Collaboration with CO2 Bambu will Bring Clean Cookstoves to Nicaraguan Families. CO2 Bambu, a Nicaragua-based for-profit enterprise, designs, manufactures and field assembles pre-fabricated ecological structures for shelters, homes and community buildings. Trees, Water & People (TWP) and CO2 Bambu are…
CO2 Bambu Alliance – Agora Partnerships
Ben operates in a “massively parallel” way most of the time. While some might dip their toes and tentatively seek out alliances, Ben’s preference is to address and pursue all tracks at once, knowing that some will work and some…
Film Festival: Manifesting Telluride
One of the most interesting developments that came out of my (Peta) attending the Yoga teacher training in Nicaragua in January, was the group of people that have become good friends. One of these is Blair, who lives in LA…
The Mayagna Community – “Children of the Sun” -Photographs by Grace Gonzalez
The indigenous people of Rosita are several communities and ethnic groups including the Sumo, Miskito and Mayagna, which in English translates to “Children of the Sun”. This community was hard hit four years ago by Hurricane Felix and since that…
A note of gratitude…
Gratitude to the following people who 2 years ago were instrumental in the early stages of CO2 Bambu’s start up: *Thanks to Gib Cooper for introducing us to the bamboo world from the first day we met, and continuously since.…
Take a stroll in our bamboo studio garden
It is still a “baby” garden, in that most of what is growing has been planted since construction in October, which is not a whole lot of time. However, with the tropical climate here and a good amount of love,…
It’s February in Granada… of backpacks, bamboo seedlings and poetry.
It’s February, and February has some rituals in Granada. Kids finally go back to school after a full two month break since mid December. Last I counted it was up to fifteen neighborhood kids whom we supplied with backpacks filled…
Yoga family
Upon return to Granada, after the teacher training, some of my new found yoga family arrive from the beach in search of good food, massage and an occasional hot shower. I didn’t realize how many people I had invited, or…