Bamboo Charcoal (Porous Bamboo Charcoal) 40L (approx. 11kg) Manufactured from Madake Bamboo from Abandoned Bamboo Forests by Ogura Bamboo Charcoal Research Association

【Product Features】
This is a soft bamboo charcoal that is gaining attention and being used by many organic and natural farmers nationwide as a soil conditioner for farmland and forests.

◎ Although the capacity is listed as 40?, the size of the bamboo charcoal varies. We have taken more than 40? and weighed it, ensuring a minimum of 11kg. Please understand that there may be slight variations. The quantity is for reference only.

◎ It is manufactured using checkered steel plate for the enclosure and steel plate for the lining. There may be impurities such as bamboo leaves, small branches, and small stones mixed in. We appreciate your understanding.

◎ The packaging will be in a plastic bag inside a recycled cardboard box.

This is a soft porous bamboo charcoal made from madake bamboo from the bamboo groves in the flood control forest along the Kuji River, a clear stream flowing through Ibaraki Prefecture.

【Motivation for Manufacturing】
In October 2019, due to Typhoon No. 19, the access roads in the flood control forest designated by Ibaraki Prefecture became impassable due to sludge accumulation. Therefore, local residents worked to remove the sludge and cut down fallen bamboo from the roads. At that time, much of the cut bamboo was incinerated. However, we learned that bamboo charcoal could be used for agriculture and landscaping. We visited the Isumi Bamboo Charcoal Research Association, a certified NPO in Isumi City, Chiba Prefecture, received guidance on bamboo charcoal production, and began making porous bamboo charcoal.

Unmanaged bamboo forests are encroaching on farmland and areas near embankments. Bamboo forests that have grown close to embankments can obstruct river flow during floods, creating a dam-like effect and whirlpools. The flood in 2019 occurred when an embankment near such an area broke.

【Use of Profits】
The profits from sales are planned to be used for the maintenance of unmanaged bamboo forests.

Currently, with the cooperation of several individuals, we are making bamboo charcoal as the Ogura Bamboo Charcoal Research Group on a personal basis. If sales become stable, we will be able to maintain unmanaged bamboo forests with the cooperation of many local residents. Maintaining bamboo forests will lead to increased community interaction and awareness, and by fixing carbon, it will contribute to improving the global environment, thus achieving multiple benefits with a single action.