Bamboo is fast becoming the hip and environmentally-friendly type of wood. Here are some of the benefits of this plant, according to Natural Environment:
- Bamboo plants can grow successfully without any fertilisers or pesticides. Here's my post about the harms of these substances.
- Bamboo grows extremely fast - it’s the fastest growing plant on the planet. Bamboo has been known to grow 3 - 4 feet per day! So, there's an abundance.
- Bamboo doesn’t require a lot of water to grow. We all know the importance of water conservation!
- Bamboo is a very hardy plant - it can survive drought conditions and flood conditions.
- Bamboo plants release lots of oxygen into the air. A grove of bamboo release 35% more oxygen than an equivalent stand of trees.
- Bamboo is a very earth friendly plant. It can reduce soil erosion and desertification. It can actually improve soil quality in degraded and eroded areas. Great for sustainable farming!
So, what are some products that utilize this bamboo? There's bamboo cutting boards (image from Nature Moms)...
Bamboo blinds (from Window Visions)...
Bamboo rugs (from Bamboo Rugs Store)...(30% off as of right now!)
...even Bamboo clothes (from Lotus Life)! I hear it's actually quite comfortable.
Oh, and don't worry about the panda bears - like I did when I first heard of bamboo products. They actually consume a different type of bamboo, so they'll be all right!
I couldn't help putting in this adorable picture! (from China Odyssey Tours). It's your reward for reading through this post. Oh, and the picture at the top is from Bamboo Revolution.
Wow, I used a lot of pictures and links in this post! Do you like to use a lot of images in your blog? If you don't have one, do you like to read blogs with lots of pictures?
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