Jan 23, 2026 | Bambu Batu, Green Living
My love affair with bamboo started quite innocently. To be honest, I can’t tell you exactly when it all began. Perhaps it was a quiet stroll through the Japanese Garden at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, or it could have been during a visit to the Huntington...
Mar 22, 2025 | Bambu Batu
Bamboo Beginnings Ever since I got into the bamboo business, the most frequently asked question I hear is “What got you started in bamboo?” It’s funny because there are so many things to admire about bamboo, which makes it difficult to answer, and...
Jan 19, 2025 | Bambu Batu
What about a workshop? I’ll never forget my first bamboo workshop. Nestled in the foothills of the Spanish Pyrenees, among an enchanted confluence of alpine streams, on the patio of a formerly glorious resort, we gathered with regenerative intentions. I arranged...
Mar 29, 2024 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Products, Bambu Batu, Worldwide
Whether you’re looking for live bamboo for the garden, or finished bamboo products for your wardrobe, you will find plenty of options in California. The Golden State’s climate is favorable for growing almost anything, including many of the subtropical...
Mar 4, 2024 | Bamboo Industry, Bamboo Products, Bambu Batu
Ever since I crafted my first set of nunchucks in junior high school, I’ve been in love with bamboo. This woody grass has a simple elegance to it. It grows faster than anything, and you can make anything out of it. I gradually outgrew my Bruce Lee phase — more...
Nov 27, 2023 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species, Bambu Batu
As a bamboo lover, habitual traveler, and digital nomad, there are few things I enjoy more than a long journey to an exotic bamboo grove. Travel restrictions related to COVID made these excursions pretty difficult for a while, but not impossible. In 2022 I had the...
