Tour des Farms September 12, 2009

The 2009 Tour des Farms is an easy-going cycling event in New Haven that combines cycling with local music and locally-grown produce. It's one event during the CT Folk Festival & Green Expo.

The Tour des Farms begins at Edgerton Park, New Haven, on the morning of Saturday, September 12 (8 a.m.) and takes you on a leisurely bicycle ride to local farms, greenhouses, orchards, and other agricultural treasures in the region. At each stop along the road a “home-grown” musician from Connecticut will perform.

Two routes are offered: a flat 25-mile “family friendly” ride headed up by Tour leader Aaron Goode, and a more challenging self-led 35-mile ride for the avid cyclist. Both routes begin and end at Edgerton Park, New Haven (between Whitney Avenue and Edgehill Rd., on the New Haven/Hamden town lines).

The Tour des Farms will conclude at the Green Expo in Edgerton Park, which goes from noon to 4 pm that day. Stay for the evening to hear our main stage concert that night with Amos Lee – pre-registered Tour participants get a special discount off of tickets for the main stage concert.

Get more details about the ride, and the rest of the CT Folk Festival & Green Expo, at http://www.ctfolk.com/ctff/tour.html.

A single adult rider is $35 — special prices are offered to family groups and students. Pre-registered riders receive an event t-shirt, a goodie bag, a $5.00 in “farm bucks” to spend at the Green Expo, and a 20% discount on the evening’s main stage concert.

Official Website: http://www.ctfolk.com/ctff/tour.html