Oct 11, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
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...
Oct 4, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
The amazing and incredible properties of bamboo have earned this useful plant all sorts of superlative nicknames. Because of its remarkable tensile strength, it sometimes goes by the name “Vegetal Steel”. In developing countries and near the equator, where...
Oct 1, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Industry, Bamboo Products, Green Living
The news is out. Bamboo can do anything. It’s the fastest-growing plant on earth, and nothing is more sustainable. Well, ok, those are some pretty bold claims. Yes, bamboo grows and renews itself with amazing speed, but sustainability is a complex thing to...
Sep 29, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening
Bamboo is remarkably low-maintenance, until it isn’t. A mature grove may only need occasional pruning and cleanup, but running bamboo can quickly become difficult to manage without the right tools. Fortunately, a few dependable saws, shovels, and pruning tools can...
Sep 22, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening, Worldwide
Packed with a wealth of natural resources, Africa remains the world’s poorest continent per capita. And given its position straddling the equator, it deserves to be called the Green Continent. But that name more often goes to South America. Yet many Africans, in...
Sep 20, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Products
If you’re growing a lot of bamboo, you’ll eventually find yourself with a lot of bamboo leaves. So once in a while, I hear from gardeners and farmers who want to know what to do with all those leaves. If you’re used to eucalyptus trees with their...
