May 10, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
Americans and Europeans have long looked eastward for their superior supply of bamboo. Indeed, Asia and the Far East are where the vast majority of bamboo originates. But as our focus on sustainability intensifies, along with a drive for resource independence, many...
May 5, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening, Natural Fibers
The history of bamboo weaves a rich and colorful tapestry that drapes across several thousand years of Asian culture. It’s as iconic and ubiquitous as the Chinese dragon or Japan’s rising sun. But once in a while, we come across a thread of bamboo history...
Feb 22, 2021 | Bamboo Products, Green Living
The battle against COVID-19 has been brutal. But according to Bill Gates, the struggle to defeat Climate Change could be much worse. And he’s right, of course. Within a year of the viral outbreak, we’ve already developed a vaccine. But after decades of...
Feb 3, 2021 | Green Living, Renewable Energy
It’s getting harder and harder to know what to believe anymore. But we in the bamboo industry are convinced that Climate Change in not only real, but the largest existential threat facing our species today. And of course, we see bamboo as one of the best tools...
Jan 26, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening, Green Living
The Salton Sea may be the last place on earth you’d expect to find people growing bamboo. In fact, it may be the last place on earth you’d expect to find people doing anything besides drinking beer, swatting flies and sweating bullets. Summer temperatures in this...
