes becomes the only facility in the nation with three dedicated hemp processing facilities focused on the grain, fiber, and botanical oils.

In 2023, Hemp Acres continues to develop innovative hemp ingredients such as dietary fibers, refined oils, hemp milk, hemp butter, hemp protein concentrates, and 90% water soluble protein isolates.

In 2024, continues to be a pioneer of the hemp industry producing branded products for health foods, animal feeds, and hempcrete construction.