Bradenton-based startup looks to add a primary building material

Disruptive-minded startup tackles construction industry supply, cost and environmental challenges with something new: bamboo.

  • By Amanda Postma
  • | 5:00 a.m. March 11, 2022
Mixon Fruit Farms co-owners Janet and Dean Mixon. The farm has a little more than 10 acres of bamboo planted mainly for the fruit. (File photo)
Mixon Fruit Farms co-owners Janet and Dean Mixon. The farm has a little more than 10 acres of bamboo planted mainly for the fruit. (File photo)
  • Manatee-Sarasota
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Bamboo isn’t just for pandas anymore. Proof is in a small local startup working to change how bamboo is used in Florida, starting with building materials. 

 

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