Our climate adaptation mission gets a boost when we do our first “field survey” of communities in Cambodia which have already successfully adapted to rising water levels. The two days we spend visiting with the families on the water are…
Video: Staring Down Climate Change ~ Flood Resilience in a Community on Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia
Our lives and our Green global trek have taken a sharp right turn into the realm of climate adaptation. For this Asian chapter of our lives, we aim to learn from field observations which solutions already exist for populations that…
A Traditional Way of Life – Tra Que Organic Herb Garden, Viet Nam
We are fortunate to have connected with a beautiful, friendly and hospitable farming family at the center of the only commercial and completely organic farm in Vietnam. The family has absorbed us into the gentle flow of their lives. The…
Museum of Ethnology ~ previews of future discoveries…Hanoi,Viet Nam
Our visit to the Hanoi Museum of Ethnology whets our appetite for visits to the countryside. In all, Vietnam is comprised of 54 distinct ethnic groups, each with their own language, traditions, arts, clothing etc. Here, 9 sub groups of…
Day trip from Hanoi, Viet Nam to an ancient farming village
After spending a week in the bustle and hustle of Hanoi, we head out to visit an ancient farming village which has managed to stay relatively intact over the past 100 or so years. The ubiquitous triangular hats and water…
Some last vignettes of our life in Nicaragua ~ before we launch our Asia adventure
Nicaragua was of course about bamboo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzNGsQ3A3zc&t=531s Over a period of 6 years, we built a bamboo housing industry in a country with a dramatic housing shortage, and a massive amount of construction grade bamboo… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_WPU43ScRc&t=6s Our home was…
Last entry from Nicaragua ~ July, 2013
Finally coming out from under an “update embargo” due to the delicate nature of discussions with CO2 Bambu shareholders, creditors, customers, partners and employees, but FINALLY we can share what’s up. So what’s up is a fundamental move along our…
CO2 Bambu and BuildOn looking to have impact in the RAAS (), Nicaragua
If 2011 and 2012 brought CO2 Bambu to the Autonomous Region of the Atlantic North (RAAN), 2013 will be the year that opens the path for a long term presence in the Autonomous Region of the Atlantic South. With the…