We not only build tiny houses, we connect people. We not only learn together to build with superior materials, but we band together to grow one another’s interest. We are all on a powerful mission together and these experiences, that attract people from all over the world, are unforgettable, inspirational and powerful.  Our aim is to create an experience that will provide lasting friendships and knowledge for the better of the whole of the planet. Remember- “It takes a big person to think small” 
​– John Patterson

Our Founder:
John Patterson

John Patterson has been a hemp industry professional since 2012. As a thought leader in natural materials he is involved with research, product development and resource acquisition for Eco-Envision. He has been researching sustainable living methods since the 1970’s and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in 1987 from Eastern Illinois University specializing in environmental education. ​

Upon graduation, he moved to Colorado where he managed retail operations, started a furniture design and build company, founded a real estate and mortgage company and served as a lead carpenter on several commercial and residential building projects. In 1997 John designed and built his own off-the-grid home complete with its own solar-based electricity plant. He managed a system utilizing a solar array, 12- and 24-volt battery storage system, AC inverter, generator, well and septic system. He designed and installed this system before solar was mainstream and lived off-the-grid for nine years. John renovated an historic home into a restaurant and served as owner/operator of Circle Moon Coffee house for five years in Loveland Colorado.

John designed and implemented curriculum for violence prevention, verbal de-escalation, self-defense and personal safety delivering life changing content to hundreds. He attained the designation of second-degree black belt in Shudo-kan karate with over thirty years of practice in the discipline. As an internationally recognized speaker he has traveled to many of the United States, Europe and Canada teaching the principles of construction with natural materials with a specialty in industrial hemp planning and training.

His keynote presentation is interactive and entertaining covering the broader scope of the natural materials industry on a global scale. He has been featured on the Now This, Hemp Today, The Hemp Connoisseur, Ministry of Hemp, KCMJ public radio station and the I-hemp Revolution Podcast.

He has spoken at the Rocky Mountain Natural Building Conference, Hemp Building in Poland, NOCO Hemp Expo, Arise Music Festival, University of North Texas, Living Simple-Tiny Home Expo, Earth Day Fort Collins, Sustainable Living Fair, at the Self-reliance Expo and EarthX Dallas.

As the founder of Tiny Hemp Houses he has planned, coordinated and executed numerous multiple day training events showing people how to build with more natural materials and expanding the team of global entrepreneurs committed to a common interest of a better planet.

More about John

  • Cannabis Advocate since the 1970’s
  • Owned Jack Herer’s Book The Emperor since 1999.
  • Cultural Trip by bicycle to Italy, Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg, United Kingdom.
  • Designed and constructed off the grid, solar powered home in 1997
  • Renovated historic Victorian Manor into a commercial coffee house.
  • Managed several commercial and residential construction projects.
  • Attended Steve Allin’s Hemp Building Course June 2012
  • Cultural trip to Costa Rica studying sustainable building and eco-tourism
  • Speaker at Hemp Seed Revival Festival
  • Ignite Fort Collins Hemp Presentation performing Little Johnny Hemp Seed
  • Testified on behalf of industrial hemp at the Colorado State Capitol
  • Hood Lab Hands on hemp hempcrete demonstration
  • Speaker at the Fort Collins Library Hemp Rope not dope
  • Speaker at the Fort Collins Sertoma Club explaining hemp for building
  • Performed Little Johnny Hemp seed on the steps of the Colorado State Capitol
  • Jared Polis Hemp Symposium educational vendor
  • Arise Festival Loveland Colorado 1 and 2
  • Hempcrete seminar
Book John for your conference, seminar or workshop

  • Hosted Steve Allin author of “Building With Hemp” in my home for seven days.
  • Planned and managed Tiny House Project Build for Steve Allin’s 3 day course in Colorado
  • Taught 2 day Hempcrete workshop
  • NOCO Hemp Expo 1 and 2 educational demonstration
  • Doug Fines Sante-fe New Mexico hempcrete demonstration
  • Colorado Hemp Awards Festival
  • Big Industry Show- 1
  • Taught 2 day hempcrete workshop with 25 attendees.
  • Big Industry Horticulture Show
  • Cultural trip to Alex White Plume Hemp House at the Pine Ridge Reservation
  • Opening Day Speaker at the US Cannabis Exp
  • East Coast Hemp History Week Tour and Washington Lobbying for Hemp
  • Robesonia, Pennsylvania- 8 hour workshop
  • Berthoud, Colorado- Tiny Hemp House Two Day Workshop
  • Fort Collins, Colorado at the Sustainable Living Fair- 4 hour workshop
  • Grand Rapids, Michigan- 8 hour workshop
  • Lincoln, Nebraska- 8 hour workshop
  • Carbon Economy Series with Doug Fine- 3 hour workshop
  • Speaker, Hemp Building in, Poland

Our Advisers

USA
Derek Cross Hemp Healthy Today

Inspired by Coach Freddie, iHemp Revolution

EUROPE
Steve Allin, International Hemp Bldg Assn.
Kehrt Reyher Founder & Editor HempToday
Sergiy Kovalenkov Hempire/Ukraine
Wolf Jordan Jordan & Co/Belgium


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