Clean Air Gardening was mentioned in an Associated Press story about reel lawn mowers picked up by the May 28 issue of the Chicago Tribune, along with plenty of other newspapers around the country.
According to buyers and sellers, the resurgence of these quaint reminders of yesteryear is due most notably to growing environmental concerns and an increasing number of women who do the mowing.
Headlines about global warming, pollution and vanishing natural resources have people — and not just those wearing Birkenstocks — making changes.
“I’m not a tree hugger, but I think we all think about being more environmentally friendly and leaving less of a footprint on the world,” said Ben Kogan, a Chicago architect who started using his new mower this spring.
“It’s an introduction into green gardening and a more green lifestyle,” said Jim Grisius, 45, of Homewood.
And the mowers provide one way to respond to pollution from gas-powered mowers, not to mention the warnings from at least one former vice president.
“I definitely see a bigger selection of people all the time, especially since the Al Gore movie ['An Inconvenient Truth'],” said Lars Hundley, the owner of Clean Air Gardening, a Dallas-based gardening-equipment retailer.
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Check out our selection of reel mowers at Clean Air Gardening.
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