Ride for Food

BFFC is proud to partner with Three Squares New England (TSNE), a nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness and funds for hunger relief, for their annual Ride for Food event. This year, 2025, is special — it’s BFFC’s first time participating! Our goal is to raise $10,000 by November 30th to strengthen Boston’s resilience by expanding equitable access to healthy green spaces and deepening our connections with each other and the natural world.

How it Works

Each year, TSNE hosts Ride for Food, a one-day event featuring:

  • 🚴‍♀️ Bike rides of 25, 50, or 62.2 miles  

  • 🚶A 5K walk (3.1 miles) 

Whether you choose to ride or walk, you’ll be doing so on behalf of your chosen nonprofit organization. Walkers of all ages are welcome, but riders must be at least 14 years old.

📌 Registration: $85 per participant (does not count toward your fundraising total).

📌 Fundraising Minimum: $350 per participant, due by November 30.


Why Ride (Or Walk) With BFFC 

By joining Team BFFC, every dollar you raise will directly support:

  • 🌳 The care and maintenance of our 13 food forest parks 

  • 🌱 The ongoing process of building new food forests toward our vision of 30 thriving parks by 2030 

  • 🎉 Community events & workshops (like fruit tree pruning, herbalism, and more).


Event Details

📅 Date & Time: Sunday, October 5th | 7:30 am - 1:30 pm

📍Location: Noble and Greenough School, 10 Campus Drive, Dedham, MA 02026

How to Register 

  1. Go to TSNE’s registration page.

  2. Enter “Boston Food Forest Coalition.”

  3. Choose your event and click the “+” sign. 

  4. Click on “register.” You’ll fill in your contact info, an emergency contact, shirt size, and share why you’re participating. You’ll also sign an injury waiver.

  5. Secure your spot by paying the $85 registration fee.

    1. Each participant commits to raising at least $350 to support our work.

    2. If you don’t hit that goal, the difference will be charged to your card at the end—so aim high and have fun fundraising!

  6. Click “Next”—you’ll see an option to donate to Three Squares New England. Want to skip it? No problem—just hit “Skip Donation” at the bottom.

  7. Finish strong! Enter your payment info on the final page, and boom—you’re officially registered! 🙌


We look forward to seeing you there!

Not Riding or Walking, but Still Want to Make an Impact?

You can support our cause by donating directly or by sponsoring an individual participant. No matter how you give—even if through a participant—every dollar goes right back to Team BFFC.

Here’s how to donate:

  1. Visit our fundraising page.

  2. Click the blue DONATE button on the left. 

  3. Select a one-time or recurring gift.

  4. Choose your donation amount. 

  5. Make sure your donation is directed to Team BFFC.

  6. Enter your contact information.

  7. Complete your gift using your preferred payment method (PayPal, Venmo, debit/credit card, or bank transfer).

Have more questions? Please contact Najee Quashie at najee@bostonfoodforest.org.

 FAQs

  • Traveling South on Rte 128 (US 95)

    1. Take Exit 33 (Great Plain Avenue).

    2. At the end of the ramp, turn right.

    3. Continue one mile and bear right at St. Susanna’s Church onto Pine St.

    4. Continue 1/4 mile to the Nobles entrance on the right.

    Traveling North on Rte 128 (US 95)

    1. Take Exit 31A.

    2. Take Rte 109 toward Dedham.

    3. Follow 109 to the second traffic light and turn left onto Pine St.

    4. The Nobles' entrance is the first left turn.

    Traveling on Rte 1 / VFW Parkway (either way)

    1. Turn onto Rte 109 West.

    2. Turn right at the second traffic light onto Pine St.

    3. The Nobles' entrance is the first left turn.

  • The Ride for Food leaves from and returns to the Noble and Greenough School in Dedham. Please click on your route of choice to download the cue sheet and visualize the map from Ride with GPS.

    These routes are public, but if you encounter any issues accessing them, please contact info@threesquaresne.org.

    1. 25 miles - https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45821976

    2. 50 miles - https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45821978

    3. 62.2 miles - https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45821977

  • 7:30 am - Attendees begin arriving for registration and check-in.

    7:45 am - Breakfast, coffee, and snacks will be provided. Bike mechanics will be available for safety checks. The DJ starts spinning as registration opens for the 50- and 62.2-mile rides.

    8:15 am - 62.2-mile riders depart.

    8:30 am - First wave of 50-mile riders departs.

    9:00 am - Registration for the 25-mile ride opens.

    9:15 am - Second wave of 50-mile riders departs.

    9:45 am - 25-mile riders depart while registration opens for the 5K walkers.

    10:00 am - Walkers depart.

    11:00 am - Band starts up.

    11:30 am - Lunch begins: BBQ, food truck, beer, beverages, and more.

    1:30 pm - Event concludes.

  • Yes, there is a registration fee.

    1. Ride for Food (Bike Ride): registration fee is $85;

    2. 5K Walk (Walk): registration fee is $85

    Note: Registration fees do not count towards your fundraising total.

  • Each participant is required to set a goal and meet the minimums listed below. Historically, the average raised by individuals is $1,000.

    Ride for Food – minimum of $350

    5K Walk – minimum of $350

    1. All ages are welcome to participate in the 5K Walk, although the course is not stroller-friendly.

    2. Riders at the Ride for Food must be 14 years old (by the date of the Ride) or older.

    3. Riders between the ages of 14 and 18 must be accompanied by an adult and have a waiver signed by a parent or guardian.

  • If you prefer to write a check, please:

    1. Make sure the check is made out to Three Squares New England

    2. Make sure to include the “Boston Food Forest Coalition” and the person on whose behalf you are donating in the memo line on the bottom left-hand corner so we know where to credit the check.

    3. Send the check to Three Squares New England, P.O. Box 1055, Dedham, MA 02027.Please be sure to list the “Boston Food Forest Coalition” and the person on whose behalf you are donating in the memo line.

    TSNE accepts Donor Advised Funds and Corporate matches. Please be sure to list the “Boston Food Forest Coalition” and the person on whose behalf you are donating in the memo line.

    Cash donations are not accepted.

  • All participants who raise $1,500 are eligible to receive a unique bike jersey, designed by a young local artist. For the non-cyclists, TSNE will have a fun and fashionable alternative to the jersey.