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Roving Bread Delivery A Hit!

Chapin

Posted by Chapin on Aug 22 2010
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By day Christine Hill is the new Americorps member at Bike Recycle Vermont helping youth rehabilitate donated bicycles for low-income Vermonters.  By night, she’s the fabulous roving bread lady for August First.  Three to four evenings a week Christine loads a work bike with 30 to 40 loaves of bread before pedaling around a different [...]

New Bike Delivery Service Starts Up!

Chapin

Posted by Chapin on May 31 2010
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Burlington has seen its share of bike courier businesses start up since Lightning Couriers ditched bicycles in favor of cars over 15 years ago.
But this June, “One Revolution” the most-ambitious and most-capitalized pedal powered delivery venture to date will begin.  Meet Mark Bromley, a 55-year-old architect, who has a vision for a regularly scheduled delivery [...]