Feb 16, 2024 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Products, Bamboo Species
When people talk about bamboo, they often speak in hyperbole, describing the plant’s astronomical growth rate and its mind-boggling variety of uses. In fact, there are some 1,500 different species and cultivars of bamboo with an enormous range of qualities and...
Feb 14, 2024 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Products, Bamboo Species
After some 10 or 20 thousand years of cultivation, bamboo’s popularity may in fact be at an all-time high. Of course, 10,000 years ago, there were a lot fewer people around to exchange gardening tips. But it’s also true that more and more people today are...
Jan 15, 2024 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Products, Bamboo Species
A fast-growing clumper with well-defined culms, Buddha Belly stands out as one of the most popular varieties of ornamental bamboo. While its irregular shape makes it less than ideal for poles and other uses, Buddha Belly Bamboo looks gorgeous in any garden. There are...
Dec 8, 2023 | Bamboo Products, Health & Nutrition
By now, most people understand that bamboo is an incredibly useful plant. And visitors to this website probably recognize it as a natural phenomenon. Bamboo can be made into a living fence, a super hard floor, a super soft pair of underwear, a delightfully sumptuous...
Sep 12, 2023 | Bamboo Products, Health & Nutrition
Just when I thought I’d seen every possible product made from bamboo, my friend tells me about bamboo spaghetti. Excusez-moi? That’s right, they’re making pasta from bamboo flour. Wait a minute… I’m still trying to wrap my head around...
Aug 31, 2023 | Bamboo Products, Bambu Batu, San Luis Obispo
Incredible, indelible and infectious: just a few words to describe the year 2020. Among other seminal events, Bambu Batu permanently closed the doors of its brick-and-mortar store in downtown San Luis Obispo. But with a sliver of 20-20 hindsight, and a safe distance...