Food in Boston

Being a huge fan of food-related bicycle rides, I’m happy to pass on the following press release. Last year’s tour sounded like a blast, so it’s great to see another happening.

I’m also happy to be getting the word out more than two days in advance, which makes for a big improvement in my average lead time.

SAVE THE DATE:

BOSTON’S 2ND ANNUAL Tour de Farm BIKE TOUR
SATURDAY, AUG. 11, 2007

Please join Farm Aid and Boston-area cycling and farming organizations for the 2nd annual Tour de Farm bike tour.

The Tour de Farm will showcase innovative urban farms and food projects that are strengthening Boston’s local and sustainable food system. Riders will visit an urban farm in Roxbury, a CSA (community supported agriculture) farm and greenhouse in Dorchester, a new community farm in the Blue Hills Reservation and Boston’s oldest commercial farm. Riders will sample fresh, locally grown food, learn of the benefits of local agriculture and how they can actively support these efforts. The ride will go through the neighborhoods of Roxbury, Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, Brookline, Mattapan, Milton and the beautiful Blue Hills Reservation.

The Tour de Farm is a free event and all are welcome. New this year, the tour will offer a shorter option for less experienced or younger riders of approximately 15 miles of mainly flat terrain. The longer of the two loops, approximately 25 miles, includes some moderate hills. The ride will start and finish at Boston’s Franklin Park, beginning at 9:00am and concluding by 1:00pm.

Pre-registration is required. For more information about the Tour de Farm and to pre-register, contact Mark Smith at Farm Aid, 617-354-2922, or via email to mark@farmaid.org

The Tour de Farm is sponsored by the following organizations:
Farm Aid (http://www.farmaid.org/)
MassBike (http://www.massbike.org/)
The Food Project (http://www.thefoodproject.org/)
Victory Program’s ReVision Urban Farm (http://www.vpi.org/)
Brookwood Community Farm (http://www.brookwoodcommunityfarm.org/)
Urban AdvenTours (http://www.urbanadventours.com)
Allandale Farm ( http://www.allandalefarm.com/)
Bikes Not Bombs (http://www.bikesnotbombs.org/)