Yuba Ride





The above photos are actually re-posts from this past summer/fall (and yes, that is corn growing in my front yard...for the newcomer to this blog you can see more about my front yard corn here). I was inspired to re-post them after coming across the below video. It's an interview with Benjamin, the founder of the Mundo Yuba. It's interesting in that I always (somewhat righteously, I suppose) think of how bicycles impact my life, but the sustainability of them, and more specifically the sustainability and mobility it brings to struggling peoples, is often forgotten (by me). 10% of your purchase from Yuba goes directly to supplying these cargo bikes to Africa. The bicycle is, without doubt, the most efficient mode of transport ever built. Click here, here, and especially here, to see testimonies and pictures. Click here to see a a brief but interesting story on the expense of owning a car today; it is from (of all places) the Wall street journal. And don't forget to watch the brief interview below.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Vary cool, and excellent to see that there entrepeneurs are making a difference, not just lining their pocket.

Cost of cars ownership link is interesting too- I'll be sending that out to a few people...