Jan 13, 2023 | Bamboo Industry, Bamboo Products, Green Living
The battle against COVID-19 was brutal. But according to Bill Gates, the struggle to defeat Climate Change could be much worse. And he’s right, of course. Within a year of the viral outbreak, we’d already developed a vaccine. But after decades of knowing...
Dec 7, 2022 | Bamboo Products, Green Living, Natural Fibers
When you shop for bamboo and other natural fiber clothing, chances are you want to purchase and wear fabrics that have the fewest chemicals and the smallest carbon footprint. But measuring those factors is not always easy. In most cases, we have to rely on a...
Dec 5, 2022 | Bamboo Products, Hemp Products, Natural Fibers
In the arena of natural alternative resources, two towering crops dominate the field. In some ways strikingly different, but with a great deal in common, hemp and bamboo have each risen to prominence in recent decades. And because of their similarities, the temptation...
Nov 16, 2022 | Bamboo Industry, Bamboo Products, Bambu Batu, Green Living
NOTE: The following story was written by me, Fred Hornaday, in May 2007, as a publicity piece for Bambu Batu. At that time it appeared in a number of local publications. We re-published the article in November 2022 for nostalgic purposes. Suddenly it seems like...
Oct 26, 2022 | Bamboo Industry, Bamboo Products
With 20 years in the industry, it’s plain to see that the demand for bamboo has never been greater. And that’s good news for those of us who are keen to see non-toxic renewables replacing synthetics and disposables. But at the same time, it’s created...
Oct 12, 2022 | Bamboo Products, Eastern Philosophy
Man’s relationship with bamboo goes back many thousands of years. Bamboo has been a tool, a food and a building material. People have used bamboo to make weapons and even musical instruments. Over the course of our long and colorful history, bamboo and humanity...