CT Folk Tour des Farms 2011

Love to ride? Love to eat local? Love music? CT Folk’s Tour des Farms offers the perfect marriage of all three in a Saturday afternoon event the entire family will enjoy. 

CT Folk is thrilled to announce the third annual Tour des Farms, a day-long bicycle ride to take place on Saturday, August 20. Starting at Treat Farm in Orange, the Tour will take cyclists to local farms, gardens, and other agricultural treasures along the 25-mile route. At each stop along the road, riders will be entertained by a Connecticut-grown musician. Stops include:  Field View Farm, Massaro Community Farm, Savino Vineyards, and the Ansonia Nature Center.

CT Folk has programmed an exciting line up of independent singer-songwriters from across the state. Artists will entertain riders at each farm stop with their unique blend of contemporary folk & roots music. At the Tour’s end, riders and non-riders alike are invited to an outdoor concert at Treat Farm (361 Old Tavern Road) featuring a song swap with all singer-songwriters heard along the route.

The Tour des Farms offers a unique opportunity to discover local food sources, hidden green spaces and local musicians at the easy-going pace of a leisurely bike ride. Plenty of rest stops at the farms will make the ride enjoyable for most riders over the age of twelve.

Best of all, any fresh produce that cyclists have purchased during the day will be transported by volunteers back to the Tour’s ending point and kept on ice until the end of the day.

Pre-register at bikereg.com(http://www.bikereg.com/13989).

Tour des Farms registration fees:  $35 single rider, $25 students, $60 the entire family rides. Attendance at only the final concert is a suggested donation of $10. More information available at www.ctfolk.org.

Proceeds from the Tour des Farms and the concluding concert will support the educational activities of CT Folk.

CT Folk, a non-profit, primarily volunteer organization, is dedicated to traditional and contemporary roots music and to caring for the earth. CT Folk is the presenter of the annual Connecticut Folk Festival and Green Expo, as well as the First Fridays concert series that runs from October through May.