{"id":165965,"date":"2024-10-18T08:00:51","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T12:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/?p=165965"},"modified":"2024-10-17T16:18:14","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T20:18:14","slug":"spotlight-on-the-cyclists-feeding-their-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/2024\/10\/spotlight-on-the-cyclists-feeding-their-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight On the Cyclists Feeding Their Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Waiting at a busy intersection amid rush-hour traffic, a gang of nearly 20 cyclists in matching neon vests catches the eye. They look like something between an emergency response force and a recreational biking club that thrives on bright colors and smiles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In reality, Austin Bicycle Meals (ABM) is some combination of both.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The group rides around Texas\u2019 big, quirky capital with coolers of water and food in clamshell to-go containers, all for the city\u2019s unhoused community. Some cyclists carry backpacks of hygiene products. All the riders have been alerted to which of the many coolers holds the popsicles, one of their most requested food items.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_165978\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-165978\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-dominant-color=\"6e6f60\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6e6f60;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-165978 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9543-1-jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9543-1-jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9543-1-461x346.webp 461w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9543-1-1200x900.webp 1200w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9543-1-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-165978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The ABM group gets ready to ride. Photography by Katie Hill.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For co-founders Kelly Wourms and Claire Harbutt, the volunteer-based program is a way to give back to the community they call home, a place where a soaring cost of living and rapid gentrification is increasingly pricing many of its residents out of survival essentials. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.austintexas.gov\/page\/climate-projections-austin\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Climate-monitoring reports<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> indicate that Austin\u2019s residents are dealing with more and longer \u201chot spells\u201d\u2014or consecutive days of temperatures over 102.5 degrees Fahrenheit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This makes staying fed and hydrated an even bigger challenge for the city\u2019s most vulnerable population. So, every Wednesday and Saturday, rain or shine, heat or cold snap, ABM rides, handing out hundreds of meals a month.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"mfo-wysiwyg-custom-cta read-more\">\n<div class=\"mfo-wysiwyg-custom-cta-flex\">\n<p><a class=\"full\" title=\"READ MORE\" href=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/2024\/09\/the-rise-of-the-community-fridge\/\">full_link<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex\">\n<p class=\"title mfo-wysiwyg-custom-cta-title h1\">READ MORE<\/p>\n<div class=\"description\">\n<p>What is a community fridge, and how did the trend start? Read our series here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"svg mfo-wysiwyg-custom-cta-svg\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s a Saturday afternoon, which means ABM is headed out on a five-mile ride around the city. They start on South Congress Avenue, near the South Congress Hotel, and make their way into the heart of downtown. They loop around the Texas Capitol, head to the Austin Central Library, and finish up around Republic Square near the US Courthouse. On Wednesdays, their route is much longer, close to 14 miles. They usually head out to the East Side and work along Airport Boulevard on those days.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_165980\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-165980\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-dominant-color=\"53574f\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #53574f;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-165980 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC06896-1-jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC06896-1-jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC06896-1-519x346.webp 519w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC06896-1-1200x800.webp 1200w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC06896-1-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-165980\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A volunteer hands out food. Photography via ABM.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being on two wheels rather than four allows them greater freedom of movement and access to those who rely on them most. While a car would be faster and have more storage space, bikes eliminate fuel expenses and emissions. They also allow ABM to serve people along Austin\u2019s many trails near rivers and through parks, places that cars can\u2019t access.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bikes also allow for more visibility; people see the \u201cAustin Bike Meals\u201d vests and friendly faces, and they can relax knowing they\u2019re being approached by allies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wourms, 31, moved to Austin from Los Angeles in 2021. While living in L.A., he was part of a volunteer group called <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bicycling.com\/culture\/a35310628\/bicycle-meals-koreatown-los-angeles\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bicycle Meals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which followed a similar model and delivered meals around Koreatown. When Wourms moved to Austin, he wanted to find a way to carry on the tradition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI was friends with a few cyclists in town, I knew there was a pretty sizable unhoused population, and local laws regarding the unhoused population were pretty hostile,\u201d says Wourms. \u201cSo, I thought this could be a good program to help mitigate that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_165979\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-165979\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-dominant-color=\"656253\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #656253;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-165979 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9535-1-jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9535-1-jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9535-1-461x346.webp 461w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9535-1-1200x900.webp 1200w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9535-1-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-165979\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteers pack the bikes. Photography by Katie Hill.