Bamboo, or bas in Nepali, is an incredible plant. It
grows prolifically and is extremely useful. Here on the farm bamboo is grown
and cut, then stacked to dry. It is stacked by the cowshed, where it is used to
mix into the manure to prepare it for composting.
After it is dried, we move it in large piles to be
stored. Once dried and stored it is used as fuel for the outdoor stove, used to
cook rice and heat water. Bamboo is also fermented here to make into wine,
served at the restaurant. Bamboo shoots are also cooked to make tama, a
traditional (probably the most traditional) Nepali dish. Also Bamboo makes for
an excellent building material, being used here for everything from fences to
terraces to housing material.
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Bas (bamboo), stacked and dried
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