Black Farm Tour 2026
Celebrate our Roots, our Culture, our Community
July 31- Aug 2, 2026 | Rocky Mount, NC
Now new for 2027: Ride through two newly added Black‑owned farms—Delmar Farm and WSB Farm—powerful living examples of land reclaimed, protected, and passed forward.
Lisa and I have been sitting with this one for about a week. It's not a complicated story, even if it's a disappointing one.
We looked at the registrations — running about half of what we saw at this point for the last two years — and we ran the numbers on what a strong late push realistically looks like. Even optimistically, projected late and onsite registrations don't get us past expenses.
Now through June 17, save $20 — a small window for sure, but plenty of time if you don't wait too long:
Enter SAVE20BFT at Checkout
The Ride That Changes Lives
100+
MILES OF HISTORY
22+
BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES
$15K+
FOR YOUTH PROGRAMS
200+
RIDERS
The Farms You'll Visit
Each stop tells a story of resilience, innovation, and deep connection to the land.
Peoples Farm
Seed2Shirt works on critical issues at the intersection of regenerative & organic agriculture, meaningful livelihood development, and cultural revival
Tillery Resettlement
Many of the resettlement families still live in the original houses built during the New Deal.
Hill Family Farm
Our farm is a place of hands-on learning and recreation. We offer programs that give individuals the knowledge and tools they need for a brighter future.
Delmar Farm
All‑new route with a stop at Delmar Farm, a powerful 2,000‑acre Black‑owned farming legacy
- Meet Mr. Tony Francis, learn the land’s history
- Order his pasture‑raised, grass‑fed organic beef online and pick up Sunday before you leave town
WSB Farms
Retired Lieutenant Colonel Wilbert Bryant's WSB Farms produces fresh, local crops such as vegetables, soybeans, and wheat while mentoring aspiring farmers and educating youth about sustainable agriculture.
Your Black Farm Tour experience goes beyond the fields—connecting you with 13 Black-owned businesses throughout your journey—from the restaurants where you'll savor farm-fresh meals to the Airbnbs and bed and breakfasts where you'll unwind after a day of exploration. Your participation provides you the opportunity to directly support Black entrepreneurs building generational wealth in agriculture and hospitality.
Your Weekend Journey
Friday Afternoon
Rider Check-in/Packet Pickup
People's Freedom Farm
Registration & Evening Ride -ALL NEW: This year’s kickoff registration and the Annual Evening ride will begin at Seed2Shirt - People’s Freedom Farm. Participants will experience an immersive tour of our Honorarium learning the historical roots of the land, the families who stewarded it, and the enduring cotton-to-textile connections that shape our work today. Cyclists will also be welcomed into the Seed2Shirt workshop, where culturally rooted cotton and textile production is reimagined, showcasing our evolving relationship to fiber, heritage, through material innovation an product releases showcased throughout. As well as be able to explore full offerings and experiences of Harriet Tubman Freedom farm.
Join us on the land for a ride grounded in purpose, discovery, and collective remembrance, we can’t wait to welcome you.
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM Freedom Farm
Seed2Shirt is honored to be a proud sponsor of this year’s Black Farm Tour, a celebration of land legacy and community.
Join us on the land for a ride grounded in purpose, discovery, and collective remembrance, we can’t wait to welcome you
Riders will have the opportunity to purchase a limited edition 2026 Black Farm Tour jersey, featuring a Seed2Shirt designed sleeve that reflects our commitment to honoring farmers, culture and the journey of Black textile futures.
Friday Evening
After Ride Hangout
Get ready for some hills!
Friday 20+ mile Pre-Ride
New route for warm up ride coming out of Martin Luther King Park in Rocky Mount
4 pm
Saturday Morning
The rides 45, 66, 100 miles
Wind through Nash, Edgecombe, and Halifax counties visiting working farms and historical sites.
7:30AM to 5PM
Saturday Afternoon
After Ride Hangout
Saturday after the ride hang with us at MLK Park for the DJ and barbecue cookout including vegan options. 12 pm to 5pm
Noon to 5PM
Saturday Evening
Sunset Luau at the farm
After party Sunset Luau at the farm. Join us at Hill Family Farm for more fun! Dancing to the DJ, cool off in the glow foam and enjoy light bites and tropical mocktails...BYOB to spice it up!
7:30PM to 11PM
Sunday Morning
The 20 mile Cool Down Ride
Sunday recovery ride from Hill Family Farm with Farmers Market at the finish line
9AM
New Land. New Stories. Same Purpose.
These are rare survivals in Black agricultural history
Seed 2 Shirt
Why this land matters:
Seed 2 Shirt reclaims the cotton story—connecting Black land, labor, and culture to ownership and future possibility.
What riders will experience:
Meet founder and organizers at the finish line, exploring history, textiles, and their purpose woven together.
Hill Family Farm
Why this land matters:
A cornerstone of health, food access, and youth empowerment—this land feeds both people and possibility.
What riders will experience:
A warm, grounding stop to refuel, recover, and feel community care in action.
New partner for 2026
Delmar Farm
Why this land matters:
Born from a 1901 Black farming cooperative, this 2,000‑acre legacy remains in Black hands today.
What riders will experience:
Rolling into history—meeting Mr. Tony Francis and seeing generational land stewardship up close.
Tillery Resettlement
Why this land matters:
Home to families who helped defeat environmental racism and sparked a national movement for Black farmers.
What riders will experience:
Rest, reflection, and conversation with elders who changed the course of history.
New partner for 2026
WSB Farm – Reclaimed Land
Why this land matters:
Once sharecropped, now reclaimed—this land reflects resilience turned into ownership.
What riders will experience:
Miles of quiet country roads wrapped around a powerful redemption story.
What riders have to say
I want to thank you for allowing me to experience the BFT.
Absolutely nowhere in Ohio can I ride in the country for miles and see nothing but black people let alone stop at a black farm.
Robert
This was a great ride and so much more. Amazing work Lisa Robinson.
Katia
Absolutely. Top cycling event of the year
Yosef
This is one of the best weekends I've spent in a long time.
Tina
Black Farm Tour 2026 Commemorative Jersey
Wear the Journey
The 2026 Black Farm Tour jersey isn't just something you put on before the ride. It's what you'll still be pulling out of your drawer five years from now, remembering that weekend in August when you rolled through three counties and discovered what resilience looks like when it's rooted in the soil.
Order yours before June 15, 2026.
Limited Availability
Order Deadline: June 15, 2026 at Midnight
We're doing one production run. Without reorders.
Purchase a limited edition 2026 Black Farm Tour jersey, featuring a Seed2Shirt designed sleeve that reflects our commitment to honoring farmers, culture and the journey of Black textile futures.
Every Mile Supports Youth Cycling
When you register for the Black Farm Tour, you're not just signing up for a ride. You're putting helmets on kids' heads. You're funding bike maintenance. You're making it possible for young people to discover what they're capable of when someone believes in them.
"I never thought I could ride 100 miles. But my team believed in me, and I believed in them. We did it together. Now I know I can do anything."
— Talib, Triangle Bikeworks Teen
