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Grassy gadgets: Bamboo and design
Here at Bambu Batu, we figure we know bamboo pretty well. Yet, even we were surprised to see the incredible gadgets out there that are incorporating bamboo into their design. Able to be as versatile as the minds behind these beautiful and objects, bamboo...
Central Coast Bioneers Conference 2012
Join the Central Coast Bioneers for their annual conference this October 19-21 at their headquarters at the Monday Club in downtown SLO (1815 Monterey St). Speakers will deliver lectures that focus on real-world, practical solutions to the political, economic, and...
Kicking a bag habit: Shifting to reusable bags
Far and away, the most common piece of trash we see littering the sides of freeways, clogging gutters, and disgracing our creeks and streams is the single-use, plastic bags. In San Luis Obispo County, shoppers consume nearly 130 million carryout plastic bags a...
Sprout and About: SLO Seed Exchange
Need a little variety in your vegetables? Get your garden started by swapping some seeds this October 5 at the Sixth Annual San Luis Obispo Seed Exchange! The event will be held from 6-9 pm at the SLO County Library in the Community Room. Guests will be treated to a...
Straight Flush: Clean toilet technology
One man's trash is another man's treasure. So it goes for antiques, and now so too for human waste. Why let a good source of energy go literally down the toilet? Aside from recycling possible sources of electricity, new technology saves sewage from contaminating...
Space Needles: The Moon Tree of Mission Plaza
A giant astronaut lives only yards away from Bambu Batu in the heart of Mission Plaza in downtown San Luis Obispo. The Moon Tree, a coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), was planted as a 55-inch tall seedling just upstream from the Broad Street Bridge near Mission San...