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Two Opportunities Remain to Participate in
Agritourism Workshops
Helping local farmers create and profit from
farm-based tourism opportunities is the idea
behind West Virginia University Extension
Service’s Agritourism Initiative, a training
program for aspiring and beginning agritourism
operators in or near the Greenbrier Valley.
registration is available on a first-come, firstserved basis. Your cost of the entire course
package is only $30 and includes course
materials, meals and snacks; other costs for the
program are being offset by grant funding from a
WVU Community Engagement Grant.
The day-long training session covers such
topics as risk-management, marketing, hospitality
management and business collaboration.
The final two workshops are offered from
9.00am to 3.30pm at the Greenbrier Valley
Visitors Center, on April 9th and May 14th.
“Farmers are exploring agritourism and
farm-based education as an opportunity to
help diversify farm income and improve cash
flows,” Dee Singh-Knights, WVU Extension
Service agricultural economics specialist, said.
“The challenge is the lack of education-specific
resources and expertise to help them effectively
evaluate and exploit this new opportunity.”
To register, please go to www.eventbrite.com
and search “WV Agritourism and Farm-Based
Education.” Alternatively, you may register
through the Monroe County WVU Extension
Service, 304-772-3003.
Classes are limited to 20 participants and
For more information, please contact Dee
Singh-Knights at [email protected].
edu or 304-293-7606, or Allison Tomlinson at
[email protected] or 304-772-3003.
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