Sometimes, on a windy day, with a tall pile in the pallet, my cargo bike feels like a Wind Brick.
Which is worse, the wind or the rain?
Food Pick Up (wittco posted on February 15th, 2013 )
Frost covered the morning landscape; our hands were covered with gloves, and our wheels left thin, snake like, lines in the street. It would be cold for the first part of the ride until we warmed up. We knew we would warm up soon.
9 stops, in three neighborhoods, to pick up food donations. A 31 mile ride. It was not work for Ruhiyyih and me. It was fun. We rolled through the city with purpose, but at a leisurely speed. We talked about our week, and found two pedestrian bridges we had not seen before.
This was February 9, Saturday, and we collaborated with The Southeast Portland Food Project.
The idea is simple. Purchase an extra item or two every time you go shopping and put these food products in the green “Food Project” bag for collection on pick up day. Pick up is the second Saturday of every even month, i.e., February, April, June…. Next one will be April 13, 2013.
Ruhiyyih and I did the collection with our Yuba and Bullitt cargo bikes. Cargo carrying bikes can be a great asset to this organization. At one collection site, when the homeowner saw our bikes, she stated that she would collect some extra heavy things for next pick up, determined to fill our bikes.
There are many ways to integrate cargo hauling bikes and the dedicated people that pilot them into food collection. I found The Southeast Portland Food Project to be simple and well run, not mired in bureaucracy. There is a clear goal and purpose. The people we met were friendly and committed to supporting our community with food.
Head on over to their web site to lend your support–Contact
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Previous post on The Southeast Portland Food Project, or see more photos.
Paris Pen Pals (wittco posted on February 6th, 2013 )
The post from our pals across the ocean has arrived! And they did an homage to our photo. Nice job, guys. Awesome!
Head on over to Paris Cargo Bikes and read their full post. Don’t forget to book mark their web site because great things are happening in Paris…Paris Cargo Bikes.
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Here is our post to Paris Cargo Bikes.
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