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How to Choose the Best Bamboos
By now you've probably heard a thing or two about the many virtues of bamboo: its versatility, its sustainability, and its indispensability. And you've no doubt admired its beauty, as it flourishes among pagodas in Japanese gardens, on the patios of Thai restaurants...
Bamboo in the breeze: Whispering Winds Bamboo Cooperative
Planting and harvesting bamboo is not only good for the environment, but it can also bring great benefits to the community that supports its cultivation. Peruse our website and you can find examples of this from all around the world. In Malawi, they plant bamboo to...
Ways to invest in bamboo in 2023
The battle against COVID-19 was brutal. But according to Bill Gates, the struggle to defeat Climate Change could be much worse. And he's right, of course. Within a year of the viral outbreak, we'd already developed a vaccine. But after decades of knowing about Climate...
Bamboo with Stripes: Variegated varieties
Selecting the best variety of bamboo for your garden can be a daunting task. Depending on your soil type, your climate zone, your current landscape and your own personal preferences, you could spend hours—possibly years—trying to settle on the best species. But when...
Hemp and Marijuana: What’s the difference?
When you work with natural fibers and sustainable materials, one of the greatest sources of confusion is the relationship between hemp and marijuana. Are they the same, or are they different? I can't tell you how many times I've brought up the subject of hemp clothing...
Introducing Bamboo: Genus by genus
Bamboo is more than just an amazing plant. It's more like an entire family, made up of nearly 2,000 plants. But technically, according to the botanical taxonomy, bamboo is a sub-family within the grass family, Poaceae. The subfamily Bambusoideae includes 3 tribes,...