Is your summer just kicking into gear? You can turn your love of bicycling into support for The Food Project. Join The Food Project’s team on Sunday, September 23 for the Ride for Food, a bicycle ride to raise money for hunger relief in Greater Boston. This event brings together 21 food pantries, community farms, and food justice organizations—including The Food Project—with a goal of raising $600,000! Riding for The Food Project supports our farms, diverse youth leaders, and a vision of a world in which everyone has access to fresh, healthy, affordable food.

They’re looking for 7 more riders to join the team and collectively raise $10,000 to build community gardens, operate 70 acres of farmland, and employ 120 teens each year. At it’s core, The Food Project is about working together “for love of land and people.” Each year, they grow over 200,000 pounds of food for the community. That fresh, high-quality food is distributed through donations to soup kitchens, sold affordably at farmers markets, and provided to hundreds of families through a CSA. Volunteers build 100 gardens annually for local schools and neighbors and manage a 10,000 sqft greenhouse for residents to access gardening space and support. The race starts and ends at the Noble & Greenough School in Dedham.

Whether you choose to ride 10, 25, or 50 miles, your efforts make a huge difference. Your participation supports work with diverse youth and communities, working together to create a just, sustainable food system, one where everyone has access to the fresh, healthy food they need to thrive. The team is fun, friendly, and inclusive to all levels of riders. Each rider aims to raise $1,000 ($300 minimum) towards the team goal. Registration is $75 and is easy to do.

Click the button “Join Team” at https://ride.threesquaresne.org/team/166476 and search for “The Food Project” to begin registering.