Minority-owned hemp-based company invested in agriculture and sustainability

BY Shayler Richmond Barnes Jr. June 15, 2021

HIE living

Chyncia Rodgers and her husband Micholas Rodgers started a hemp business called HIE, which stands for Hemp In Everything.

 

By Shayler Richmond

 

“This is a life-changing holistic way of treating yourself to something good while not hurting any other parts of your body,” said Chyncia Rodgers.

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Shayler Richmond Barnes Jr.
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