The Future of Bamboo

March 13, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

At the cutting edge of bamboo technology, Bambu Batu of San Luis Obispo is now the one and only source in the county for Solid Hardwood Bamboo Furniture.

Architects and home owners have been enjoying the benefits of Bamboo Flooring for years, and now the age of hardwood bamboo furniture has finally come into being. By laminating layer upon layer of bamboo strips, Greenington LLC of Kent, Washington, has achieved an entirely fresh and modern look, while maximizing the strength and resilience of the incredible plant.

A hardy member of the grass family, bamboo includes some 2000 species, many of which grow up to 2-3 feet per day and are stronger than oak. A swath of bamboo also releases 35% more oxygen than an equal area of trees. The fastest growing, most renewable plant on earth, bamboo has been used throughout most of the world for millennia, but its full potential is just beginning to be realized in the west.

Swing through Bambu Batu in downtown SLO and experience the bamboo revolution for yourself. Furniture, gifts, housewares, and incredibly soft natural-fiber clothing, all from a single, phenomenal plant.

We’ve Moved!!

In order to reach a larger and more forward thinking customer base, BAMBU BATU has just moved its storefront from Grover City to downtown San Luis Obispo. We are now open at 1127 Broad Street, in the heart of downtown, right next door to Big Sky Cafe, Boston Bagel, and the Hemp Shak.

Spring Time For Bamboo!
We’re very excited to annouce a whole slew of new products and services. As of May 2007, Bambu Batu will be blogging online at bambubatu.blogspot.com. You can now find complete product and bamboo-related news updates on our blog.

We’re also thrilled about the arrival of a bounty of incredible new products, including 100% bamboo sheets and bamboo clothing for kids and babies, as well as plenty of new clothing for grown-ups. Check our online catalog for more details, or visit our store to see and feel for yourself.

Found: New Bamboo!
A new variety of native North American bamboo was discovered last month (3/07) by botanists in North Carolina. Hill Cane is the third known variety of bamboo indigenous to the continental United States.
Arundinaria appalachiana, as it’s known to botanists, differs from Switch Cane and River Cane, also native to the American southeast, in that it drops its leaves in the winter.

Very Special Thanks to PURO NECTAR of Lübeck, Germany and NEW PAGADEE of Grover Beach, CA for their assistance in Bambu Batu website development.