THE SOUP PEDDLER

David Ansel, a.k.a. the Soup Peddler, a bicycle-deliverer-of-homemade-soup American folk hero, believes strongly in putting one's money where one's mouth is, so to speak. That's why he expends the extra effort to bicycle-deliver the soup to his customers. Lots of folks talk big about being environmentalists, but when it comes to putting some elbow grease to it, the crowd gets a lot smaller.

The bicycle is a way of demonstrating that business can be done with conscience and that a little physical exertion for the cause of the environment never killed anyone. The bicycle is also a nod to responsible urban planning, showing that livable, connected neighborhoods can support human-scale, environmentally-responsible efforts such as this.

You can use the Soup Peddler's Pedaling Worksheet to see more about how to make bicycling part of your daily lifestyle.

Although his comments are specific to his hometown of Austin, they apply just as well to Atlanta.