Five farms across Duval County will throw open their gates this Sunday for a rescheduled afternoon of local food and agriculture, with Slow Food First Coast's Fall Tour de Farm running from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission works a little differently than a typical ticketed event: one car pass covers every person riding along, and that single pass unlocks access to all five stops on the route.
A Rescheduled Date and a Car-Pass System
The event was originally set for earlier in October but has been pushed to Sunday, October 18, according to 904tix.com, which is handling ticketing for the tour. The listing states plainly that admission is by car pass only, and that each pass provides access to all five venues on a visitor's selected route. Car passes went on sale back on September 11 through the same ticketing platform.
All five stops are located within Duval County, the listing notes, and the event is designed to help attendees see firsthand where locally sourced food comes from. Visitors planning to hit every stop on their route are advised to budget around 30 minutes at each farm, per the same listing.
Who's Behind the Tour
The tour is organized by Slow Food First Coast, a nonprofit that has been part of Jacksonville's local food scene since it was established in 2007 as a 501(c)(3) organization, according to the group's own account on slowfoodfirstcoast.org. The organization describes itself as committed to strengthening the connection between local food, strong farms, and healthy communities on Florida's First Coast.
Slow Food First Coast is the local chapter of an international movement founded by Carlo Petrini in 1986, and the group says it belongs to a global network with chapters in more than 160 countries working to transform how food is produced, consumed, and enjoyed. On its website, the organization frames its mission in blunter terms, too: it says it aims to counteract the effects of fast food and fast life, while also working to preserve disappearing food traditions and traditional food products.
What a Tour de Farm Has Looked Like Before
This isn't the first time Slow Food First Coast has run a farm-hopping event in Duval County. A 2024 Westside Tour de Farm, also ticketed through 904tix, ran from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and sent visitors to Crossbow Cattle, the 2911 Percy Road Backyard Farm, Urban Agriculture at FSCJ, the UF Extension Urban Garden, and Eat Your Yard Jax. That earlier event required ticket holders to choose a specific farm route in advance because parking was limited at each stop.
A sister event in neighboring St. Johns County offers a sense of the turnout these tours can draw. The April 2026 Tour de Farm there, held across multiple locations, attracted roughly 500 attendees and sold out all 150 of its car passes, according to St. Johns County. Vendors there served up 65 wood-fired pizzas and 200 pounds of locally sourced potatoes, and multiple vendors reportedly sold out of their offerings entirely. That event featured five participating farms of its own, including Wilson Family Farm, The Feed Mill, Parker Produce, Parker Flower Farms, and the St. Johns County Agricultural Center, with proceeds supporting Slow Food First Coast's broader push for sustainable agriculture and wider access to good, clean, and fair food.
News4JAX also previewed the Duval event in a River City Live segment this week, pointing viewers toward 904Tix for tickets and further details ahead of Sunday's tour.
