Join the Building Material Growers Program
Stop wasting land growing toxic fruits¹ or yards of grass that don’t produce much value. In these times where many areas are facing housing crises, there has never been more demand to lower the cost of housing.
We’re proud to announce a new program that will solve the crisis: the Building Material Growers Program. Utilizing all land and space available, both on commercial and residential properties, to produce fast-growing building materials, right where they’re needed.
Bamboo is the fastest-growing plant in the world, with some species growing over a meter per day. Bamboo is known for its high strength-to-weight ratio, often exceeding timber and steel. Bamboo easily grows in a variety of climates, and can grow in both large and smaller areas. Consider planting bamboo and becoming a Building Material Grower.
Once the materials are ready for harvesting, you can either harvest and sell them independently, or you can participate in our network of distribution. Our BMGP distributors will arrive to your site and pick up the harvested materials, giving you cash in exchange. Although the mission is to lower the cost of housing, growers receive compensation for the cost of growing materials. The harvested product will then go to processing and be sold to construction companies.
We also have our own building program within the BMGP that constructs housing and other structures completely from the materials grown in the program.
There are over 1,800 species of bamboo, and outside of bamboo there are many other plants useful for building as well, giving you plenty of options to choose from. Each year we award a “Grower of the Year” and it’s more than just about quantity.
The following charts show how the price of lumber and iron ore, two of the most common building materials, have risen dramatically in recent times. The price of these inputs rising causes the cost of housing to rise as well. Introducing bamboo or other fast-growing plants that can be used as building materials through the Building Material Growers Program will create a new pattern in the economy, where prices begin to go down and affordability increases again.
Protect our economic security. Support and join the Building Material Growers Program today.
Certificates now available for purchase.
Did you know there is a type of bamboo that is native to the US? View more about it here: https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/rivercane.htm
¹More about the dangers of growing fruits
Fruits contain a type of sugar called fructose. Fructose is different than sucrose and other types of sugars, and is harmful. View studies on the harms of fructose here: https://www.mskcc.org/news/high-fructose-diet-harms-neurodevelopment-and-leads-to-anxiety-in-mice-msk-study-finds, https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5705281/, https://escholarship.org/uc/item/5q7666gh Despite the research, the FDA continues to allow fructose in foods sold in the United States. We are calling on the FDA and government to ban fructose and products containing it from being sold in stores.
Purchase a gold BMGP shovel, available in limited quantity. Proceeds go towards the program. Also available, a BMGP case.
What species of Bamboo are best for building?
Guadua angustifolia: Widely considered the gold standard and the strongest bamboo in the world. Native to Latin America, it is highly prized for its exceptional tensile and compressive strength, making it ideal for housing and earthquake-resistant structures.
Dendrocalamus asper (Iron Bamboo): A massive timber bamboo native to Southeast Asia. It features very thick walls and is celebrated for its ability to bear heavy structural loads.
Bambusa balcooa: A resilient clumping variety popular in tropical and subtropical regions. It is highly valued in the construction industry for its robust, thick-walled poles and impressive biomass.
Phyllostachys edulis (Moso Bamboo): The most common timber bamboo used in cooler/temperate climates. While slightly less dense than tropical species, it is the primary species used globally for manufactured bamboo flooring, decking, and engineered lumber.
The Building Material Growers Program Guidebook is coming soon. It will contain more information on the different species of bamboo and other plants, growing strategies and methods, and information on processing and construction.
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