This Saturday (April 19) marks the first annual Bike the Blossoms, a partnership between the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival and Slow Food Vancouver. This gentle meander through the city’s leafiest streets starts at the VanDusen Botanical Garden (5251 Oak Street) at 9 a.m. or whenever. It’s not a race, and you’re meant to explore food stops en route, like Coco et Olive (3476 West Broadway) and Soma (151 East 8th Avenue). The Kitsilano and Britannia community centres will host local farmers and related organizations, which means tastings and the chance to fill your bike basket with vegetables, herbs, honey, eggs, beef, duck, and goose. On-line registration, links, and all the info can be found at www.slowfoodvancouver.com/index.php/BikeBlossoms.