May 13, 2022 | 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...
Apr 11, 2022 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species, Bambu Batu
Don’t be fooled by imitations. While there are several hundred (if not thousands) of species of bamboo, there are also a handful of lookalikes to be aware of, and perhaps avoided. Previously, we told you about that friendly desktop pot of Lucky Bamboo that you...
Nov 16, 2020 | 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 on its brick and mortar store in downtown San Luis Obispo. But with the election behind us and Thanksgiving just...
Jun 9, 2020 | Bambu Batu, San Luis Obispo
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...
Jun 4, 2020 | Bambu Batu, 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...
May 21, 2020 | Bambu Batu, San Luis Obispo
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....
