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Regulating runners: Is bamboo illegal?
There's a malicious rumor going around certain corners of the internet, and I'd like to put an end to it right now. In fact, there is NOT a wave of legislation sweeping across the country designed to outlaw the major family of grasses known as bamboo. Select...
Bamboo and Astrology: In the sign of Cancer
Bamboo is an amazing plant with some incredible properties. There are over 1,000 varieties of bamboo, and many of them will grow taller than trees, even though bamboo is actually a type of grass. For thousands of years, people have eaten bamboo, built houses with it,...
The coolest bamboo socks with fun prints
From shoots in the stir fry to privacy screens in the backyard, the uses of bamboo go on and on. And one of its best uses can go on your feet. Yes, bamboo socks are mind-blowing in so many ways. They're soft, they're breathable, they're a treat for your feet. And now,...
Bamboo Village Uganda: Reducing carbon footprints
Anyone who questions the importance of bamboo in the global quest to combat climate change need look no further than the Bamboo Village in Uganda (BVU) for evidence and inspiration. Since the turn of the century, we here at Bambu Batu have been studying the many uses...
The House of Bamboo enters a new era
Over the course of the last eight months, we here at Bambu Batu witnessed a transformation like no other. Back in October, I flew in from Spain to rescue the House of Bamboo from three years of ruinous mismanagement. Swiftly and deliberately, I restored the iconic...
Bambu Batu suddenly disappears from San Luis Obispo
It's like the President says, "One day, it's like a miracle, it will just disappear." Yes, it's absolutely true. If he had been talking about Bambu Batu, the House of Bamboo, in downtown San Luis Obispo, he would have been entirely correct. Throughout the month of...