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■ PFAP serves as a model for good food manufacturing practices for clients, helping them <br /> to instill responsible and best practices in new food businesses. <br /> ■ And PFAP also hopes to be an inspiration for other communities that wish to establish a <br /> similar facility, and have already contacted us. (Ashe County) <br /> ■ Discussions are currently underway to identify ways to support future PFAP growth, <br /> such as: <br /> ■ Additional PFAP-like incubation space. <br /> ■ Giving support for firms transitioning to a larger production facility. <br /> ■ And, seeking additional grant funding for more equipment, classes and services such as <br /> training, and storage expansion. <br /> Oranqe Countv Farms web site <br /> www.orangecountyfarms.org <br /> O Searchable database for land, products & services <br /> O Information exchange for farmers &farm products <br /> Piedmont Grown <br /> www.piedmontgrown.org <br /> O Regional branding effort by 37 NC piedmont counties to promote locally grown <br /> farm products. <br /> Aq Support Enterprises <br /> O Provide farmers with accurate guidance on farm-related enterprises (land use and <br /> zoning issues) <br /> Aqri-Tourism <br /> O We are now developing brochure to highlight agri-tourism opportunities <br /> W.C. Breeze Family Farm <br /> O 30-50 new farmers trained since 2008 <br /> O Workshops regularly scheduled <br /> O Host annual Farm to Fork fundraiser <br /> Aqri-tourism <br /> • Multiple groups, like Economic Development, Tourism, the Dept. of Environment, <br /> Agriculture, Parks & Recreation, and Cooperative Extension, are working together to <br /> create a brochure to highlight agri-tourism opportunities in the County, including pick your own <br /> produce farms, farm stands, and farm tours. <br /> • The group anticipates having maps, as well as a web interface within the current fiscal <br /> year. <br /> WC Breeze Farm <br /> • The "Breeze Farm" is a joint program with NC Cooperative Extension, and it serves as a <br /> farm incubator with hands-on experience, as well as classroom &workshop instruction <br /> for future farmers. <br /> • The Breeze Farm also hosts the "Farm to Fork Picnic" each year, which is a fundraiser <br /> for apprentice farmers. In 2011, the picnic grossed $40,000. <br /> • And finally, "Farm Link" is a Breeze program that matches Breeze graduates with their <br /> own land for farming. <br /> Chapel Hill/Oranqe Countv Visitor's Bureau <br /> Laurie Paolicelli, Executive Director <br /> � Linda Ekeland, Director of Sales <br />