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On Saturday 18 May 2002 17:08, Barbara Lickness wrote:
> I guess the old saying "think global, act local" is
> the best thing we can do. Minneapolis has started by
> disallowing phosphorus in lawn treatments. That is a
> big success and one we should celebrate.
Maybe next we can start to convince the citizens of the city to stop using
power tools in lawn care! Leaf blowers and power mowers are hardly
necessary on most of the city's small lots. Rakes and reel mowers make
great substitutes.
I especially want to recommend reel mowers (as power mowers are more
endemic than leaf blowers at this point). They are quiet, safer than their
counterparts, and have zero emissions. I've been mowing lawns for about 20
years and I always HATED it. I just picked up a reel mower (at 1/3 the
price of the low-end power mowers, mind you) this season and I can say it
was the first time I ever had fun mowing my lawn.
Now I never had a self-propelled power mower, so the change was from a big
heavy, clunky, dangerous machine that caused me to breathe in noxious
fumes for at least 30 minutes a week to a light, agile, safer machine that
allows me to smell the fresh cut grass and makes an enjoyable whirring
noise.
- -Michael Libby (Cleveland neighborhood in North Minneapolis)
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