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Tabletop Tips For Planning Your Next Green Event

May 5, 2015

Tabletop Tips For Planning Your Next Green Event

If you are planning your next party, or a wedding, party or gala for a client or friend, you may be thinking about an eco-friendly event.  You may be going for a...

The Sustainable Design Book - guidebook for design

April 30, 2015

The Sustainable Design Book - guidebook for design

We are excited to share this timely and newly released book, The Sustainable Design Book, by Rebecca Proctor.  The book focuses on non-toxic, locally-sourced, quality craftsmanship of a range of products including lighting,...

3 Tips To Get Kiddies to Enjoy Gardening

April 16, 2015

3 Tips To Get Kiddies to Enjoy Gardening

Gardening with children can be fun and fulfilling. Spending time learning together and seeing the fruits of your labor, and getting a little dirt in your hands is all part...

Simple Gardening Tips - How to Keep You, Your Veggies, and Your Garden Clean

April 14, 2015

Simple Gardening Tips - How to Keep You, Your Veggies, and Your Garden Clean

  We came across a couple of great gardening tips we found really useful, and easy. It's about staying clean, and keeping your veggies clean.   Keep Your Nails Clean...

Veneerware bamboo plates - Commercially Approved and Accepted for Composting

April 9, 2015

Veneerware bamboo plates - Commercially Approved and Accepted for Composting

Not all disposable plates are created equally. And not all disposable plates are approved for composting. Even if the packaging says 'compostable.' So it is important to know which disposable...

Bamboo Goo - The Product for All Your Bamboo, and More.

March 3, 2015

Bamboo Goo - The Product for All Your Bamboo, and More.

Bamboo Goo - the product for your other products. And not just bamboo, either.  This post delves into the details of our famously popular Bamboo Goo and explains what it...

Echo, the gray wolf, and why bambu supports her even after her death

February 25, 2015

Echo, the gray wolf, and why bambu supports her even after her death

bambu joined with 200 Business Leaders and 37 other Oregon companies by signing our name to the petition to protect the Gray Wolf. See info and post here. See the list of...

Lunar New Year - Year of the Sheep and what it means

February 16, 2015

Lunar New Year - Year of the Sheep and what it means

To our friends and customers, we wish you a happy lunar new year. Since we spend much of our time with our team in China, we acknowledge (and embrace) many...

bambu Scholarship for the Oregon Master Beekeeper Program

January 13, 2015

bambu Scholarship for the Oregon Master Beekeeper Program

We are proud of the ongoing partnerships we have established with two important organizations that support healthy eco-systems. Seafood Watch is one group that we support by donating the proceeds...

Essential Tools for New Year parties and Bowl Game Events

December 30, 2014

Essential Tools for New Year parties and Bowl Game Events

Are you planning New Years parties, holiday-after parties or Bowl game parties? Then we have some ideas to share to make it a little easier, fun and look good too. We...

Artis the Spoonman reviews our bamboo Spork!

December 18, 2014

Artis the Spoonman reviews our bamboo Spork!

We frequently receive and share product reviews from customers who have used our products. We love hearing from people who share their experiences with us, and we in turn share...

Healthy Holiday Sides Recipe #2 from Amanda at Craving Thirty

December 9, 2014

Healthy Holiday Sides Recipe #2 from Amanda at Craving Thirty

Here is our second of two delicious, and good-for-you recipes for the holidays. These are both healthy veggie side dishes that deserve a place at the table anytime of the year. Amanda, the owner...