Oct 1, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Industry, Bamboo Products, Green Living
The news is out. Bamboo can do anything. It’s the fastest-growing plant on earth, and nothing is more sustainable. Well, ok, those are some pretty bold claims. Yes, bamboo grows and renews itself with amazing speed, but sustainability is a complex thing to...
Sep 6, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Industry, Bamboo Products, Green Living
By now you’ve probably heard about the endless variety of products that we can make out of bamboo. If not, then you really need to take a look at this article about Bamboo Products from A to Z. But you might still be wondering how they do it. And you may be...
Sep 1, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Industry, Green Living, Worldwide
One of the smaller countries in South America and one of the world’s richest in biodiversity, Ecuador enjoys the splendor of the Amazon rainforest but also suffers from the economic challenges endemic to Latin America and other tropical latitudes. Bamboo...
Jul 21, 2021 | Bamboo Industry, Bamboo Products, Natural Fibers
We’ve often heard it said—and sometimes I’ve said it myself—that bamboo has hundreds or thousands of practical uses. In fact, I’ve never stopped to add them all up, but my intuition tells me it’s true. And after operating an all-bamboo boutique...
Apr 16, 2021 | Bamboo Industry, Bamboo Products, Green Living
Given the measurable impacts of climate change and deforestation, the need for alternative building materials and energy sources has never been greater. That’s why bamboo, an incomparably renewable grass, is been touted as the sustainable solution. People have...
Mar 26, 2021 | Bamboo Industry, Bamboo Products, Green Living
Every day the world loses something close to 100,000 trees. And according to the statistics, we cut down about 27,000 trees a day just for toilet paper. It’s as if we were literally flushing our planet down the toilet. But what can we do? We can’t change...