The Family Farm Tour
Two graduate students, Amy Saltmarsh and Shuangyu Xu, attended the Family Farm Tour on June 25 & 26, 2011.
Roots, Shoots and Blooms Tour
Holiday and Santa Gourds...Just in time for the season. Marietta Gardens in Fairmont, NC has many unique things to see.
Delicious Local Foods
NC Cooperative Extension works closely with farmers to develop and promote local foods. Here is a delicious spread of some of NC’s finest fare for sampling at the Business Side of Agritourism multi-state workshop held near Asheville, NC.
Local Parks as Tourism Assets
Rebeccah Cope, Wake County Parks, and Stacy Tomas, NC State, prepare for a video interview at Historic Yates Mill County Park. Tourism Extension partnered with DELTA at NCSU to create educational videos highlighting aspects of rural tourism in NC.
Fun, Farms and Wine
North Carolina boasts many fun opportunities for visitors on farms across the state, including agritourism and wineries.
News
and Events
- The Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management at NCSU is excited to announce a faculty position at the Assistant or Associate level in Tourism Research and Extension.
- Successful Farms in Today's Economy is the theme of North Carolina Agritourism Networking Association's (NCANA) 2012 Conference - Asheville, NC - March 8-9 and March 23 in Franklin County at Hill Ridge Farm.
- Social Media for Farmers Workshop
Want to harness the power of Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to reach new customers and grow your farm business? Register NOW. Seven different locations throughout N.C. beginning January 31 in Boone, NC. - Dr. Stacy Tomas, former N.C. State University Tourism Extension Specialist, has joined the faculty at Tennessee Tech University. Please direct all your emails and/or calls to tourismextension@ncsu.edu , 919-515-4260.
- Impact of North Carolina Wine on the North Carolina Economy Updated 2011 Report (Frank, Rimerman+Co. LLP)
- Who's Buying and Who's Selling at NC Farmers' Markets - read NC State Economist article by Mitch Renkow and Nicholas Georgiade
On the Road with
Tourism Extension
- American Camping Association National Conference (Rich-Presenter) Atlanta, GA (February 2012)
- 2012 Agritourism Networking Association (ANA) Mini Conference
(Rich and Colucci: Social Media for Agritourism) Greenville, NC (January 2012)
- 2012 New Jersey Agritourism Conference (Rich and Colucci: Using Technolopgy to Expand your Customer Base) January 23-27, 2012
- Farm-Based Education Conference (Tomas) Shelburne, VT (November, 2011)
- International Society of Travel & Tourism Educators Conference (Tomas) Miami, FL (October, 2011)
- North Carolina Association of Cooperative Extension Specialists (Rich) October, 2011)
- CNR Volunteer at Interfaith Food Shuttle Farm (Rich) Raleigh, NC (September 2011)
- The 42nd Annual Travel and Tourism Research Conference (TTRA) - London, Ontario (2011, June).
College of Natural Resources
Bringing science, technology, policy and people together for a healthy and sustainable tomorrow.
Parks, Recreation & Tourism Mgmt
CNR's department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management.
Cooperative Extension
Empowering People. Providing Solutions.
NC Division of Tourism, Film & Sports Development
Offers comprehensive marketing and promotional programs to bolster the travel, wine, film and sports industries.