Re: Fw: Seedling Taxis Needed!

[Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

I'm free May 9.

Can you handle the long distances?

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 17:53:11 +0000 (UTC)
 >
 >  this might be a good opportunity to volunteer and exercise! What do you think?
 > 
 >    ----- Forwarded Message -----
 > From: Shiloh Ballard <http://www.bikesiliconvalley.org/~shiloh>
 > To: Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>
 > Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2020, 4:00:10 PM PDT
 > Subject: Seedling Taxis Needed!
 > |  
 > Can your bike double as a pedi-cab for plants?  
 > |  
 > Do you have a trailer for your bike to haul kids and other precious items? Or a 
 > basket or panniers? Do you know someone who does?
 > 
 > Due to COVID-19, Valley Verde’s annual seedling fair had to be canceled, 
 > seedlings that provide income to Valley Verde. So, they approached SVBC and 
 > said, hey, what do you think about recruiting some volunteers to deliver 
 > seedlings by bike? Our reaction: A match made in heaven!
 > 
 > What’s Valley Verde, you ask? Valley Verde is a nonprofit farm in where-I-live 
 > dedicated to building healthy and resilient communities by providing low-income 
 > families educational programs, edible gardens, and micro-entrepreneurship 
 > opportunities that create food security and lead to self-sufficiency.
 > 
 > Specifically, the organization:
 >    
 >    - Celebrates and increases knowledge of how to grow food to improve the 
 >    resilience and health of low-income families and individuals.
 >    - Provides an income stream from growing and selling seedlings
 > 
 > Under normal circumstances, Valley Verde sells seedlings at the annual seedling 
 > fair. Unfortunately, the seedling fair was canceled due to the shelter in place 
 > mandate creating a loss of revenue to families and Valley Verde.
 > 
 > Instead, Valley Verde has decided to give the seedlings away to low-income 
 > families and has enough seedlings for 400 families. To avoid 400 cars driving 
 > to the small urban farm in Downtown where-I-live, Valley Verde reached out to the 
 > bicycling community to see if we might be interested in helping out. Knowing 
 > that you all are itching to ride AND do good at this time of crisis, we figured 
 > it would a great marriage.
 > 
 > When/Where/How? Seedling deliveries will take place Saturday May 9th. Each 
 > family will receive a 6×8 sized set of seedlings, an example of which is 
 > pictured above. The seedlings will likely be about 7-10 inches tall by then and 
 > consist of tomatoes, peppers, and zucchini. Riders will show up, get their 
 > seedlings, the address(es) of families, and then drop those seedlings off on 
 > their front porch or lawn. What is needed:
 >    
 >    - Someone who likes to pedal long distances and would relish an excuse to 
 >    ride all over where-I-live.
 >    - A bike equipped to carry seedlings. Panniers that can carry a 6×10 
 >    package is what is needed in the very least. If you have a trailer or 
 >    something similar and can carry multiple packages, even better. Then you can 
 >    deliver to more than one family in one run.
 >    - If you have boxes that help stabilize seedlings based on your bike set up, 
 >    please bring them. As noted above each set of seedlings takes up about 
 >    6x10x10 inches of space. Also, bring items that can help secure the 
 >    seedlings, like straps.
 > 
 > This sounds great! Where do I sign up? To sign up, click on the google form 
 > here or click the button down below. And forward this to your friends who 
 > would love to participate. You’ll need to sign up for a time slot so that we 
 > comply with health directives, and answer a few other questions about your 
 > hauling capability and how many miles you’re up for. It’s important that we 
 > avoid a logjam of bicyclists all coming to the farm at one time so be sure to 
 > indicate a time slot. Bring your mask to wear as well.
 > 
 > Questions? Contact http://www.bikesiliconvalley.org/~Shiloh
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 > |  Sign Up to Deliver Seedlings  |