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Withh Harbutt\u2019s help, Wourms launched Bicycle Meals\u2019 Austin branch out of his own pocket. The duo went on their first meal delivery ride together on Valentine\u2019s Day of 2022. From then on, they would make 50 sack lunches to hand out every weekend\u2014turkey sandwiches, chips, fruit, dessert, and a bottle of water.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delivering prepared meals instantly made more sense to Wourms and Harbutt than creating boxes of ingredients the way food banks might. They wanted to deliver food that recipients without access to refrigeration or cooking supplies could eat immediately, wherever they were.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019ve worked with so many food banks where we\u2019d be packing up groceries for people and I\u2019d see volunteers packing boxes with three heads of lettuce, a bag of white bread, and some cookies,\u201d Wourms recalls. \u201cIt pissed me off. I always said if I ever ran a food program, I would give out food that I would be excited to receive, and not just crap. Because that\u2019s almost like getting less than nothing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_165982\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-165982\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-dominant-color=\"6c6d6b\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6c6d6b;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-165982 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dsc06831-jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dsc06831-jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dsc06831-519x346.webp 519w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dsc06831-1200x800.webp 1200w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dsc06831-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-165982\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Founder Kelly Wourms hands out food. Photography via ABM.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After roughly five months of weekly lunch preparation, Wourms and Harbutt recognized early signs of burnout.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe were trying to start out, so, most of the time, it was just us, and occasionally some friends we could round up,\u201d says Harbutt. \u201cWe were still making all the lunches, Kelly was paying for them, and then we\u2019d also distribute them and it would take forever because no one would come out to help.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_165976\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-165976\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-dominant-color=\"6c675d\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6c675d;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-165976 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9496-1-jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9496-1-jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9496-1-461x346.webp 461w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9496-1-1200x900.webp 1200w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/IMG_9496-1-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-165976\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photography by Katie Hill.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wourms and Harbutt knew they needed to pivot some of the workload to keep the program sustainable over the long term. So, they made some changes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rather than buying and making meals, they partnered with Austin Food Not Bombs and started distributing hot meals from the long-established organization. ABM also partnered with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oursharedkitchen.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our Shared Kitchen<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a non-profit dedicated to preparing nutritionally balanced meals for Austinites facing homelessness. Our Shared Kitchen also formulates meals that are edible for a wide range of people. \u201cA lot of people we serve don\u2019t have teeth,\u201d says Wourms. \u201cOr they can\u2019t do spicy foods, or sweet foods, or salty foods. It\u2019s tough to create a recipe that can be universally enjoyed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While ABM riders will sometimes run into folks with severe food allergies or restrictions, most of the time the food is a huge hit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNinety-nine percent of people are just happy to receive help and feel compassion,\u201d says Harbutt. \u201c[We just] say we have free food, and ask them if they\u2019d like any. You\u2019ll see these people visibly relax when they realize we aren\u2019t there to harass them, or yell at them for being on a bench we want to sit on. We aren\u2019t there to do harm; we\u2019re there to give them something they might want.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_165981\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-165981\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-dominant-color=\"777566\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #777566;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-165981 not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dsc06834-1-jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dsc06834-1-jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dsc06834-1-519x346.webp 519w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dsc06834-1-1200x800.webp 1200w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dsc06834-1-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-165981\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photography via ABM.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, ABM hands out roughly 500 meals a month. The group is well on its way to hitting its goal of 5,000 meals in 2024, and it already has its sights set on distributing 9,000 meals in 2025. Of course, these numbers wouldn\u2019t be possible without the large volunteer network ABM has amassed. Eight to 12 volunteers show up to most rides, but, sometimes, there are as many as 20, far more than are needed to distribute the food. But that accessibility for volunteers is a key part of the program\u2019s model: It reframes riders\u2019 relationships with their unhoused neighbors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI came to a realization one day that, if I\u2019m going to make a difference anywhere, it has to be locally and within the community immediately around me,\u201d says Wourms. \u201cWe\u2019ve had volunteers show up and feel so conditioned by how we view unhoused folks in this country, and they\u2019ll do a full one-eighty. Their whole perspective will change. It\u2019s really beautiful.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Waiting at a busy intersection amid rush-hour traffic, a gang of nearly 20 cyclists in matching neon vests catches the eye. 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