Grounded. In yoga terms, being grounded means being physically and energetically connected to the earth… In nomadic terms, it means not being able to fly around the world as we have for over a decade. In bamboo terms, it means…
Off to Rotterdam, Netherlands for business
After some intense “play” and down time in Amsterdam, a lot of walking, movies and consumption of Amsterdam specialties, we take the train to Rotterdam, our next stop. In Rotterdam we have two…
SOCAP 11 in San Francisco ~ our 4th year in a row visiting SF
We started in Chinatown… and we ended in Chinatown. What are we talking about here? How San Francisco, which is firming up as our favorite city in the U.S., has an awesome Chinatown that is a core part of the…
“Built to Last” Agora blog entry on CO2 Bambu
I met Ben Sandzer-Bell, founder of CO2 Bambu, a few weeks into my internship with Agora when he dropped by our office between meetings with potential funders and USAID representatives. What struck me instantly about Ben was the sheer enthusiasm…
Nicaragua: An eco revolution unfolding in the RAAN. One house at a time!
CO2 Bambu has reached another milestone in it’s effort to…
CO2 Bambu: First house in Haiti complete!
First house complete, in Leogane. And warehouse contract signed. Next step: Vorb and his team will build up the warehouse, to get ready for Nica bamboo imports and SOGESOL customers.
Haiti reflections…
If you look at the map you can see that Haiti and Dominican Republic share one island. Haiti is French speaking and DR is Spanish. DR has one of the fastest…
DAY 4: Launching bamboo reforestation in Haiti
The longest journeys start with the first step. So it was that today, we took a first step toward what we hope will be a successful initiative to launch bamboo reforestation in Haiti. CO2 Bambu’s strategy is to launch Guadua…