Considering myself environmentally conscious yet having owned lots of gas powered lawn equipment, that hit me pretty hard. I almost immediately bought a reel mower and loved it.
Now, I have gone 100% emmisions free when it comes to lawn care. I mow with a reel mower, trim with a rechargeable electric string trimmer (with batteries recharged by Green Mountain renewable energy), and use a good, old-fashioned push broom to clean up.
My lawn is loving it. I leave it long and cut it often, and it's never been greener. Of course, all the rain we've had this spring hasn't hurt a bit.
Oh, and to answer the inevitable smart-a** question before it gets asked:
YES. I will come over and do your yard, too. For a reasonable price.
5 comments:
Now I can mow my yard twice as often and we're still carbon neutral!
Ken
Is that a Stetson or a Resistol?
source for the greenhouse gas thing? I like to ride a little 2-cycle moped around when I'm not biking..
we bought one of those reel mowers this spring when the carborator on our regular mower went out. we have been thrilled with it. it is so quiet that it almost turnes mowing into a meditative, pleasant experiance.
carola
I Sliced a huge Wolf spider in half the other day
with my reel mower.
Felt terrible.
Jason
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