Registration site up and running

The 2012 registration site is now up, thanks to Elizabeth Donick Swisher.

Visit http://2012boiseeagletourdecoop.uticketit.com/ to pre-order/purchase shirts in your size and style (Mens/Adult and Youth in 6.1oz. Wheat and Ladies' in 5.5oz. Silver Grey (limited edition black tees in Men's and Women's sizes will be available at the After Party) or you may purchase them at the following Boise locations in Boise beginning September 10th:

• North End Organic Nursery (NEON) http://northendnursery.com
• bricolage http://bricoshoppe.com/

Links to the online tour maps will be emailed to all those who register online: we'll send the link to you the week of the event. Folks can also purchase numbered hard copies at the above locations after September 20th or the day of the event.

We will also have Henzilla shirts available during the after party (thanks to Shasta and Scully at www.deadwood-designs.com) and are hoping to add some very nice Henzilla-brand serged muslin tea towels as well from Juliana at InkPony. Wonderful gifts for those special tea-drinking friends. We will also have a few leftover shirts from 2010 and 2011 at the after party at NEON.

We love the Henzilla artwork for this year's Tour de Coop. Hats off to Boise's own James Lloyd http://jameslloydprojects.tumblr.com.

Coops this year will be clustered in NW Boise and Eagle. Biking is encouraged to reduce parking issues near the coops and at the after party; if driving, park strategically to reduce impacts on neighbors and other participants. Above all, be safe!

Keep an ear out for Charlie Coe Music and his new piece entitled Main Street U. S. of A.

After Party Confirmed! NEON

Site of the future legendary 2012 after party.

One of this year's beautiful North End coops.

We are pleased to partner with the most excellent North End Organic Nursery (NEON) for this year's Tour de Coop after party.

Register Here! Register Now! It's Fun!

Expect to see several creative and interesting coops during the one-day tour, followed by food trucks and local beverage purveyors at NEON to help us all celebrate another year of visiting with local chickeneers, beekeepers and wannabee keepers.

The plan at this point is to visit coops and gardens from 10am to 4pm on Saturday, September 22. Folks can start in Eagle or Boise, but we will all wind up eating, drinking and comparing favorites at NEON beginning at 4pm and going until 8 or so. If you haven't been to a NEON event before, you're in for a treat.

After-After Party. Our friends at the Land Trust of The Treasure Valley are holding their awesome Dinner in the Hollow Saturday Night as well. We like 'em so much we wanted to give them a shout out here.

Tour Maps

One of the challenges each year is to get maps out to everyone. Until we've confirmed all hosts, we can't make the maps. A link to this year's maps will be emailed to all registrants late Thursday or early Friday.

We are lucky to have lots of great local businesses in Boise and Eagle that will sell maps and t-shirts. NEON and bricolage are two locations in Boise. Thanks for being patient; we'll post updates here and plan to use Twitter (@cooptour) as well to keep folks updated.