<p>Oneonta is a Gold Sponsor and staunch supporter of the Tour de Fresh, a four-day, 275-mile cycling event along California's coastline.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">According to a press release, the company will also be cheering on one of its own during the lead-in to 2014's PMA Fresh Summit in Anaheim. Tom Drury, member of Oneonta Starr Ranch Growers' domestic sales team, will represent the company as one of 40 riders in the event. <b>This guy sounds like a serious contender.</b> Drury is a veteran cyclist and an Ironman participant. His strategy is to train according to the time of year and "what's on the race/adventure calendar for the season."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">"If there is an Ironman on the horizon, I’ll log 300-450 miles a week. If my climbing partners and I have a speed ascent of Mount Rainier or Mount Hood, it’s more like 200-300 miles per week on the bike," Drury commented.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Cindy Jewell, director of marketing for California Giant Berry Farms and Anthony Gallino, vice president of the California company’s sales, came up with the idea for the not-for-profit event, with the goal of raising funds to finance the school salad bars. The inaugural event is part of an industry-wide effort to provide healthy, fresh options for schools and education for students and educators.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">"We are very committed to United Fresh’s ‘Let’s Move Salad Bars to Midwest Schools’ campaign," said Oneonta Marketing Director Scott Marboe. "Providing a good selection of fresh fruits and vegetables to kids in school is a big step in the fight against childhood obesity and other health issues. We’re proud to do this and proud of Tom for his part."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">According to Tour organizers, the inaugural ride is a collaborative industry event that starts in Carmel, CA, on October 13 and finishes in Anaheim on October 16, just in time for PMA Fresh Summit.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.oneonta.com" target="_new"> Oneonta </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
