CT Green Scene

Mowing the Reel Green Way

by Eileen Weber

If it has ever occurred to you that mowing your lawn with a gas mower is polluting the environment, you are not alone. Dan Delventhal, owner of MOWGreen, had that very same thought.

Every time he mowed his own lawn, he considered the fumes adding to the gunk in the air. And once his brother died of an environmentally caused cancer, that was the tipping point. With his brother in mind, he kicked off his new business in 2007, which is focused solely on getting the “gas off the grass.”  In fact, this year MOWGreen has reached its one million auto-mile equivalent of saving 32,000 pounds of carbon emissions into the air.

“People don’t realize that using a gas mower is twenty times more polluting to the air than driving a car,” said Delventhal. “I want to change lawn care.”

REEL Mowing for a Better Tomorrow

By Christina Cioci



Think you know how to keep your lawn “green”? Dan Delventhal would beg to differ. MowGreen, the company he launched in 2007, provides gasless lawn care and it has become a hot commodity. His business has expanded into Fairfield, Westchester, New Haven and Litchfield counties. A UConn graduate and knowledgeable businessman, Delventhal wanted to make a difference. As a business owner and green enthusiast, he sees the amount of waste that accumulates in lawn care and decided to do his part and reduce the waste through his company. 



Reduction, ecology, ethics and life sustaining practices (REEL) are the values that MowGreen embraces. Along with that come respect, effectiveness, efficiency and lasting values (REEL). The REEL vision with Dan and MowGreen is for there to be a national network of local lawn care companies that use “maximum REEL”. MowGreen cuts pollution, spillage, gas consumption, noise, dust and gets the “gas off the grass”.  By using the REEL mowers and pushing rather than riding, a MowGreen employee gets the benefit of exercise and burning calories rather than fuel!