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I was riding into work the other day and pulled up behind a set of Fallen Leaf Tree Service massive chipper and hauling trucks – the kind that normally spray nasty diesel exhaust all over. But this one had a sticker on the back that caught my eye “All Fallen Leaf Tree Service equipment powered by Biodiesel.” I couldn’t help myself – I pulled my bike up near the exhaust pipe and took a whiff. It didn’t smell quite like French fries, but it sure wasn’t petro diesel!

Wow – that is a serious commitment to run all your equipment on an alternative fuel! I had to verify it and called up their arborist Analisa (who was writing an arborist report for me anyway) to check if it is for real. Yup – everything except some of the chainsaws that can’t run on it are burning biodiesel. She added that all the wood chips are resold as mulch as well.

Green industry like tree care and landscape services should be leading the green revolution. It’s the right place for them. Leaf blowers are my least favorite things in the world (and it seems I’m not alone –some communities have even banned them), and they appear to be everywhere I go this season. Can everyone ask their gardeners to use a rake and a broom? Pay them more if you have to!

We contracted Fallen Leaf to harvest the trees on our land, and I have to say that, seeing this kind of eco-commitment makes us especially glad to be working with them. Thanks Fallen Leaf for taking the lead – let see if we can get more followers on board!

Steve