From Wambamboo

I received an email today from Wambamboo with information about a new light that they have designed.

Ken Gration is the designer - and the information he has on his website about the reasons he uses bamboo needs to be read by everyone.

Growing Interest in Bamboo Products

One of the things I have noticed recently is the increase in products made from bamboo in a wide range of retail outlets - from the major retailers to the community markets.

There are several outlets at Eumundi Markets (Queensland)  - some not so easy to spot.  (Look for the clothing made from bamboo products - ladies fashions, so you may have to ask if there is no sign!)

I am surprised how many products are in K-Mart these days - just click on the link and search for "bamboo" and a number of items will come up.  Ikea at Logan and other Idea stores have some products - I have seen bamboo bowls there.

Coles and Woolworths stores also have a collection of items - kitchen utensils particularly.  Also don't forget to add some bamboo shoots (sadly they are only in cans in the supermarkets) to your stir fried vegetables and seek other recipes to use them.

Target, Big-W, Spotlight, some of the bedding specialists have a range of items - look for bamboo fabric chothes (ladies undies in Target and Big W), and so it goes.

Several years ago it would be impossible to find anything.  There are plenty of stores on line for bamboo products too.  Do a Google search and see what you can find - made from this wonderful sustainable, safe product.

Don't forget Howards either.

Eumundi Markets

I always love visiting the markets and am thrilled that I live not too far away from them now, so I expect to visit them more often.  This really is the place to find bamboo products (indeed there is much here about environment safe products) - and it is in the midst of quite a lot of bamboo growing properties as one can see driving into Eumundi.  There are great stands of bamboo on a hillside on the left as one leaves the highway.

My two Chinese guests are hard to satisfy and I was hoping that a stroll around Eumundi would take an hour or two, but it was short lived as they were keen to move on.

However, I did manage to find some great bamboo wares, and bamboo clothing though I have had to resolve to return to take a closer look at them.

One stall had a great display of bamboo bowls.  I spoke with the gent behind the counter briefly - and we shared stories of our love of bamboo products.