Inspired by the athletes competing in the 30th Olympic Games? Feeling like this is the summer you and your family can go for the gold together? Then do it for a great cause.

Ride the Tour de Farms and support local agriculture. The 14th Annual Tour de Farms Bike Ride and Local Foods BBQ will be held Sunday, Aug. 19, at the Morris Farm Trust in Wiscasset. Riders can choose to bike 20, 50 or 100 miles to raise money to support the Morris Farm Trust. All rides start and end at the Morris Farm with routes through scenic Mid-coast Maine with rest stops at local, organic farms and other points of interest along the way. Each rest-stop farm will offer a special farm stand for riders and ride volunteers will bring riders' purchases back to the Morris Farm for them.

In the afternoon, riders and their friends and spouses enjoy what ride organizers boast is "the best ride food in Maine, naturally." The local foods BBQ features farm produce and meats from within 20 miles of the Morris Farm. The food is lovingly prepared from scratch and in small batches using the best ingredients the region and season have to offer. Riders will enjoy the BBQ on the farm's back lawn, overlooking pastures of peacefully grazing cattle.

Sponsored by Rising Tide Community Market in Damariscotta, Treats in Wiscasset and 98.9 WCLZ in Portland, the Tour de Farms supports the Morris Farm Trust, a nonprofit educational farm, in its mission to promote sustainable agriculture and stewardship of the earth through education, demonstration and community involvement. The Morris Farm teaches children and adults alike the importance of eating locally, sustainably produced foods for their health, the local economy and the environment. The Tour de Farms is one of the Morris Farm's biggest fundraisers of the year, so please register to ride or tell a friend who might do so.

Registration is available online at www.morrisfarm.org. The 100 mile ride departs at 7:30 a.m., the 50 mile ride departs at 9:30 a.m. and the 20 mile ride departs at 11:30 a.m. Riders may register the morning of the ride 30 minutes before departure but pre-registration is encouraged and preferred. Online registration is available at www.morrisfarm.org. Or to request a Tour de Farms Registration Form, go to www.morrisfarm.org, call 882-4080 or email info@morrisfarm.org.