WORLD BAMBOO DAY Tatui, Brazil
From Fernando Tombolato
On Saturday 18 September 2010, besides the cold and strong wind of this end of winter, a small group of bamboo experts joined at Tatuí Experimental Station, in São Paulo State, where part of the largest Brazilian bamboo collection is cultivated, with around 70 species. During the commemoration, Dr. Ito, Head of the Exp. Station, talked about the history of this collection started in 1954 to focus bamboos for agricultural and industrial purposes.
The participants shared a picnic among the bamboo clumps, and four new species were planted in the collection.
Congratulations to all the bamboo experts!
Hope to meet you all here in November for the SYMBAMPALM 2010
For more information, please see:
www.infobibos.com/symbampalm
COLOMBIA WORLD BAMBOO DAY Armenia, Quindío, Colombia
From Ximena Londono – President, Colombian Bamboo Society
On Saturday 18 September 2010, the COLOMBIAN BAMBOO SOCIETY, ICONTEC, CRQ, Guadua-bamboo BID Project and SENA, joined efforts to celebrate during the WORLD BAMBOO DAY a National Colombian Forum about Technical Standards for Guadua.
Colombia is a pioneer country in Latin America in developing Technical Standards for Guadua products and its processes. A total of 80 persons from different cities participated in this one day forum, where eight guadua experts explained the different standards elaborated for the native bamboo Guadua angustifolia Kunth.
To end the celebration of the WORLD BAMBOO DAY, the Major of Armenia, Ana Maria Arango and the BAMBOO FORUM participants planted in a city park several guadua plantlets.
The Friendship Day is also celebrated in Colombia on September 18, so it was a double celebration for this outstanding friendly plant that contributes to improve the quality of life in the whole planet.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE BAMBOO SPECIES IN THE WORLD!!!
AND TO THE PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE IN THEM!!!.
World Bamboo Day 2010 enjoyed around the World!
Stories are still coming in, and we thrilled at the response of so many dedicated bambuseros around the world who took part in celebrating World Bamboo Day 2010!
Stay tuned for updates and pictures that tell the story of how commitment to a cause can bring about change!
Here is a great photo of Jeffree Trudeau in Kohima, Nagaland, celebrating in traditional bamboo style!
Pune, India
Bamboo Vishwa and Marthwada Mitramandal’s School of Interior Design co-ordially invites you to celebrate the World Bamboo Day on 18th September 2010
World Bamboo Day is a day of celebration to increase the awareness of bamboo globally. Where bamboo grows naturally, bamboo has been a daily element, but its sustainable growth will only come with intelligent usage in diversified applications. Bamboo Vishwa aims to bring the potential of bamboo to a more elevated exposure – to protect natural resources and the environment, to ensure sustainable utilization, to promote new cultivation of bamboo for new industries in our regions, as well as promote traditional uses locally for community economic development.
Bamboo Vishwa, in its continuous endeavor to create awareness in the society, proudly present ‘Life with Bamboo’ – an interactive seminar on various aspects of this green gold. This event will bring critical insights for all stakeholders – farmers, artisans, interior designers, architects, product designers, entrepreneurs, developers. Various experts from the field will share there knowledge and help create a conducive environment for the growth of this sector.
‘Design for Sustainability’ – an Interior Product Design competition will be launched on the occasion.
Venue : Dnyaneshwar Hall,
Marthwada Mitramandal’s Deccan Gymkhana Campus
Time : 4 pm to 8 pm
With regards
Milind Chitale Hemant Bedekar
Principal, MMSID Founder Member, BambooVishwa
For further details contact Nachiket Thakur on 9890909299
bamboovishwa@yahoo.com
Visit www.bamboovishwa.com
Belgium
Join fellow bambuseros in Antwerp on World Bamboo Day, 18 Saturday, between 1 and 6 pm downtown Antwerp central at the Astridplein. There will be an information desk for all interested people passing by, with a number of info panels, some live plants (thanks to Oprins Plant NV, Rijkevorsel), a construction from bamboo with some flags and banners from sponsors (and governments), balloons for the kids and nice postcards to be handed out for the adults. The site is at the entrance/exit of the Central Station in Antwerp AND at the entrance to the Antwerp Zoo, there will lots of people on hand to celebrate and learn more about bamboo. Many thanks to Geert Potters, Frances Schutte
, and Johan Gielis. For more information, see http://www.ikebana-bamboo.eu/
Weltbambustag
On World Bamboo Day, EBS-Deutschland invites visitors to view these giant grasses in members’ gardens and local botanic gardens !
See: http://bit.ly/aAnb8v
To date:
Venue:
Lilienthal
11-18 Clock: Open garden gate with expert information on bamboo with Andreas Rippert
Schloss Dyck, Jüchen
10 clock: Information desk of the EBS and EBS-D-D-guided tours through the bamboo garden
Rösrath (near Cologne)
14.30 to about 18 clock: Bambusoase the family Esser
Frankfurt am Main
10 clock: Gerd Sieber through the bamboo quarters in the palm garden.
Meet at the fountain at the entrance Siesmayerstraße 61st
Offenbach (Hessen)
9-16 clock: the garden of the family choice HIERONYMI
Tours of the bamboo stock, petting zoo, watching the raw-milk cheese production and tasting.
Kimbacher (near Bad König) in the Odenwald
9-17 Clock: bamboo garden of the summer
Simbach am Inn
Lower Bavarian Bamboo days at Hydro Maier
EBS in Austria:
Klaus Neuhaus on stream (southern Burgenland)
Bamboo Garden by Heinz Gohlke
Who has more ideas for activities on that day?
What EBS-D members want to open their gardens ? Slide shows or information desks in the regions? More ideas and suggestions are welcome!
The board and the editors are looking forward to your suggestions by e-mail: i.rauch @ bamboo-deutschland.de