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Good news from Nestlé: Millions of bamboo clumps on the way
These days it's almost impossible to scroll through the headlines without being assaulted by more bad news about Climate Change and environmental devastation. From islands of garbage to supernatural storm systems, we can see and feel the calamities all around us. But...
Where to find Bamboo in Germany: Adventure in Berlin
A wonderland of verdant forests, fairy tale villages, and modern cities, Germany has almost everything the culturally curious tourist could ask for. But if it's tropical beaches and warm sunshine you desire, then you'll want to look elsewhere. Famously cold and gray,...
Juno Bamboo Water: A taste of grass from the glass
Just when you thought they'd done everything with bamboo, along comes something new. And they've finally done it, they've combined two things that I can't live without: bamboo and water. Yes, you already knew you could eat it, sleep in it, wear it, and build a house...
Growing Bamboo in Pennsylvania and New England
Pennsylvania, New York, and New England, land of Liberty, home of the Patriots, and birthplace of the American experiment we call Democracy. The region is steeped in Colonial history, but one of the last places we would associate with bamboo. Even so, bamboo can...
Square Bamboo: Chimonobambusa quadrangularis
Bamboo has an amazing variety of uses. From nutritious bamboo leaf tea to high octane bioethanol to ultra-durable building material, there's almost nothing bamboo can't do. And with around 1,500 distinct species, bamboo also comes in an enormous variety of shapes,...
Bamboo in Malawi: Fighting Malaria and Climate Change
By now I hope you've heard of some connection between bamboo and Climate Change. More precisely, you should know that bamboo, as a vastly versatile and renewable resource, offers multiple ways to alleviate Climate Change. With its high metabolism, bamboo captures CO2...