Bamboo: The Best Material for a Sustainable Future

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.

Bamboo is Better for the Planet

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.

Bamboo is Better for Animals

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.

Bamboo is Better for People

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.