Who Benefits from the Tour d'Organics?
You
Image Educational, fun, and physically rewarding, the Tour d'Organics integrates into one event the benefits of exercise with a healthy diet based on organic foods. As a Tour d'Organics participant, you will taste and enjoy an abundance of organic, plant-based foods, visit local, organic farms, interact with farmers and like-minded athletes, and ride your bike through some of the most scenic areas in the U.S.

 

Community
Image A founding principle of organic agriculture is the creation of local and equitable food systems. Likewise, the Tour d'Organics focuses on building community. For example, we encourage nonprofit groups and small businesses to get involved by hosting rest stops. This is a great way for organizations and businesses to introduce participants to the "flavor" of their mission. For more information on how to get your group involved, please click here.

 

The Farmers and the Farms
Image Whether it's a large CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) with 1000 members, a small community garden plot, or an organic fruit orchard, the farms on the Tour d'Organics routes is unique in its operation, and yet all have a common commitment to growing nourishing food and taking care of the land. The Tour d'Organics is a great way to explore farming communities and meet the people who grow your food. For rest-stop refreshments and post-ride meals, we serve as much local food as possible to provide the most fresh, delicious, and nutritious food available.

 

The Earth
Image We do everything we can to make this a "green" and ecologically sustainable event by: printing all printed materials on tree-free or 100% recycled paper with vegetable based inks, offering only 100% organic and plant-based food, using food containers made from compostable materials, making every effort to make the events carbon neutral and zero waste, encouraging and facilitating carpooling.
Click here to learn more about greening our event.

 

OrganicAthlete
Founded in 2003, OrganicAthlete is a nonprofit organization that unites people in a global effort to create a better world through sport. Our mission is to promote health and ecological stewardship among athletes of all ages and abilities by sharing information, building community and inspiring through athletic example. The Tour d'Organics simultaneously promotes our educational mission, brings communities together in celebration of health and the environment, serves as a model for how athletic events can be ecologically sustainable, and generates a revenue base from which to further our mission.