I admit I’ve never given much thought to cork. Turns out, you harvest cork from an oak tree, and the process is kind of like shearing sheep. You remove the cork (bark), and over time the bark ...

We’ll tell you the truth and provide some advice on making the most out of this renewable material. What is Cork?  Cork ...

Cork is one of nature’s most remarkable materials. It is a renewable, biodegradable, and versatile resource, cyclically harvested without damaging the trees it comes from. It grows in the ...

marking the first cork harvest in 30 years on campus. Revealing a striking difference between the layers, a orangish bark with a smoother texture made its debut after being hidden beneath the bumpy, ...

The process of harvesting the cork oak takes precision, years of practice, and a good axe. In the Alentejo region of Portugal, workers spend their summers delicately removing the outer layers of ...