Feb 26, 2020 | Agriculture & Gardening, Green Living
Pennsylvania is the latest scene of a controversy concerning local laws against bamboo. It’s another example of how bamboo’s remarkable sustainability can become problematic. In the township of Lower Merion, community members have acted to enforce the...
Jan 9, 2020 | Agriculture & Gardening, 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...
Jan 3, 2020 | Agriculture & Gardening, Green Living
In the past 10 or 20 years, the variety and availability of bamboo products has just exploded. From socks to towels to sheets to flooring, bamboo can do pretty much anything. And thanks to a preponderance of Moso bamboo from China, bamboo IS doing nearly everything....
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...
Nov 5, 2019 | Agriculture & Gardening, Green Living
You may have heard that bamboo grows like a weed. Yes, it can be profoundly prolific. But when it comes to sourcing the best bamboo for your garden, you don’t want to surround yourself with weeds. Finding a knowledgeable and reliable bamboo nursery can make all...
Oct 16, 2019 | Bamboo Products, Green Living, Natural Fibers
Sustainable, versatile, sturdy and flexible, the benefits of bamboo just go on and on. For thousands of years people have been using bamboo as a building material and a source of sustenance. To this day, bamboo houses are a common site across the rural parts of China...
