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Here are the handouts, presentations , and notes from the Oct. 1 Taste of Place Working Session:

• An illustration of how Geographical Indications are related to Intellectual Property Rights
• A decision tree showing how designations may be applied to products
• An explanation of how U.S. Agencies are involved with Geographical Indications

• Presentation by Denis Paul Bouffard and Baudouin Niogret of CARTV
• Presentation by Dr. Elizabeth Barham of the University of Arkansas and American Origin Products

• Working Session Report

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Suggested Reading List:

1. Creating the Taste of Place in the United States: Can we Learn From the French by Amy Trubek & Sarah Bowen
2. Defining and Marketing “Local” Foods: Geographical Indications for US Products by Daniele Giovannucci, Elizabeth Barham & Richard Pirog
3. Goût de Terroir: Exploring the Boundaries of Specialty Agricultural Landscapes by Duncan Hilchey
4. Locating Value in Artisan Cheese: Reverse Engineering Terroir for New-World Landscapes by Heather Paxson
5. The Case for Local and Regional Food Marketing by Molly Anderson
6. Produits du terroir: Similarities and Differences Between France, Québec and Vermont by Amy Trubek, Jean-Pierre Lemasson & Helen Labun Jordan

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