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From our Bike Events Calendar
Sep22Wed6:00 pm Ballard-Fremont Greenways MeetingBallard-Fremont Greenways MeetingSep 22 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pmBallard-Fremont Greenways meets monthly on the 4th Wednesday of the month. Check Facebook for monthly meeting information: https://www.facebook.com/BFGreenways/FacebookTwitterRedditPocketEmailSep23Thu6:00 pm Beacon Hill Safe Streets Monthly... @ Beacon Hill LibraryBeacon Hill Safe Streets Monthly... @ Beacon Hill LibrarySep 23 @ 6:00 pm – 7:45 pmformerly Beacon B.I.K.E.S. FacebookTwitterRedditPocketEmailSep25Satall-day Apple Century Ride @ Walla Walla Point ParkApple Century Ride @ Walla Walla Point ParkSep 25 all-day
A fully-supported non-profit bike ride with 100, 50, and 25 mile route options. Benefits the Challenge Scholarship Program through Wenatchee Sunrise Rotary. Route leads cyclists through beautiful scenery in North Central Washington.FacebookTwitterRedditPocketEmailall-day Harvest Hundred – 100km & 100mi ... @ Varietal Beer CompanyHarvest Hundred – 100km & 100mi ... @ Varietal Beer CompanySep 25 all-day
The past year has been a challenge for everyone with so many good races canceled as we tried to protect each other from the virus that has affected so many! We are excited for vaccinations and the hope that we … Continue readingSep27Monall-day Washington Bike, Walk, Roll SummitWashington Bike, Walk, Roll SummitSep 27 – Oct 1 all-day
The Washington Bike, Walk, and Roll Summit will be held virtually from September 27 – October 1, 2021. This year the conversations are centered on intersectionality; connecting issues of climate, public health, race, transportation, and more to discuss how we … Continue reading
Tag Archives: urban agriculture
Sunday: Join Rainier Valley Food Bank and Bike Works for an urban agriculture bike tour
What is the connection between urban agriculture and cycling? For example, Alleycat Acres funds most of its annual operations with a bike ride, and they even have a garden at their MLK/Columbia farm that is designed in the likeness of … Continue reading
New Alleycat Acres farm is shaped like a bike wheel
They call it a “sprocket garden.” Inspired by the wonderful relationship between bicycles and urban agriculture, farming collective Alleycat Acres has designed their newest farm (on MLK just north of Cherry) after a bike wheel. A central hub plot forms the … Continue reading
UW farm looking for bikes to shorten trip between growing sites
Do you have an extra working bike? Would you like to see it put to use the next generation of farming minds get between their university farms? Well, the UW farm is looking to bikes as a way to turn … Continue reading
Urban Farming + Bikes – Diabetes = Team Alleycat
Everybody’s favorite bike-loving urban farming collective is launching a cycling team, and they’re looking for members. Alleycat Acres has announced Team Alleycat, a cycling team complete with training rides, a sure-to-be-rad jersey and endless high fives. The team will complete … Continue reading
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Site to connect those with garden space to those who want to grow started with a bike ride
I wrote about wepatch.org for Capitol Hill Seattle, but I was tickled to discover that the inspiration for the site came while founder Peter Rothbart was riding his bike on Capitol Hill. This is more evidence that the urban agriculture … Continue reading
