12 farm families, countless artists and musicians, over 30 vendors of delicious food and drink, 80 volunteers, and one well-placed sprinkler combined to give 3000 riders a day to remember in Pemberton. There were even helicopter rides to the slide. The Slow Food Cycle Sunday Ride to the Slide.
As organizers, we are so grateful to so many people whose contribution, large or small, ensured the success of the event. Many of them you might have seen at the event in their red Volunteer shirts (thanks to Race and Co) working away. Pemberton Search and Rescue were there for you the whole time along the entire route. "Moldy" and The Arts Council provided much of the eye candy. Lisa Sumire Komoru created the logo and the map. Mark Blundell and the 4H club helped hydrate the masses. Our friends and family, as always, have provided essential support at critical times.
We want to point out that the Village of Pemberton played a key role this year in supporting the registration area in its new location in town. With these kinds of numbers, we need some heavy-hitting logistical support which came in the form of Jill Brooksbank, Russell Mack, Daniel Sailland and the VOP, on the urging of Mayor Sturdy.
The Pemberton Chamber produced a sparkling Saturday night, and the Rotary and Friends of the Library produced a perfect ending at the Pioneer Park AugustFest.
We are looking forward to next year, on Sunday August 21st 2011. Same time and place.
And now we say good-bye to the glamorous event-management lifestyle and return to being a farmer and a computer systems analyst.
Thank you for supporting farmland, biking, and spending your money in the Meadows on Sunday.
Join Slow Food, the worldwide organization dedicated to the celebration of food, farmers, and local culture. Many of us are members, along with farmers and consumers from all over the world. Join the global movement for Good, Clean and Fair food.
Sea to Sky's signature agritourism event, Slow Food Cycle Sunday Pemberton blows the fast-food drive-through away. A pedal-powered trip through the natural buffet that is Pemberton Meadows farmland, to meet local growers and sample produce fresh from the field, Slow Food Cycle is:
Good for your carbon credits
Flat and scenic and ride-able for all ages and levels of fitness
A sensory smorgasboard
The World Watch Institute reports that the average food item eaten in North America has traveled 2500-4000 km from farm to table. The distance between good food and your table is as short as a 26km bike ride.
