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Savannah Bamboo Farm and Coastal Gardens  

 February 14,  2004

Mary Ann Silverman, of Mid Atlantic Bamboo, had books for sale.

Mark and Carol Meckes's Traveling Art Exhibit is displayed on the two tables above.

Display of material Adam Turtle had collected on his trip to China last October.

Crafts that were displayed by  Lewis Bamboo.

Plant tags that were made by Stephen Stamper.

Mike Hotchkiss and Bert Silverman

Plants that were donated for the auction.

Picture that was made by Richard Waldron for the auction. The frame is made of bamboo flooring.

Bamboo on the wall in the entrance of Coastal Gardens main building.

Steve Ray spoke and showed a video about an interesting art project. Jolyan Hofsted, an artist from New York, had done some very amazing things with ceramic pieces and bamboo. He will give us and update as the project is finished.

There were a total of 39 people who attended.

Adam Turtle gave a slide show on his trip to China. He had written a paper that was accepted on 100 year history of bamboo in the US. The meeting, International Conference on Bamboo Industrial Utilization, was held at Xining University. There were 27 people from 16 countries that attended.

Adam Turtle conducting the auction with P. vivax aureocaulis on the auction block.

Rachel Lewis very proud of the bamboo walking cane that her husband, Roger Jr., had just purchased for her. These prize walking canes are made from the species Qiongzhuea tumidissinoda from the mountains of central China.

After the meeting, we attended a low country boil that was hosted by John & Serna Nashworthy.

The rain was pouring down but a good time was had by all. The food was delicious.

Rain falling on Roger Jr's back as they stood by the fire pit.

Everybody seemed to have a good time despite the rain that fell most of the day and during the low country boil that evening.

Hope to see you at our next meeting.

Southeast Chapter American Bamboo Society