Apr 19, 2022 | Bamboo Products
While rural communities in Asia and the developing world still regard bamboo as the “poor man’s lumber”, we know in the West that bamboo can offer a more elegant and eco-friendly alternative to cutting down trees. In equatorial regions, this woody...
Apr 13, 2022 | Bamboo Industry, Bamboo Products
These days, you can find bamboo almost anywhere. Not just bamboo plants at the botanical garden or bamboo flooring at the hardware store. You can also shop for all manner of bamboo kitchenwares, sleep sweetly on bamboo sheets and luxuriate with bamboo bath towels....
Apr 4, 2022 | Alternative Lifestyle, Bamboo Products, Green Living
Bamboo feeds, houses, decorates, and it can even save lives. Growing up in Afghanistan, inventor Massoud Hassani used to play in raging war zones and fields studded with landmines. He and his brother would construct small spheres from scrap metal that would roll along...
Mar 30, 2022 | Bamboo Industry, Bamboo Products, Green Living
In observation of Women’s History Month, March 2022, we feel obliged to shine a light on a few of the notable women in the bamboo world today. Of course, there are hundreds if not thousands of women working in the bamboo industry, and we are grateful to all of...
Mar 14, 2022 | Bamboo Industry, Bamboo Products
By now, we’ve probably all seen a few homes and yoga studios furnished with stunning bamboo floors. Yes, the bamboo is sustainably grown and the flooring is both durable and aesthetically pleasing. You might have also admired some attractive bamboo cabinetry. In...
Feb 28, 2022 | Bamboo Industry, Bamboo Products
Have you ever picked up a bamboo product and turned it over in your hand and wondered, “How did they do this?” If not, you must not be handling enough bamboo products. Some of them, like the bamboo socks and bamboo salad bowls, are just amazing. But these...
