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Since the inception of the Bamboo Bike Project, intended to provide sturdy, locally-made bamboo bikes to people in Africa, the idea of the bamboo bike has flourished. Realizing that they had a native, sustainable material with incredible tensile strength like bamboo right at their hands and that the bikes built could provide transport in countries [...]
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The Philippines have the distinction of celebrating the world’s longest Christmas season. Carols can be heard as early as September and the Christmas season ends on Feast of Santo Nino held on the 3rd Sunday of January. Christmas Day is preceded by nine days of dawn masses to show one’s devotion to God. And rather [...]
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Tis’ the season for holiday entertaining! December is a month full of hors d’oeuvres and desserts and those extra calories can start to add up (hence the surge in gym memberships come January!). Take charge of the holiday calorie count and bring a bit of exotic flavor to the table with these Weight Watchers approved [...]
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While there is a growing demand for bamboo products, the supply of raw material is surprisingly limited. Surprising because bamboo is such a sturdy and sustainable crop to grow – it requires minimal water and unlike other plants, it can be harvested by cutting it above ground and will be ready for harvest again within [...]
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While we know that bamboo can provide us with everything from bamboo bed linens to bamboo t shirts, one company is taking the plant further and hoping to create clean energy with the use of a bamboo plant. Clenergen Corporation recently announced its partnership with Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Corp to design and install biomass power [...]
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In a country where AIDS/HIV rates are soaring and most young women have no alternative but prostitution, there is one mother trying to fight that trend. Pauline Samata, called the “Mother of Bamboo,” has made it her mission in life to raise awareness of the marvels of bamboo and to train women to make bamboo [...]
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Hailing a taxi is bringing out a whole new type of green thumb in the Philippines. Recently, the municipal mayor of Tabontabon, in the province of Leyte, commissioned two eco-friendly taxis made almost entirely out of bamboo. The usual mode of transport in the island country is the motorcycle, referred to as the habal-habal. The [...]
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In Asian countries, bamboo is used for a multitude of things. It is shelter and flooring, cookware and food, jewelry and clothing. With its abundant presence and many uses, it’s no surprise that bamboo figures prominently in the creation myths of their culture. According to Philippine creation myths, the first man and woman emerged from [...]
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Around the world, people have used music to express their faith and joy to a higher power. In the Philippines, one such musical monument to God still exists and it’s beautiful music is created by bamboo. In 1795, Padre Diego Cera was assigned to the town of Las Pinas in the Philippines. Cera, with his [...]
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When most people think of bamboo, they picture a sea of tranquil green with a panda munching idly. But for farmers in the Philippines, bamboo elicits images of money and hope for their families. As the markets and demands for bamboo products from bamboo clothes to bamboo sheets continues to grow, members of the Philippine [...]
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