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Agriculture is a vital part of our state’s economy. The industry impacts every citizen, and the South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) is always working to help more people connect with agriculture. Many farmers have joined the effort by diversifying their operations through agritourism. Agritourism is agriculture based activities that bring people to farms, ranches or other agricultural settings. Some examples include u-pick operations, corn mazes, farm to table dinners, and on-the-farm restaurants with markets that sell locally made foods. SCDA recognizes the great value of agritourism and its potential to benefit farms of all sizes. THE CATAWBA REGIONAL AG + ART TOUR is a great example of agritourism in South Carolina. Founded in York County in 2012, the tour expanded to nearby Lancaster County the next year. In 2014 sites in Chester and Fairfield Counties were added. And the event keeps growing as the tour welcomes Union County farms and farmers markets this year. Coordinated by a regional leadership team and county-level planning group, the Ag + Art Tour is the largest free farm tour in the nation with over 16,000 visitors participating since its inception. THE SOUTH CAROLINA AGRITOURISM ASSOCIATION is the only association dedicated to promoting and marketing South Carolina Agritourism Farms! The association seeks to: Educate agritourism operations in an effort to create sustainable activities and attractions. Encourage the highest standards in hospitality and tourism initiatives. Facilitate economic growth by promoting and fostering increased agriculture-based tourism throughout South Carolina. Advocate proactively on behalf of Agritourism operations within state-level organizations. To learn more about the association and agritourism in South Carolina, visit scfarmfun.org. TOUR ORGANIZERS Agritourism in South Carolina HARVESTER SPONSORS • Chester County ATAX Committee • Town of Winnsboro SOWER SPONSORS • AgSouth • Arts Council of York County • Chester County Farm Bureau • Fairfield County Farm Bureau • York County Farm Bureau REGIONAL CO-CHAIRS Ben Boyles, Clemson University Extension Strauss Moore Shiple, Olde English District CHESTER COUNTY Devon Beaty, Chairperson, Chester Metropolitan District Karlisa Parker, Vice-Chairperson, Chester County Economic Development FAIRFIELD COUNTY Terry Vickers, Chairperson, Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce Ernest Manning, Vice-Chairperson, Fairfield School District Career and Technology Center LANCASTER COUNTY Cherry Doster, Chairperson, See Lancaster Bob Williams, Vice-Chairperson, Bob Williams Photography UNION COUNTY Libby Oliver, Chairperson, Hereford Hills Ranch Curtiss Hunter, Vice-Chairperson, Union County Tourism Commission YORK COUNTY Sonja Burris, Chairperson, Rock Hill/York County Convention and Visitors Bureau Debra Heinz, Vice-Chairperson, Arts Council of York County FRIENDS • Chester Healthcare Foundation • Fairfield Cattlemen • First Citizens • Founders Federal Credit Union • Haddon House • Jones Hamilton • Spratt Savings and Loan • Town of Ridgeway Welcome to the 2nd Annual Catawba Regional Ag + Art Tour, a free, self-guided tour of South Carolina’s Catawba Region’s Farms featuring local artisans and farmer’s markets. During this weekend-long event you will have the opportunity to see first-hand where your food comes from, watch artists in action and purchase their works, dance to the melodies of bluegrass and folksongs, and learn more about rural life. Step 1: Choose several tour sites to visit, being aware that you might not be able to see everything in one day. Step 2: Load up your car with your friends and family and begin your tour! Bring a cooler and pick up some fresh veggies, let you kids enjoy a hay-ride and barnyard animals, watch artists in action and enjoy a day in the country! Step 3: Sign in at your first stop and receive raffle-style ticket book with 50 tickets that has your unique visitor number. Be sure to leave one ticket at each stop. Step 4: Let your friends know how much you love the tour by checking in on Facebook and Twitter, using #agandarttour. Don’t forget to snap lots of pictures to upload Instagram and encourage your friends to “like” them for a chance to win a $100 Visa Gift Card. Step 5: Use this passport as your year-long guide to find locally grown food and handmade items throughout the Catawba Region. Stay in touch and support local! FARM RULES Please DO NOT: • Bring pets onto the farm. • Enter private homes. • Leave your children unattended. Please take time to wash your hands and make sure children wash their hands after petting any animal. You may also be asked to disinfect your shoes at farms with livestock to prevent farm-to-farm germ transmission. AG + ART TOUR 2015 CATAWBA REGIONAL Chester, Fairfield, Lancaster, Union & York Counties WARNING! Be aware that you are entering a working farm. Pay attention to posted signs and potential hazards. Under South Carolina law, an agritourism professional is not liable for an injury to, or the death of, a participant in an agritourism activity resulting from an inherent risk associated with the agritourism activity. Welcom e! Insta Phot o Contt Instagram 1. FOLLOW @agandarttour 2. TAG your photo #agandarttour 3. VOTE & “like” your favorite entry By searching #agandarttour 4. share your picture & ask friends to “like” The photo with the most “likes” will receive a $ 100 visa gift card. SUSTAINER SPONSORS TOUR SPONSORS
Transcript of e! Agritourism in South Carolina - Ag + Art Tour · In 2014 sites in Chester and Fairfield Counties...
