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Bamboo Building Events

April 17-19, 1998  HOPES conference, Eugene OR  
Lectures on ecological building ideas, with a one-hour slide show by Darrel
DeBoer about structural bamboo use, especially the work of Colombian architect
Simon Velez - along with examples of bamboo building in the U.S. and the
future possibilities.  There will also be 3 hands-on bamboo workshops to
include structural truss-building, joinery samples, split bamboo woven basket
buildings, construction of scale models and discussion about taking advantage
of the unique qualities of the giant grass. $45-100.  hopes at laz.uoregon.edu
541-346-0719

April 25 - Bamboo Festival and sale, San Francisco 
The American Bamboo Society is sponsoring a sale and auction of rare bamboos,
along with a show of bamboo tools, crafts, musical instruments, food,
paintings, flooring, and buildings.  10-4 at the S.F. County Fair bldg.,
Golden Gate Park. Contact: Betty Cloutier dneary5606 at aol.com

May 2&3, 1998    Building the Bamboo Farm with Sonoma Permaculture
Simon Henderson, of Bamboo People in Washington State, alternative materials
architect Darrel DeBoer and permaculture maven Mike Collins co-teach this
class. Topics include bamboo in permaculture guilds and polyculture, species
selection, bamboo farm and community resource slide show, marketing the
products of a bamboo farm, the design, construction and planting of a
chinampa, and the building of a dome with split bamboo. Meals provided. Cost:
$150.  707.874.1549 permaculture at monitor.net

September 19, 1998  Real Goods, Hopland 
Darrel DeBoer, architect and Gib Cooper, Tradewinds Bamboo Nursery will
continue their popular program in 1998 at the Real Goods Inst. For Solar
Living.  Participants explore the use of bamboo as an appropriate building
material in the U.S. Species selection, cultivation, available products, codes
and the future of bamboo in the building industry. Hands-on section includes
jointmaking and truss design with the fabrication of a truss.  Contact Real
Goods through their web site at http://www.realgoods.com, e-mail:
karen at realgoods.com (Karen Hensley), call 707/468-9292.  Or send a Long SASE
($.32) to Gib Cooper for a 1998 workshop schedule.  TRADEWINDS Bamboo Nursery
/ 28446 Hunter Creek Loop / Gold Beach, OR 97444 / Tel, FAX: 541-247-0835 /
bambugib at harborside.com / http://www.harborside.com/bamboo/

September 25-27, 1998  Occidental Arts and Ecology Center 
Beginning with the prototype truss built the previous weekend, we will have an
evening slide show followed by 2 days of building the roof of a small
structure over walls built by Michael Smith in an earlier workshop.  $150-200
sliding scale.  Contact Brock Dolman OAEC / 15290 Coleman Valley Rd. /
Occidental CA 95465  oaec at igc.apc.org

The very common golden bamboo is starting to shoot.  This is one we need to
control to preserve the reputation of bamboo!  Cut any of the 2" high new
shoots as far below the ground as you can. (they break well if you're lazy)
Peel off the outer layers until you're down to the white, slice them as you
wish, boil them, drain the water, stir fry with some garlic and hot sauce.