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...
Oct 3, 2022 | Bamboo Industry, Bamboo Products
The idea of bamboo construction probably dates back as far as writing on stone tablets. But the most modern bamboo buildings look nothing like the rustic structures of the past, just as the tablets of Gilgamesh bear little resemblance to the tablets we now use to make...
Sep 26, 2022 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Products, Bamboo Species
Bamboo is huge. It grows like mad, faster than any plant on earth, and you can make almost anything with it. The demand for bamboo has never been greater. And we think that’s a good thing. Because in terms of sustainability, bamboo outstrips all the competition....