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Bamboo and carbon sequestration: Saved by net zero

Bamboo and carbon sequestration: Saved by net zero

Apr 14, 2023 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Products, Green Living

Bamboo proponents the world over have touted the plant as a miracle cure for climate change and global warming. Bamboo’s purported capacity for carbon sequestration is one of the most important factors that makes the plant so important in the effort to save the...
Growing Bamboo for Carbon Credits

Growing Bamboo for Carbon Credits

Mar 16, 2023 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Industry, Green Living

To encourage the reduction of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, the carbon credit trading system incentivizes farmers and industrialists to initiate and operate carbon-negative projects, rewarding them with monetarily valuable credits. At the same time, polluting...
Bamboo farming in the US in 2023

Bamboo farming in the US in 2023

Feb 16, 2023 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Industry, Featured Posts, Green Living

UPDATE: This article originally appeared in January 2020, last revised in February 2023. In the past few decades, the variety of bamboo products has just exploded. From socks to towels to sheets to flooring, bamboo can do pretty much anything. And thanks to a...
When bamboo leaves turn yellow or brown

When bamboo leaves turn yellow or brown

Feb 7, 2023 | Agriculture & Gardening, Green Living

Bamboo plants are pretty easy to grow. In fact, some people think that bamboo grows too easily, and they have a hard time removing it. But as with any plant, you can run into problems. Sometimes the bamboo just doesn’t look 100 percent happy. One of the most...
How to Choose the Best Bamboos

How to Choose the Best Bamboos

Jan 27, 2023 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species, Bambu Batu, Green Living

By now you’ve probably heard a thing or two about the many virtues of bamboo: its versatility, its sustainability, and its indispensability. And you’ve no doubt admired its beauty, as it flourishes among pagodas in Japanese gardens, on the patios of Thai...
Bamboo in the breeze: Whispering Winds Bamboo Cooperative

Bamboo in the breeze: Whispering Winds Bamboo Cooperative

Jan 20, 2023 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Products, Green Living

Planting and harvesting bamboo is not only good for the environment, but it can also bring great benefits to the community that supports its cultivation. Peruse our website and you can find examples of this from all around the world. In Malawi, they plant bamboo to...
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