Jul 17, 2013 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Products, Green Living, Health & Nutrition
NOTE: This article first ran in July 2013. The most recent update was in May 2022. Whatever happened to the good old days when deciding what to eat didn’t have to be a political statement or involve enough research to qualify for a doctoral dissertation? Now, if...
May 6, 2012 | Alternative Lifestyle, Bamboo Products, Bambu Batu, San Luis Obispo
As an introvert with his Sun in Cancer and a penchant for writing poetry, I am normally very uncomfortable with the word “mob”. I immediately picture villagers with pitchforks, trashcans on fire, and bloated, greasy-haired wiseguys in pinstripe suits. But...
Mar 11, 2012 | Bamboo Products, Green Living
Here at Bambu Batu, the House of Bamboo, you might say we have a tradition of breaking with tradition. When they zig, we zag. When they talk about riding a bike to work instead of driving a car, we say, hey, how about riding a wooden bicycle to work? The idea of a...
Oct 15, 2011 | Alternative Lifestyle, Green Living
Thanks to Pacha Hornaday for contributing this guest post. Our daughter Mathilda recently celebrated her second birthday, and since she has a lot more friends now than at the time of her first birthday, we decided to throw her an age-appropriate (i.e. messy) birthday...
Sep 30, 2011 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bambu Batu, Health & Nutrition, Natural Healing, San Luis Obispo
Even without a thorough knowledge of white sage’s (Saliva apiana) mystical characteristics, simple observation of the plant will impress upon the onlooker a profound sense of respect and reverence. Its long, grey-green leaves are covered with hundreds of soft,...
