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72 <br /> 1 Mike Ortosky said there is a ton of interest. He said there are existing farms and new <br /> 2 people wanting to get into agrotourism. <br /> 3 Jonathon Smith said agrotourism bridges the gap between consumers and producers. He <br /> 4 said Mike spends a lot of time talking with farmers about this opportunity and other land use <br /> 5 policies. He said the Orange County Planning staff also does a great job informing farmers. <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Slide #35 <br /> Recent Articles from Orange Slices NewsLetter <br /> • Local Nut Butter Producers,Big Spoon:Orange Slices-November 12,2024: Big Spoon Roasters <br /> • Botanist&Barrel:Orange Slices-September 3,2024:Cedar Grove cidermaker named one of Wine <br /> Enthusiast's 'Future 40 Tastemakers'in U.5 <br /> • Hog Day's commitment to promoting local agriculture:Orange Slices-August 13,2024:Craig Lloyd and <br /> Hog Day Hillsborough <br /> • The Farm's of Orange County:Orange Slices-March 26,2024:Embracing Agricultural Serenity:Enjoy <br /> Farms around Chapel Hill and Hillsborough,NC <br /> • Protecting farm lands: Orange Slices-July 18,2023:"We only have one earth.Let's take care of it."- <br /> Deb Haaland <br /> • History of Blackwood Farm:Orange Slices-June 20,2023:After Renovations,Blackwood Farm Park <br /> Reopens <br /> • Union Grove Farm's Future:Orange Slices-June 6,2023: Union Grove Farm&Vineyard <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> 8 <br /> 9 Slide #36 <br /> Stories About Orange County Agritourism from the past year <br /> • This story from June 2,2024 mentions three area farms to visit as part of best <br /> things to do in Chapel Hill:https://vacationidea.cam/destinations/best-things-to- <br /> do-in-chapel-hill-nc.html <br /> • There is a Visit Farms near Chapel Hill section of this story on nctripping.com which <br /> includes Hillsborough and Chapel Hill farms.Scroll to find. <br /> https://www.nctrlpping.com/thi ngs-to-do-in-chapel-hi ll-nc-weekend/ <br /> • Blackwood Farm was featured an North Carolina Weekend on PBS an May 9,2024: <br /> https://vldeo.pbsnc,org/video/blackwood-farm-park-lflgmt/ Pick urCut Your Own Fruit and <br /> • The Historic Occon eec hee Speedway Trai I in Hillsborough(History+How to Visit Floux"at these Orange <br /> Today!)on August 1,2024 on the NCTripping.com website: caente'xc Farms <br /> h ttps://www.nct ri ppi ng.co m/h isto ri c-occoneech ee-speedway-trail/ <br /> • Hope Blooms at Blawesome Family Farm in Chapel Hill in Our State on March 25, ---W---Y6-w----•W•- <br /> 2024:https://www,ourstate,com/blawesome-flower-farm/ <br /> • Indy Week story on Union Grove Farm on November 15,2023: <br /> https://indyweek.com/news/orange/a-chapel-hi II-venture-capitalist-is-betti ng-the- <br /> farm-on-muscadine-grapes-katand in-sheep-and-1000D0-red-wiggler-worms/ <br /> �1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> 10 <br />