Agriculture is a vital part of our state’s economy. The industry impacts every citizen, and the South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) is always working to help more people connect with agriculture. Many farmers have joined the effort by diversifying their operations through agritourism.
Agritourism is agriculture based activities that bring people to farms, ranches or other agricultural settings. Some examples include u-pick operations, corn mazes, farm to table dinners, and on-the-farm restaurants with markets that sell locally made foods. SCDA recognizes the great value of agritourism and its potential to benefit farms of all sizes.
The CaTawba Regional ag + aRT TouR is a great example of agritourism in South Carolina. Founded in York County in 2012, the tour expanded to nearby Lancaster County the next year. In 2014 sites in Chester and Fairfield Counties were added. And the event keeps growing as the tour welcomes Union County farms and farmers markets this year. Coordinated by a regional leadership team and county-level planning group, the Ag + Art Tour is the largest free
farm tour in the nation with over 16,000 visitors participating since its inception.
The SouTh CaRolina agRiTouRiSm aSSoCiaTion is the only association dedicated to promoting and marketing South Carolina Agritourism Farms! The association seeks to: Educate agritourism operations in an effort to create sustainable activities and attractions. Encourage the highest standards in hospitality and tourism initiatives. Facilitate economic growth by promoting and fostering increased agriculture-based tourism throughout South Carolina. Advocate proactively on behalf of Agritourism operations within state-level organizations. To learn more about the association and agritourism in South Carolina, visit scfarmfun.org.
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Agritourism inSouth Carolina
haRveSTeR SponSoRS• Chester County ATAX Committee• Town of Winnsboro
SoweR SponSoRS• AgSouth• Arts Council of York County• Chester County Farm Bureau• Fairfield County Farm Bureau• York County Farm Bureau
Regional Co-ChaiRSBen Boyles, Clemson University ExtensionStrauss Moore Shiple, olde English DistrictCheSTeR CounTYDevon Beaty, Chairperson, Chester Metropolitan DistrictKarlisa Parker, Vice-Chairperson, Chester County Economic DevelopmentFaiRFielD CounTYTerry Vickers, Chairperson, Fairfield County Chamber of CommerceErnest Manning, Vice-Chairperson, Fairfield School District Career and Technology CenterlanCaSTeR CounTYCherry Doster, Chairperson, See LancasterBob Williams, Vice-Chairperson, Bob Williams Photographyunion CounTYLibby oliver, Chairperson, Hereford Hills ranchCurtiss Hunter, Vice-Chairperson, Union County Tourism CommissionYoRK CounTY Sonja Burris, Chairperson, Rock Hill/York County Convention and Visitors BureauDebra Heinz, Vice-Chairperson, Arts Council of York County
FRienDS• Chester Healthcare Foundation• Fairfield Cattlemen• First Citizens• Founders Federal Credit Union• Haddon House• Jones Hamilton• Spratt Savings and Loan• Town of Ridgeway
Welcome to the 2nd Annual Catawba Regional Ag + Art Tour, a free, self-guided tour of South Carolina’s Catawba region’s Farms featuring local artisans and farmer’s markets. During this weekend-long event you will have the opportunity to see first-hand where your food comes from, watch artists in action and purchase their works, dance to the melodies of bluegrass and folksongs, and learn more about rural life.
Step 1: Choose several tour sites to visit, being aware that you might not be able to see everything in one day.
Step 2: Load up your car with your friends and family and begin your tour! Bring a cooler and pick up some fresh veggies, let you kids enjoy a hay-ride and barnyard animals, watch artists in action and enjoy a day in the country!
Step 3: Sign in at your first stop and receive raffle-style ticket book with 50 tickets that has your unique visitor number. Be sure to leave one ticket at each stop.
Step 4: Let your friends know how much you love the tour by checking in on Facebook and Twitter, using #agandarttour. Don’t forget to snap lots of pictures to upload Instagram and encourage your friends to “like” them for a chance to win a $100 Visa gift Card.
Step 5: Use this passport as your year-long guide to find locally grown food and handmade items throughout the Catawba region. Stay in touch and support local!
FArM rULESPlease Do noT: • Bring pets onto the farm. • Enter private homes. • Leave your children unattended.
Please take time to wash your hands and make sure children wash their hands after petting anyanimal. You may also be asked to disinfect yourshoes at farms with livestock to prevent farm-to-farm germ transmission.
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2015 CATAWBA REGIONAL
Chester, Fairfield, Lancaster, Union & York Counties
WARNING!Be aware that you are entering a working farm. Pay attention to posted signs and potential hazards. Under South Carolina law, an agritourism professionalis not liable for an injury to, or the death of, a participant in an agritourism activity resulting from an inherent risk associated with the agritourism activity.
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ContestInstagram 1. FOLLOW @agandarttour2. TAG your photo #agandarttour3. VOTE & “like” your favorite entry By searching #agandarttour4. share your picture & ask friends to “like”
The photo with the most “likes”will receive a $100 visa gift card.
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