Winter is pretty dreary by the time March comes around, but this put a springtime smile on my face.

You never would have thought how happy we were when Gregg pulled up on his cargo petty cab.

I was hired to cater a birthday party in Central Park for 50 little kiddos. My friend Sarah was going to help.   Never mind that it’s winter here in New York City, but the location of the party, The Swedish Cottage, is not accessible by car on the weekends.  How was I to get food for 50 to the location without spilling, dropping food or breaking my back?

Cargo petty cab!

Gregg at Revolution Rickshaws to the rescue!   I thought he would show up with a flatbed of some sort but instead he arrived with an enclosed container welded to the back of the bicycle. We carefully loaded all of the food and away he went, into the park, making what would have been a solid hour of back and forth in mere minutes.

I have always liked the use of petty cabs here in NYC, but now I see from a catering, cooking and of course environmental standpoint how useful they really are.  And no cab needed!

After he carefully unloaded all of our precious cargo, he pedaled away to the CSA Conference uptown and we served lunch to a gaggle of 3 year-olds and their parents.  Everybody was happy.

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