From farms to forks, entrepreneurs ready to reignite Eastern Ontario tourism industry
Several pandemic-era trends – an obsession with food, interest in supporting local businesses, worries for the hospitality industry and a new appreciation for local travel – are spurring a surge in agrotourism initiatives across Eastern Ontario. “People have increasingly had more interest in knowing where the food they’re eating comes from,” says Alison Migneault, director of marketing and communications for Tourism Kingston. In 2019, her organization began developing Frontenac Farm to Kingston Table, a program designed to attract visitors by highlighting growers from nearby Fronten...
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