Use natural material for kitchen counters

Bamboo's phenomenal growth rates are only "sustainable" if you dump lots of fertilizer and pesticides on them, and knock down competing vegetation with herbicides. In addition, natural forests are being cleared for bamboo plantations, and bamboo's transport from the other side of the planet negates any environmental benefit you might think you're getting. Eucalyptus is grown in tropical plantations. Nothing wrong with that, but why not choose naturally sustainable, abundant hardwoods from the U.S.? We have more than twice the standing timber volume we did 55 years ago (check the latest USDA Forest Service statistics), we operate with some of the toughest environmental regulations in the world, and hardwood forests regenerate naturally, with no inputs of fertilizers, herbicides or pesticides...all the while providing clean air, clean water, wildlife habitat, recreation and aesthetic beauty. The greenest product you can choose is right in your own back yard!