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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...
Memorial Day Weekend in San Luis Obispo with or without face masks
Here at Bambu Batu in San Luis Obispo, we try and keep our fingers on the pulse of the downtown community. And of course, that pulse has been exceptionally irregular in recent months, suffering from severe obstruction of circulation, compounded by abnormal stress and...
Bambu Batu closing up shop after 14 years in SLO
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the world in more ways than we can even comprehend at this point, globally, locally, financially and psychologically. Here in San Luis Obispo, we can expect to see some dramatic alterations to the landscape of our charming downtown....