2025 Event Day Information

Start and Finish

Addison County is one of the largest agricultural regions in New England. We are excited to bring the Tour de Farms to the shire town of Addison County, Middlebury, VT, for the first time ever! This is a special place for us, where ACORN began, and where our new Food Hub is located.

The Tour will begin and end at the Middlebury Rec Field. Enjoy panoramic views and beautiful back roads while visiting local farms in Middlebury, Weybridge, Cornwall and Salisbury. Most farm stops along the way will have multiple food producers who will offer you a taste of something they are known for. You will want to bring cash in case you’d like to purchase products along the way. You won’t have to carry it all on the bike; we’ll have a farm van to pick up your purchases and deliver them to the finish for you! (And YES, we will improve our purchases pick up process at the end – we were overwhelmed last year by the explosion of all the on-farm purchases!!)

Enjoy farm stops along the way, which include:

Morgan Horse Farm
Monument Farms
Lemon Fair Honey
Sunrise Orchards
Misty Hollow Farm
Blue Ledge Farm
Elmer Farm

The course includes some hills along the way and a number of unpaved roads. Mountain bikes, gravel grinders or road bikes with wide tires are required. Participants will be sharing the road with vehicles. While we recommend the Tour for children 14 years old and up, any children under 14 should be experienced road riders and must be accompanied by an adult as we are sharing the roads with vehicles. A route map will be provided at registration/check-in.

Weather

The event is rain or shine. Please keep in mind that this event is a fundraiser for ACORN. If you are not able to make it to the event, please consider your registration fees as a donation to ACORN. We do not offer refunds for unattended events.