Apr 15, 2024 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Industry, Featured Posts, Green Living
In the last decade or two, bamboo has gone from novelty to global commodity. It’s now used in everything from flooring and textiles to construction and carbon sequestration. With the U.S. importing billions in bamboo products each year, many farmers and... 
Mar 4, 2024 | Bamboo Industry, Bamboo Products, Bambu Batu
Ever since I crafted my first set of nunchucks in junior high school, I’ve been in love with bamboo. This woody grass has a simple elegance to it. It grows faster than anything, and you can make anything out of it. I gradually outgrew my Bruce Lee phase — more... 
Feb 28, 2024 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Industry, Bamboo Products, Worldwide
There are close to 2,000 known varieties of bamboo, native to Asia, Africa, the Americas, and even Australia. That makes Europe the only habitable continent with no endemic species of this prolific grass. But the region certainly has its share of bamboo enthusiasts.... 
Feb 19, 2024 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Construction, Bamboo Industry, Bamboo Products, Bamboo Species, Featured Posts
With all the talk about bamboo construction and building houses from bamboo, a lot of people are asking: What are the best varieties of bamboo for building? The best bamboo species for building and construction will grow very tall, usually more than 40 or 50 feet... 
Aug 28, 2023 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Industry, Bamboo Products
It’s no secret that I love bamboo. I think I’ve enjoyed it all my life. Besides being a personal pleasure, it’s also been my professional business for about two decades. And some of the only things I love more than bamboo are the people I meet when... 
Jul 12, 2023 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Industry, Bamboo Species, Worldwide
Here at Bambu Batu, we have been in the business of promoting and educating people about the many wonders of bamboo for nearly two decades. Peruse the website and you’ll discover hundreds of articles addressing nearly every possible aspect of bamboo botany and...
