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Saga fire festival turns invasive bamboo into charcoal for circular farming

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The Yokomakura district of Karatsu City held its annual “Onibi-taki” fire festival on 12 January, which displayed a unique blend of cultural heritage and circular economy principles. The event took place within Saga Prefecture’s first “Site in Harmony with Nature,” a designation officially known as an Other Effective area-based Conservation Measure (OECM). It repurposed invasive bamboo into agricultural charcoal, thus demonstrating a practical m…
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On Reddit, a freshly installed gardener tells of his disillusionment: "We have just bought a house and we are looking forward to a thorough attack on the garden this spring!", reports The Express. His project of zen green spot has come into a much less peaceful reality: the neighbouring invasive bamboo has already taken on its ease. Very quickly, he finds the stubble that sniffs from the bottom of the plot, between the fence and its garden shelt…

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Zenbird broke the news in on Monday, February 2, 2026.
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