Here is a video that I made to show what fun we had last on year’s tour:
The Tour de Farmington 2010 was the first annual one-day bike tour of farms in the Franklin County area of western Maine. It took place on Sunday, October 10, 2010 and the weather was absolutely wonderful.
Celebrating local agriculture and promoting alternative modes of transportation, the Tour de Farmington offered cyclists a choice of two routes.
The 19-mile route was centered around the Wilton area with scenic views of the region’s forested foothills punctuated by open fields and small villages. Farms on the tour featured hoop greenhouses, fresh produce, apple orchards, alpacas and other livestock.
The 70-mile route took cyclists north of Farmington to the Western Mountains foothills with hillier terrain and views of the Sandy River and Longfellow Mountain range.
Farms on the 70-mile route featured a cheesemaking operation, diversified vegetable farm, a bakery, farm kitchens and livestock. The region’s fantastic fall foliage was at peak for the tours.
Both routes will start and finish in downtown Farmington. In its first year, the tour was a success with 36 cyclists.
At the farms, cyclists had an opportunity to buy local food and products that were picked up in Farmington at the end of the event.
A local foods lunch, water and snacks were provided. The day concluded with a live bluegrass performance and burrito BBQ prepared by Food by Chuck (formerly of Big Mouth Burritos).
Tour de Farmington 
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