Big Tree Farms raises $1M to build global natural foods business
By Christina Williams
Sustainable Business Oregon editor
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Big Tree Farms' bamboo factory in Bali is thought to be the largest commercial facility built entirely with bamboo. Click through for a further look at the company's products and operations.
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To make palm sugar, farmers tap palm trees to drain the sap.
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Big Tree Farms' palm sugar, sold in natural food stores, got a boost in February when Dr. Oz singled it out as the best new alternative to cane sugar.
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Frederick Schilling, co-founder of Big Tree Farms, said he wanted to make a statement by using bamboo to build a production facility. Shown here under construction, the facility opened late in November.
