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How can Southern food traditions and working landscapes become visitor experiences that celebrate local heritage and support local economies? Join Dr. Amy Potter of Georgia Southern University and Dr. Jane Harrison of North Carolina Sea Grant and NC State University to explore the connections among food, culture, agriculture, and tourism.

 

Dr. Potter will introduce cultural heritage tourism and discuss how communities can share their food heritage while ensuring tourism respects and sustains local cultures and traditions. Dr. Harrison will highlight the NC Oyster Trail, showing how a statewide network connects producers, restaurants, educators, conservation partners, and visitors.

 

This opening session is the first in a three-part series on strengthening the connections between local food and tourism and will offer ideas for agricultural and tourism professionals, Extension personnel, agency staff, nonprofit organizations, researchers, marketers, and others interested in connecting local food heritage with tourism. 

 

The workshop is free but registration is required. Participants will receive the Zoom meeting link after registering at the link below.