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Agritourism Workshop
Saturday March 3, 2012
Agritourism: New Opportunities for El Paso County
Saturday, March 3, 2012
El Paso County Household Hazardous Waste Facility
3255 Akers Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80922
8:00 Registration and Coffee Reception
8:30 Welcome and Introductions
Madeline Newell, El Paso County Conservation District
9:00 Agritourism: What is it all About?
Martha Sullins, Colorado State University Extension
9:45 Marketing, Developing Pricing and Implementing a Plan
Dawn Thilmany McFadden, Colorado State University
11:15 Break
11:30 Panel Discussion: Learn from Leaders
Gary May, May Farms, Byers, CO
Chico Basin Ranch, Colorado Springs, CO
12:30 Lunch & Networking
1:30 Liability, Legal and Business Structure Issues in Agritourism
Kathie Riley, Attorney
3:00 Resources to Jumpstart Your Agritourism Business
Wendy White, Colorado Department of Agriculture
Colorado Department of Agriculture Colorado State University Extension Colorado Tourism Office
El Paso Conservation District
Register
What:
Agritourism Workshop
When:
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Where:
El Paso County Household Hazardous Waste Facility
3255 Akers Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80922
Cost: $20.00
The registration fee includes lunch, jump drive with presentations, handouts and other materials on Colorado agritourism business development.
Please RSVP by February 29, 2012 to:
Colorado Department of Agriculture, Markets Division
700 Kipling Street, Suite 4000, Lakewood, CO 80215
Ph. (303) 239-4119, Fax (303) 239-4125, wendy.white@ag.state.co.us
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What do You want to Sell: eggs, cheese, meat, wool, produce, wine
have a working ranch or farm you want tourist to visit,
If you have a agriculture business or want to start a business and would like to know how to generate more business or tourist,
this is the workshop for you.
Getting Started
Marketing
Legal
Organizing Events
Is there something YOU would like to have addressed in this workshop,
interested in coming to find out what Agritourism is all about