Bike the Barns! MACSAC'S First Annual Tour de CSA

Saturday September 27, 2008

Tour southern Wisconsin's countryside, while having fun connecting to great food and MACSAC CSA farms as we raise funds for our Partner Shares Program and awareness of local, sustainable agriculture.

Bike the Barns: MACSAC's Second Annual Tour de CSA will be held Saturday, September 27, 2008. This exciting bike tour will take riders to community supported agriculture (CSA) farms around south-central Wisconsin while raising money to support the Partner Shares Program.

The ride will be fueled with gourmet local food and farm tours, including breakfast, snacks, and lunch prepared by the Underground Food Collective, Cafe Soleil, and other star cooks from our local food system--all included in the $50 registration fee. Or if you're not up for the ride, join us for lunch for just $25.

All proceeds will our Partner Shares Program, a unique initiative aimed at reducing hunger, improving nutrition and supporting local farmers in south central Wisconsin. Since the program's inception in 1997, the Partner Shares Program has made fresh local food available through financial assistance to more than 2,300 underserved and low-income households.

The ride is either 62 or 75 miles, with an optional, beautiful 13-mile loop before lunch to visit Scotch Hill Farms, for more experienced riders. Riders wishing for a shorter, 35-mile ride, can arrange to be picked at the Tipi Produce in Evansville, where lunch will be served.

Bike the Barns is one way that MACSAC aims to raise awareness of CSA farms in Wisconsin. MACSAC is committed to creating a sustainable, just and locally based food system by promoting and supporting CSA farms and their members. This year more than 12,000 people are receiving local, sustainably grown foods through membership in one of MACSAC's 34 member farms.

Lunch only

Non-bike-riders are welcome to join us at noon at Tipi Produce for a gourmet locally sourced lunch prepared by Underground Food Collective, and followed by a tour of the farm. Cost: $25/person, reservations required.

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Schedule

7:45am-8am: Gather at Drumlin Community Farm (parking available at the Alliant Energy Center
8am: Breakfast at Drumlin Community Farm prepared by Café Soleil
8:30am sharp: The ride begins....
Morning stop (optional): Scotch Hill Farms in Broadhead WI
12pm: Gourmet lunch at Tipi Produce in Evansville WI, prepared by Underground Food Collective
Afternoon stop: Blue Moon Community Farm
4 or 5pm: Return to Madison

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The Weary Traveler, 1201 Williamson ST. Madison, WI 53703, 608-442-6207

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