Oct 20, 2012 | Bamboo Products, Green Living
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...
Sep 24, 2012 | Agriculture & Gardening, Alternative Lifestyle, Green Living, Natural Healing, Renewable Energy, San Luis Obispo
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...
Sep 19, 2012 | Bambu Batu, Green Living, San Luis Obispo
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...
Sep 7, 2012 | Agriculture & Gardening, Green Living, San Luis Obispo
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...
Aug 30, 2012 | Alternative Lifestyle, Green Living, Renewable Energy
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...
Aug 21, 2012 | Bamboo Products, Green Living
Artist Jeff Dah-Yue Shi of the Dragonfly Design Center has a bright idea for bamboo. Literally. His modular LED and bamboo veneer lights can be used as a building material that can transform flat walls into geometric mosaics. Both energy-efficient and sustainable,...
