2nd Annual SLOW FOOD Cycle Tour Agassiz

Come to Agassiz (6 km from Harrison Hot Springs) on Saturday, August 9th to participate in a self-guided bicycle ride following the popular Circle Farm Tour.  Embark on a leisurely cycle and learn more about local food production.  Riding your bicycle, you will get to experience and taste local food products produced close to home, while getting to know and supporting your local farmers. 

Inspired by the success of Slow Food Cycle Sunday Pemberton and the popular Circle Farm Tour, Slow Food Vancouver and the farmers of Agassiz are hosting this culinary adventure that will explore several farms.  Some farms will be open to the public for this day only.  For example, you will have a rare glimpse of a large commercial dairy farm, see how farming was done in the 1920s, see both heritage and rare breeds of cows and other animals, visit a farm that grows 25 different varieties of garlic and another farm that makes unique artisan cheeses.  Most farms will provide an opportunity to sample or purchase their products that may include herb-inspired treats, chocolates, vinegars, unique vegetables, artisan cheeses, hazelnut treats and many other food items as well. 

The cycle tour runs from 9am – 4pm. The self-guided tour begins at the Fall Fair Grounds in Agassiz where participants receive a map they can follow to the various farm locations. There are ten stops on the route through the tranquil rural area of Agassiz-Harrison Mills and participants can take the tour as fast or as slow as they would like.

Slow Food Cycle Tours encourage us to go ”green and clean” by promoting the use of bicycles and encourages conviviality through the connection of People, Food and Slow.  For more information and to register go to http://www.slowfoodvancouver.com/index.php/AgassizTour.