Tourism Prince George is launching a new initiative to invite visitors and locals to explore the area’s agricultural roots.
The initiative, called the Farm Tour Experience, celebrates the connection between land, food, and community in Northern BC.
“This is something that people are really interested in when they’re travelling,” said Tourism Prince George CEO Colin Carson.
“They want to experience everything a destination has to offer, and I think local food is a big part of that. This Farm Tour, kind of a guide is something that really highlights the food aspect of Prince George, and I think does a really good job of highlighting some of the unique things that Prince George has to offer.”
The initiative will offer a number of highlights such as a tour of five local farms, and a guide of local stores and restaurants that offer goods from local farms.
“Experience is going to differ no matter where you go,” Carson said.
“You go to somewhere like Wildflower Farm, that’s a spot where you can go and there’s of events happening there and you can go and do some cool things with the local flowers that are grown on site there, and there’s a place like Hope Farm Organics, where it’s produce, and it’s things that you can go do at-site pick up for produce and things like that.”
Carson said what excites him most about the initiative is it highlights a number of things that are happening in Prince George from a local food standpoint.
“It highlights those local restaurants that are using locally grown products,” he explained.
“It highlights the local beverage producers, whether that’s beer or cider or wine or juices, and really talks about all those things that are done locally.”
A full list of participating farms and businesses can be found here.
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