Bicycling your way through organic farms on the coast

I often run or hike along the blufftops at Wavecrest in Half Moon Bay with my dog Cleo. This is an incredibly beautiful place to run: cliffs, ocean, and if you're lucky a blue sky. It's a locale that never gets old. But one day last week I noticed an increased number of bikes traveling the normally scarce trails. What was going on?

It turns out the bikers were on an organic farm tour, and I have to say, they all looked quite happy.

The event, organized by Wheeled Migration out of Chico, was called the Slow Coast Bicycle Tour. It lasted four days/three nights, and included live music, tours of eight organic farms, and camping along the coast (a van carried all the gear, making the biking easy).

The farms toured included:

• Bike Hut / Potrero Nuevo Farm
• Harley Goat Farm
• Blue House Farm
• Fat Cabbage Farm
• 5th Crow Farm
• Pie Ranch
• Swanton Berry Farm
• Free Wheelin Farm

They aren't repeating the tour until next year, but I think I'll line up for it when it comes around. Then I can join the steady stream of smiling bikers.