Jun 25, 2026 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Industry
To encourage the reduction of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere, the carbon credit trading system incentivizes farmers, foresters, and industrialists to initiate carbon-negative projects, rewarding them with monetarily valuable credits. At the same time,...
May 22, 2026 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
If you’re fascinated like I am by useful bamboo species from South and Southeast Asia, then Bambusa tulda deserves your attention. Sometimes called Indian Timber Bamboo or Bengal Bamboo, this elegant tropical species has been cultivated for centuries for its...
Nov 8, 2025 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Industry, Bambu Batu
My name is Fred Hornaday, and I’ve been active in the bamboo industry since 2006, when I opened America’s first all-bamboo boutique in San Luis Obispo, California. Since 2020, I’ve been committed to promoting bamboo cultivation and value addition and...
Nov 14, 2024 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
Over the last two decades, bamboo specialist and writer Fred Hornaday has documented hundreds of bamboo species across Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. Through botanical gardens, rural plantations, mountain forests, and experimental farms, his photography...
Sep 30, 2024 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
The genus Sasaella is a group of small and medium-sized bamboo, native to Japan, including a handful of ornamental species. Sasaella is one of about 100 genera of bamboo, all classified in the grass family. Small in stature, but these dwarf bamboo have running...
Sep 24, 2024 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
Yushania is a genus of temperate bamboo with dozens of medium-sized, thornless species found in the highlands of Central Asia, Africa, and Southeast Asia. The most widely accepted systems of taxonomy place about 70 species in this genus, but not all authors agree....