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Bamboo on Film: An open-source documentary
The bamboo industry is a world of gardeners, horticulturalists, architects, environmentalists and fanatics. I can check more than one of those boxes myself, as I've been promoting bamboo and other renewable resources for nearly 30 years. Even more fascinating than the...
Clearing your mine: Safely detonating landmines with bamboo
Bamboo feeds, houses, decorates, and it can even save lives. Growing up in Afghanistan, inventor Massoud Hassani used to play in raging war zones and fields studded with landmines. He and his brother would construct small spheres from scrap metal that would roll along...
Women of the bamboo world in 2022
In observation of Women's History Month, March 2022, we feel obliged to shine a light on a few of the notable women in the bamboo world today. Of course, there are hundreds if not thousands of women working in the bamboo industry, and we are grateful to all of them,...
Borinda fungosa: Chocolate bamboo
I've been enjoying refreshing bamboo landscapes and renewable bamboo products for decades. So what took me so long to discover chocolate bamboo? After all, it combines two of my favorite things in the world. But Borinda fungosa is not high on the list of popular...
Researching bamboo in Nigeria
We know that bamboo has a vast range of uses and applications, in industry, reforestry, and beyond. And we can debate whether there are 1,200 or 1,400 or 1,600 distinct species and varieties of bamboo. People have been growing, eating and building with bamboo for...
Fused bamboo for exterior construction
By now, we've probably all seen a few homes and yoga studios furnished with stunning bamboo floors. Yes, the bamboo is sustainably grown and the flooring is both durable and aesthetically pleasing. You might have also admired some attractive bamboo cabinetry. In fact,...