Bamboo is better. What will we discover it can do next? Not only can it grow three or four feet in a single day, but bamboo is stronger than maple, has more compressive strength than concrete and the same strength-to-weight ratio as steel.
Replenished from an intricate network of roots, a stalk of bamboo grows to its maximum height of around 80 feet within just two months. After this, it begins to thicken; the walls of each hollow stalk growing harder and denser as its soft internodes convert into fibrous cellulose.
Although there are over a thousand species of bamboo, only Moso is perfect for manufacturing into our beautiful, durable kitchen products. When it is ready for harvest, organically grown Moso bamboo is cut and carried out of the forest on foot by family farmers. This gentle harvesting method sustains the grove’s delicate root system for future growth.
“Moso bamboo is not a part of the Panda diet or habitat—just one more reason our bamboo is the best choice for the planet and for your kitchen.”
Moso bamboo is not part of the Panda’s diet or habitat. And because it is durable and attractive, bamboo is also the best alternative to cutting tropical rainforests for their exotic hardwoods. Finally, the gentler cultivation methods (no artificial pesticides, no clear-cutting, and replanting) used to grow bamboo are less disruptive to the birds that naturally make their homes in bamboo groves.
Our network of family-owned farms and specialized production facilities are all located near one another. The close proximity of where our bamboo is grown to where it is used helps build close relationships with lasting economic benefit for everyone involved. It also helps ensure our access to the highest quality raw bamboo.
Moso bamboo is ready for harvest in 3-5 years, and we use only the hardest part—the lowest 10 feet of each stalk. But nothing goes to waste! While the upper portion is passed on to others for use in lighter-duty products, we use the lower sections in four different ways: vertical grain, flat grain, end grain and “NewBoo.”
While the NewBoo process of heating pulverized bamboo fiber was first developed for use in railroad ties, we’ve taken it further. Our NewBoo products have the warmth and beauty of hardwood with none of the environmental downsides. Best of all, they have the kind of durability meant to handle a freight train!
Plastic cutting boards have their place, but a showcase isn’t one of them. Our dishwasher-safe bamboo takes the beauty of wood and adds the worry-free use that comes with being able to sterilize your work surface. Not only are our bamboo cutting boards more attractive, but they are gentler on your knives than plastic and easier to clean and maintain than hardwood.
Source: Totally Bamboo
Wise up about Bamboo and how it can be sustainably grown for our use without harming forests and animals.
Thanks to Totally Bamboo for this content and for showing how bamboo can be manufactured sustainably while caring for our precious forests.
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Cover photo of the Bamboo forest taken from Wikimedia.
