2011 "Growing Agritourism"
Agritourism Professional Development Workshops

A series of agritourism professional development workshops were held in various regions of California in winter and spring 2011, with funding from Western SARE. These workshops brought together farmers and ranchers, agricultural and tourism professionals, local officials and community leaders to share resources and tools and address challenges related to permits, regulations, planning, developing and marketing successful agritourism enterprises.

The San Joaquin Valley and Foothills region workshop agenda (Merced, January 19, 2011)
The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta region workshop agenda (Rio Vista, Februrary 2, 2011)
The North Coast region workshop agenda (Ukiah, Februrary 16, 2011)
The Northern Valley and Mountains region workshop agenda (Red Bluff, Februrary 23, 2011)
The Central Coast region workshop agenda (Salinas, May 18, 2011)

The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta region follow-up gathering notes (Brentwood, May 25, 2011)
The North Coast region follow-up gathering notes (Lower Lake, July 7, 2011)
The Northern Valley and Mountains region follow-up gathering notes (Oroville, June 2, 2011)

Poster

This poster about the project was displayed at the October 2011 UC ANR Sustainable Food Systems Strategic Initiative Conference

Presentations

Links to PDF copies of PowerPoint presentations from the workshops are below:

Successes in agritourism - Working Through the Challenges

Getting Started with Agritourism - Advice and Resources

Regional, County and Other Regions' Agritourism Programs

Planning, Regulating & Changing the Rules for Agritourism

Understanding Visitors, Promoting and Marketing Agritourism

Social Media for Agritourism

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