I’m excited (and a bit relieved) to see more and more products popping up that use that fabulous, sustainable grass… bamboo! (Yes! It’s actually a grass!)
It no longer takes a trip to a specialty shop or expensive eco-boutique to find much of what you’re looking for. In fact, even my local grocery store carries a line of bamboo kitchen towels.
And why do I think bamboo is so fabulous? Well, it just so happens bamboo is the fastest growing plant on the planet and its uses are vast. It’s naturally anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and hypo-allergenic, can be grown without herbicides and pesticides and is a critical element in the production of oxygen. (See why I have “the love”?!?)
Bamboo products include: fabrics/clothing, furniture, building materials, flooring, housewares/tableware & utensils, medicine, paper, food… on and on! Now is the time to start reading product labels closer than ever and make a fabulous, sustainable choice.
Oh, and one other thing… this fact: “It is believed, if bamboo were planted on a mass basis, it could completely reverse the effects of global warming in just six years and provide a renewable source of food, building materials and erosion prevention.”
You just fell in love too, didn’t you?
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I know knot weed grows in temperate enviroments. Not a good building material but a paper substitute? Do any of the usefull varieties grow where we get a hard freeze every winter? Knot weed is an invasive species and have heard horror stories of folks using extreme measures and couldn’t get rid of knot weed. One of the folks told of using gasoline and kerosine and the stuff came back. Old timers still use these methods these days scary just knowing that.
Bamboo is indeed a fabulous product. I use the soaps as I have very dry skin- they do not dry your skin out. I also have socks, clothing and fridge filters to get the smells out. They work fantastically!
.-= karen ho fatt@family fire pit reviews´s last blog ..Uniflame 4125″ Square LP Gas Fireplace with Tile Mantel – Convenient Comfort At Its Best =-.
Thank you for this interesting post. We hear that it has the potential to significantly offset carbon emissions, and has been the center of discussions this week during the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun!
.-= Carlton Hobbs´s last blog ..Marble Vases =-.
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