Jan 19, 2022 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Industry, Green Living
You may have heard about the butterfly that flapped its wings over the Sahara Desert, and it led to a drought in the Amazon Rainforest. Equally surprising, but far more verifiable, is the story of a tiny Asian beetle that’s reshaping the agricultural industry in...
Jan 12, 2022 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Industry
Special thanks to climate and forestry activist Apsana Kafle who contributed to this article. Apsana is a World Bamboo Fellow from the World Bamboo Association. Bamboo Management: Precondition for a sustainable future Bamboo is a prolific, perennial grass that is...
Sep 8, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening, Green Living
I’m sure you’ve noticed by now that bamboo is a pretty big deal. But when you’re ready to go big with bamboo, you might want to look at something very small. Micropropagation is a fairly modern technique for reproducing plants, and the method is...
May 5, 2021 | Agriculture & Gardening, Natural Fibers, Worldwide
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 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 is not only real but the largest existential threat facing our species today. And of course, we see bamboo as one of the best tools...