I was talking to my supervisor about the quietness of the snow day -- blissfully without #Snowblowers! I commented on how the same people were the ones with #Lawnmowers and #Leafblowers. My supervisor replied, "But everyone has those. At least where I live."
I replied, "We don't! We have a snow pusher and a couple of shovels, we leave the leaves alone, and when we do mow, it's either using a grass whip or a push-mower. No noise, lots of exercise!"

And yes, I hope to get our yard to the point where the grass whip is all we might need occasionally. I want to redo most of our *lawn* with native grasses and wildflowers.

#SolarPunkSunday #PushMowers #NoisePollution #LeaveTheLeaves

Top 10 Cordless Leaf Blowers and Garden Vacuums for Efficient Autumn Cleanup

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Replace your old gas-powered lawn and garden equipment with new zero-emission electric models!

The City of Thousand Oaks and the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District (VCAPCD) are hosting a Lawn & Garden Equipment Exchange Event on Saturday, September 13th, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will take place at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 2010 Conejo Center Drive in Newbury Park.

Ventura County residents can bring their old equipment to be destroyed, complete a VCAPCD program application, and receive a voucher toward a battery-operated electric replacement of the same type. Participants must demonstrate that their equipment is operable to receive a voucher. Open to Ventura County residents only, no businesses. For more information, visit vcapcd.org/lawn-garden-equipment/ or toaks.gov/sustainabilityevents

#free #VenturaCounty #lawnequipment #leafblowers #ThousandOaks #ConejoValley

https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/banning-gas-powered-leaf-blowers-07-11-25/

Morning Brew published an August 10, 2025 article by Brandon Casgrove titled The war on gas-powered leaf blowers. I have thoughts. But first, what is the cause of this so-called war?

Gas-powered leaf blowers are greater polluters than cars, pound for pound, since their engines are smaller and often less efficient.

I do not think that small leaf blowers are moving the needle much here. You need to bring something better than that for a war.

Leaf blowers also kick up particulate matter, which can cause respiratory and heart problems. Plus, gas-powered versions of the lawn care tool can hit 106 decibels, enough to damage hearing, per the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

There we go. That is better. From the perspective of a resident of Brooklyn, New York (brownstone Brooklyn, colloquially speaking), the best reason to crack down on leaf blowers is because they kick up a ton of “particulate matter” on the sidewalk. The second reason is because blowing leaves from the stoop to the street is rather pointless in that the “work” can be undone by an ill-directed gust of wind. I should write an article about this, so I reserve further thoughts for that time.

#brooklyn #leafBlowers #lifeInBrooklyn #nyc

Distant lawn care sounds the same everywhere in the world.

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