The Root Ride
The Root Ride
A 5,500 mile journey on bicycles
to discover, learn from, and thank
the small and natural farmers who are
protecting individual, community,
and global health.
We are looking to find a culture deeply rooted to the land; one that treats the earth, seeds, plants, animals, and people with respect, and therefore, one that will be able to continue to nourish in the healthiest of ways. We traversed North America on the most environmentally friendly mode of transportation - the bicycle - to learn some of the most basic understandings of life that have been hidden from us as we have grown up in a supermarket, and fast-food industrialized nation; Darren in Canada, Becky in the U.S.
Start - June 15 2009
End - October 8 2009
Miles pedaled on a bicycle - 4488
Average Speed - 11.4mph
Days pedaled - 80
Average miles/day - 56.1
Farms Visited - 41
Farmers Markets - 20
Health food stores - 10
Campsites - 25
Motels - 14
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