My '83 Mercian touring bike

Dave from Ordinary Bike Shop finishes the repairs and overhaul on my 1983 Mercian touring frame which was custom built in England. Ordinary Bike Shop supports local sustainable agriculture and farmers on bikes!

I am now road worthy. Here I come Europe!!!

Transporting compost by bike

Cafe waste... coffee, tea, egg shells, bread, and vegetable matter.

This trailer can handle hundreds of pounds of weight and so can the operator.

Kim harvesting bat guano from an abandoned ranch house. Bat guano contains high amounts of nitrogen and phosphoric acid, an excellent plant food.

Tierra y Libertad

Youth at Tierra y Libertad spend a Saturday afternoon with jack hammer, shovel, and determination to dig out a 5 X 5 foot hole. Cement-hard caliche is removed and replaced with flood plain soil mixed with compost - a necessity when planting non-native fruit trees.

A pomegranate finds a new home and welcomed with a drink of harvested rain water, straw mulch and compost.
The backyard garden.
The front yard garden.

Spring in the Sonoran Desert

Spring at the Muleshoe Preserve. Taking a break from farming to enjoy Arizona's wildflower fest. Yellow eye candy spills into life.

local composting

Local waste converted into bagged compost for sale
Kim delivering compost
Teaching composting methodology
Hauling cafe waste via bicycle cart
Anne dropping off her kitchen waste to be composted

Sharon arrives to Pachamama's Garden to pick up her 1 pound bag of mixed salad greens
Always by bicycle, Kim deliveres greens to Cafe Passe, a favorite for customers.
Washing the salad after harvest.
Early morning harvest at Pachamama's Garden