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Phyllostachys rubromarginata: Red Margin Bamboo
If you're worried about bamboo getting invasive and taking over your yard, you might want to steer clear of Phyllostachys rubromarginata. But if you want a thick privacy hedge, a fast-growing bamboo for a cold climate, or maybe a hardy species for a bamboo plantation,...
Zymomonas mobilis: An exciting enzyme for bamboo processing
For most of my life, I've been playing a small but meaningful role, advocating for the use of bamboo and other renewable resources. I operated two small businesses in the small town of San Luis Obispo, using them as a platform to raise awareness and inspire optimism...
Bamboo Toilet Paper: Sheet happens
Every day the world loses something close to 100,000 trees. And according to the statistics, we cut down about 27,000 trees a day just for toilet paper. It's as if we were literally flushing our planet down the toilet. But what can we do? We can't change our...
Bamboo in the Philippines
Based on the popularity of a couple previous blog posts, about Where Bamboo Comes From and 20 of the World's Best Bamboo Gardens, we've been following up with a series of articles about fabulous bamboo destinations. As it happens, one of the best places on earth to...
6 Ways to make money growing bamboo
If you're not sure whether the popularity of farming bamboo in America is on the rise, just take a look at my email inbox. Better yet, take my word for it. Nearly every day I hear from farmers and aspiring agrarians across the country who are thinking about replacing...
Walking Stick Bamboo: Run with Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda
With a designation like Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda, this attractive species of bamboo was just begging to be given a friendly nickname. And thanks to its distinctive shape and useful structure, settling on a suitable moniker turned out to be something of a cakewalk....
