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 27, 2012 | Agriculture & Gardening, San Luis Obispo
A giant astronaut lives only yards away from Bambu Batu in the heart of Mission Plaza in downtown San Luis Obispo. The Moon Tree, a coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), was planted as a 55-inch tall seedling just upstream from the Broad Street Bridge near Mission San...
Jul 8, 2012 | Agriculture & Gardening, Alternative Lifestyle, Green Living, San Luis Obispo
To proponents of permaculture, farming is not just about the production of food, but a means through which humans care for their communities, restore the land, and display the most enlightened of agricultural techniques. Modeled after natural systems, permaculture...
May 6, 2012 | Alternative Lifestyle, Bamboo Products, Bambu Batu, San Luis Obispo
As an introvert with his Sun in Cancer and a penchant for writing poetry, I am normally very uncomfortable with the word “mob”. I immediately picture villagers with pitchforks, trashcans on fire, and bloated, greasy-haired wiseguys in pinstripe suits. But...
Jan 4, 2012 | Agriculture & Gardening, Green Living, Health & Nutrition, San Luis Obispo
Someone you know may be a member of a secret society. Shortly after a rain, clad in heavy slacks, long sleeves and sturdy shoes, they leave the comfort of their living rooms and televisions to hunt for gold in the oak forests of California. What they seek...
Sep 30, 2011 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bambu Batu, Health & Nutrition, Natural Healing, San Luis Obispo
Even without a thorough knowledge of white sage’s (Saliva apiana) mystical characteristics, simple observation of the plant will impress upon the onlooker a profound sense of respect and reverence. Its long, grey-green leaves are covered with hundreds of soft,...
