What does cycling have to do with preserving farmland?  This summer New Holland Agriculture is sponsoring Pedal to Preserve and Farm to Fork Fondo, two events designed to benefit farmland preservation.

Pedal to Preserve is an opportunity for novice and experienced cyclists alike to bike through Lancaster County’s countryside.  The ride features more than 75 small family farms that have been preserved with help from the Lancaster Farmland Trust.

As the title sponsor for Pedal to Preserve, New Holland assembled a team of approximately 80 employees to participate as cyclists in this year’s ride. Each of the event’s course options began and ended in New Holland, Pa., the home of New Holland’s North American headquarters and the site of its haytools manufacturing plant and engineering center.

Farm to Fork Fondo is another cycling event that aims to support farms in the Northeastern US, one event in New York and a second in Vermont.

It is widely known that the success of endurance sports event can be credited to the dedication of its volunteers. For this reason, New Holland is pleased to sponsor the Farm to Fork Fondo volunteer competition. Each of the volunteer teams will choose to represent a farm or farm-related organization and will support the cyclists along the route and will provide the staffing at the aid stations. Volunteer teams are encouraged to be creative, enthusiastic, willing to support the cyclists along the route. Riders will vote to determine their favorite volunteer team, however, donations will be awarded to each farm or farm organization that is represented by a volunteer team, regardless of the results of the competition.

Additional activities, including a Farm to Fork Plated Garden Dinner, a pizza cooking class presented by Colavita, ziplines, hiking, and more.