A new report on the impacts of gas-powered lawn and garden equipment in Massachusetts estimated the devices generated more than 600,000 tons of carbon dioxide in 2020 — an amount equivalent to the pollution from about 135,000 standard cars.

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    8 months ago

    Before switching to a fully mulched food forest garden, I used a Fiskars reel mower. For a lawn I’d consider a reel mower first, then an electric, then a scythe. There are free reel mowers on Craigslist from time to time.

    How much snow do you get? We get 50 inches (127cm) of snow in winter and a shovel works fine for us.