Oct 17, 2019
We've got a bonus episode for you this week! This is a follow-up
to Episode 38 with Adam Turtle (who has been growing bamboo for
decades and started a bamboo nursery in Tennessee). In this
episode, I talk to Roseann Classic who is a rep for a bamboo
company that partners with farmers to grow bamboo in Europe, China,
and the US. We talk about the challenges of growing bamboo, the
crop cycle, the varieties that they're using and exactly how
they're planting them so it's a really interesting take on this.
Adam talked more about the opportunity and history of bamboo
cultivation and this episode talks more about the commercial
opportunity in the US. What Roseann is describing won't be for
everyone as it's a very long term return on investment, but it is a
really interesting business model.
About the Guest:
Roseann Classic is known to many as the Classic Bamboo Lady. She
was introduced to bamboo in 2016 and ever since it's been a huge
part of her world. She represents OnlyMosoUSA educating farmers and
land-owners in growing their 2 types of bamboo, Moso and Asper. We
offer a 10-year guaranteed buy-back program so the farmers can
generate a yearly income with our buy-back program. Then on the
other side of the bamboo house, Roseann is the USA wholesale rep
for GreenApple Active, one of the first and fastest-growing yoga
and activewear clothing lines that are made from bamboo
textiles.