Dec 6, 2021 | Bamboo Industry, Worldwide
Special thanks to guest author Lobna Harboub, expert and specialist in the bamboo supply chain issues of Ethiopia, who contributed this article on the bamboo industry in Ethiopia. Aside from being the top honey and coffee producer in Africa and having the largest...
Dec 3, 2021 | Bamboo Products
Maybe I just watched too much Gilligan’s Island as a kid, but there’s something about being surrounded by bamboo that I find very relaxing. Whether it’s a thriving bamboo garden, an attractive arrangement of lucky bamboo, or a tasteful piece of...
Dec 1, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening, Worldwide
With its sandy beaches on the Mediterranean, the Moorish castles of Andalusia, and the iconic modern architecture of Barcelona, Spain attracts millions of international tourists every year. Of course, COVID restrictions have made it harder to reach the land of Don...
Nov 29, 2021 | Bamboo Products, Green Living
The season of giving is coming up again, and as usual, it will probably have many of us scrambling for last minute baubles and trinkets. Those of us in the environmental movement will do our best to shop for gifts that are fair trade and organic, and to support small,...
Nov 25, 2021 | Bamboo Industry, Bamboo Products, Renewable Energy
NOTE: This article about bamboo cars first appeared in 2008. The story was revised in 2021. Is there anything bamboo cannot do? Perhaps, but as Fred Hornaday likes to say: “If it can’t be done with bamboo, it probably shouldn’t be done.”...