Jul 7, 2020 | Agriculture & Gardening, Green Living
There’s a malicious rumor going around certain corners of the internet, and I’d like to put an end to it right now. In fact, there is NOT a wave of legislation sweeping across the country designed to outlaw the major family of grasses known as bamboo....
Jun 22, 2020 | Agriculture & Gardening, Green Living
Anyone who questions the importance of bamboo in the global quest to combat climate change need look no further than the Bamboo Village in Uganda (BVU) for evidence and inspiration. Since the turn of the century, we here at Bambu Batu have been studying the many uses...
Apr 17, 2020 | Agriculture & Gardening, Green Living
We are now more than four weeks into global quarantine. And we are bending the curve like Uri Keller bends a spoon. With great fanfare, that is. In this unimaginable scenario, we salute the heroes and mourn the victims. But in small town America, most of us are just...
Feb 20, 2020 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
With so many varieties of bamboo to choose from for your garden, one can easily develop an obsession. As you become a connoisseur of grasses, the quest for unusual and exotic bamboo specimens can become an endless pursuit. We’ve already written a great...
Jan 9, 2020 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Industry, Bamboo Products, Green Living
Bamboo is an amazing resource with tremendous promise. But in order for it to remain competitive in the global marketplace, we need to continue supporting bamboo research. Sure, bamboo has been around for a zillion years. (OK, maybe only 40,000 or so.) But in this...
Dec 31, 2019 | Agriculture & Gardening, Green Living
Bamboo is widely touted as a superior resource for its versatility and renewability. And rightly so. Unlike trees that can take decades to mature, bamboo can be suitable for harvest within just four or five years. And from there it can become a building material, a...
