Jan 27, 2015 | Bamboo Products, Natural Fibers
You might not spend your spring vacation in a chateau in the south of France, and maybe you don’t serve caviar for lunch, and you probably don’t have a team of serfs to carry you to and from the tennis courts in your covered sedan, but when it...
Dec 2, 2014 | Bamboo Products, Bambu Batu
You better not pout, you better not cry, but if you did I’d say that I understand why. For those of us who lack such time-saving devices as a team of uber-industrious elves or a jug of high-octane reindeer fuel, it can be a daunting if not insurmountable...
Jan 4, 2014 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Products, San Luis Obispo
Lush, green, and hardy, bamboo sets the stage for the perfect garden getaway. When planted in thickets, the grass forms walls that provide privacy and quiet. When in clumps, bamboo is an excellent highlight to just about any backyard. You already know who’s got...
Aug 16, 2013 | Bamboo Products, Green Living
If bamboo is an environmentally friendly superhero, then cork must be its perfect sidekick. Case in point: the bamboo and cork hybrid cutting board pictured above. Sustainable cork, which is used in the boards, wallets, cases, and containers here at Bambu Batu, is...
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...
Apr 30, 2013 | Alternative Lifestyle, Bamboo Products
Toyota was one of the first major manufacturers to embrace hybrid technology with their well-known Prius model. Now they are taking the idea of sustainability and green engineering one step further with the introduction of their ME.WE concept car. The sporty, compact...