It’s still a little early in the winter season to be talking about cutting grass (can we even remember what green grass looks like?!). However, today is March 1st, so let’s look forward to the upcoming spring season. I cannot wait to take a nap in the hammock and feel the sunshine [...]]]>

thanks to TxBell.net

It’s still a little early in the winter season to be talking about cutting grass (can we even remember what green grass looks like?!). However, today is March 1st, so let’s look forward to the upcoming spring season. I cannot wait to take a nap in the hammock and feel the sunshine warm my face. Today, many parts of the country are already starting to feel the earliest stages of thawing, and those first few little baby blades will soon be reaching for the sun.  I am here to share the most amazing (and greenest) option for cutting those blades down when the time comes.

The first time that I saw a push-powered lawn mower when I was a kid, I thought it was the coolest thing.  I wanted to try it out and started cutting the grass in my grandparents’ back yard as soon as I was tall enough to reach the handle.  I was an energetic kid, but by the time that I was about half way done, I was as withered as the current Colorado grass.  Now, admittedly, this mower was probably older than my grandparents, and the newer ones are much better, but if you have a decent sized lawn, these push mowers are not very practical.

Here is a new design presented at the North American Handmade Bike Show this year that has transformed push-power into peddle-power.  Using the basic design of a recumbent bicycle, Ted Wojcik created a push mower that cuts the grass while you peddle. Genius! I can’t wait till they go into production (and will let you know as soon as they do). It might be a while, and they will probably cost a bundle. Maybe I will have to convince my brother-in-law welder to build us one on the cheep. Plus, then I could add one extra feature; a beer holder.  The Greener Truth is not responsible for any LMWIs (lawn mowing while intoxicated) incurred while borrowing this idea!

thanks to DirtRag

Eco-conscious transportation and lawn mowing links

-Ted Wojcik Custom Bicycles

-Greener Choices

-Clean Air Gardening

-About.com

-Mother Earth News

-Sierra Club