Lick your lips and get in gear for our first ever food tour – which just also happens to have no upper age limit. Tantalise your taste buds as you pedal across southern Scotland for three weeks exploring food sustainability.
Dates: 4th – 25th August
You’ll receive plenty of training from bike maintenance to workshop facilitation to consensus decision making; you’ll visit lots of exciting food-themed projects; and it wouldn’t be Otesha without visiting a few schools and youth clubs to spread messages of sustainability along the way.
We want the tour to be a space for team members to explore all aspects of food sustainability. We tried to make a list of all the issues around food, but it’s nearly never ending – but expect to learn and share plenty about everything from trade and transport, to permaculture and pesticides.
Where we’re heading
Who can come along?
If you’re…
- aged 18+
- fanatic about food (sustainability) or want to learn more
- happiest when out and about on your bike, often cycling 40 miles in a day
- comfortable sleeping in accommodation ranging from tents to school halls.
…we’d love to hear from you!
What about fundraising?
Tour members are expected to fundraise £600 towards the cost of their place on tour. We’ll provide you with plenty of resources and support to help you along the way. We also have bursaries available for those less able to fundraise – so please get in touch if you want more information about this.
What if I’ve been on an Otesha tour before?
We’d love you join us again, but we will be giving first preference to those who haven’t had the opportunity to join an Otesha cycle tour in the past.
Are you a food project in southern Scotland?
If you’re part of a food initiative in southern Scotland and would be interested in the Otesha tour visiting you and lending a hand (or 30) for a day or two, get in touch with us at cycletours@otesha.org.uk.
How to apply
Once you’ve had a really good look around the website, and know how much you’d love to join an Otesha tour you can either apply online or download a word document application form. It’s first come first served so apply early if you want to guarantee a place!
We’ve timed it so that any teachers in England and Wales who want to take part can volunteer. Chris Hardy, a teacher at Fulham Cross Girls’ School, tells us about his experience on tour (here) and what it has brought to his day-to-day life, including his teaching.