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Food and Place in Vermont

by Jessica Hyman on December 20, 2010

The Agency of Agriculture held a special event Jan. 10 to highlight recent work on Food and Place in Vermont.

Agency of Agriculture staff and contractors and researchers from the University of Vermont presented recommendations for protecting and promoting place-based foods in Vermont. These recommendations were developed through producer working sessions, market analysis, evaluation of the Seal of Quality, and researching Vermont’s food story.

The event included four presentations:

- Cultural Heritage
- Taste of Place Market Research
- Taste of Place Working Sessions
- Seal of Quality

Full notes from event coming soon!

For more information, contact Koi Boynton at the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, koi.boynton@state.vt.us, (802) 828-2084, or Jessica Hyman at the UVM Center for Rural Studies, jhyman@uvm.edu or (802) 656-9897.

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Agritourism in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: 2009 Situation Analysis for Farmers Related to Opportunities and Challenges

by fconte on November 13, 2010

Evidence has shown the positive responses from tourists regarding information and experiences gained from staying on farms, participating in farming related activities (e.g. pick-your-own), tasting fresh produce on farm (e.g. wine and cider tasting, restaurant cooking on farm), and learning about farm animals (e.g. petting zoo).  However reaching out to tourists has been a major problem for farmers who are involved in Agri-Tourism.  Many of the Agri-Tourism farmers created their own websites to promote their Agri-Tourism functions, and other popular promotion methods for Agri-Tourism farmers included brochures, pamphlets, and road signs.  One major item cited by Agri-Tourism operators is the lack of research on the most effective means to reach tourists on specific products and services.

Lead Department or Center: Community Development and Applied Economics (CDAE)

UVM Partners: Vermont Tourism Data Center

Community Partners: Massachusetts Society of Promoting Agriculture

Project Timing: June 2009 – September 2010

More Info: Kathleen Liang, Associate Professor, CDAE, CLIANG@uvm.edu

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Multifunctional Farm Operation: Linking Farm, Food, and People

November 13, 2010

Multifunctional agriculture is a new initiative to change agriculture from a traditional production model to a more balanced rural development model with more attention in producing public goods and services. Multifunctional farm operation provides systematic linkages and interactions in the “new global economic order” between People (farmers, local residents in farming communities, and consumers), Place [...]

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Working Landscapes Policy Research

August 23, 2010

Conducting a survey of planning policies and regulations in US, Canada, and Europe that support open space conservation, agriculture, forestry, tourism in an attempt to inform efforts in Vermont to support working landscapes. Lead Department or Center: Geography Community Partner: Vermont Council for Rural Development Project Timing: Summer 2010 More Info: Cheryl Morse Dunkley, Research [...]

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Agritourism and Culinary Tourism

August 17, 2010

This project involves research and outreach to support farms involved in agritourism and culinary tourism. Lead Departments or Centers: Agritourism & VT Toursim Data Center UVM Partners: Bill McMaster, UVM Extension; Kathleen Liang, Community Development & Applied Economics (CDAE); Allen Matthews, Center for Sustainable Agriculture (CSA); Mary Peabody, Women’s Agricultural Network (WAgN) Community Partners: VT Farms [...]

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