Welcome to Skagit County

September 13th, 2005

CALLING RECREATIONAL BIKE RIDERS TO E-I-E-I-O!
Skagit Farm Pedal bicycle ride offers farm tours and fun

SKAGIT VALLEY, WA The Skagit Farm Pedal Bike Ride takes place Saturday, October 1st at 10am.
This free, 20-mile recreational bike ride will travel to a selection of farms participating in the 7th annual Festival of Family Farms, which occurs the first weekend in October.

Riders will be led by members of the Skagit Bicycle Club and accompanied by Bob Rose, Executive Director of Skagitonians to Preserve Farmland, who will provide fascinating facts about Skagit Valley's unique farmland and farming community. Periodic stops will be made to point out current crops and to visit participating Festival of Family Farms activities and the quaint towns of Bow & Edison.

Experienced adult riders only, please, as riders will experience high speed traffic on roads that do not have shoulders.  Helmets & signed liability waivers are required by all riders.

Riders will check in at Sakuma Brothers Farmstand located at 17790 Cook Road in Burlington (1 mile west of I-5 exit) at 10:00 am. To register, email Margie Wilson at margiew@skagitonians.org or (360) 336-3974, or contact Skagit Bicycle Club member, Cindy McGuiness at (360) 428-1816. For more information, visit www.skagitonians.org.

For more information about the 7th annual Festival of Family Farms, go to www.festivaloffamilyfarms.com

MEDIA CONTACT
Leslie Wisdom, Festival Director
360/707-5710
leslie@festivaloffamilyfarms.com