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 15, 2022 | Bamboo Industry, Green Living, Worldwide
As the fifth-largest nation in the world by area, and the only country to straddle both the equator and the tropic of Capricorn, Brazil is ideally situated to grow great quantities of high-quality bamboo. And after decades of habitat loss in the Amazon Rainforest,... 
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... 
Aug 8, 2022 | Bamboo Industry, Bamboo Products, Green Living
Based on the history of bamboo construction on Gilligan’s Island and in rural villages of the developing world, bamboo has earned a reputation as the “poor man’s lumber”. But as traditional forestry resources are shrinking, and the need for... 
Jun 20, 2022 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Industry, Bamboo Products
The world of bamboo is filled with fun facts. Yet for every morsel of truth, the internet (and other sources) will gladly provide a blatant fallacy or at least an honest misunderstanding. After publishing more than 400 articles on this website alone, I may be guilty...
