Grizz and I are stoked! We have been invited to help out on a very cool project right here in Lubbock. And it's a project we've talked about a great deal but we haven't actually tried - yet!
As you know, we love bicycles here at Mesquite Hugger. The bicycle is a very simple solution to a lot of complicated problems. Speaking of which...
Check this one out in great detail at permapai: Bicycle Pump Power
Beth (our favorite of all Lubbock gardeners) asked if we would help put together a bike pump to help with rainwater irrigation over at the Heart of Lubbock Community Garden. Can you imagine a cooler project for the likes of us? Nope, me neither.
So, Grizz and I have been scheming on the best way to go about this. We have a few old bikes around we thought about using, but then we'd need to build a platform to stabilize the bike. Then we realized that there are bikes around that would make an even better pump station - stationary bikes!
Here comes the Request Part
If any of you Lubbockites happen to have an old stationary bike lying around unused that you would like to donate to a very worthy cause, we could definitely put it to good use. We are looking for something similar to this:
My mom had this exact same exercycle when I was a kid!
I only posted this pic because I think Randy
may be my Tennessee doppelganger.
We could also use a rotary pump or parts of a pump that we could adapt for the project. If it has to spin to operate, we'd love to find a way to adapt it for the bike water pump.
If you have a stationary bike or a pump you'd like to donate, please email me from the contact portion of this page or contact Beth through the Heart of Lubbock Community Garden Facebook page.
And if you want to get involved with the HOL Community Garden, there is a spring cleanup day happening this Saturday at 12:30 (February 4), so swing by and get yourself involved.
To learn more about the garden, check it out on one of these three platforms:
https://www.instagram.com/https://www.facebook.com/
For those of you who want to build your own pedal-powered pump, here are some more resources to check out:
(Have I mentioned lately that I love Instructables?!!)
A little different approach from Make Magazine.
To sum up, this project involves upcycling, rainwater harvesting, bicycle-power, local food,
petroleum-free power, and spending time with good people. Beth, thank you for inviting us!
May you find yourself in the middle of something worthwhile, and may we all be better for it. See you in the garden!
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