Twilight Dinner Promotes Agri-Tourism
Recently, The seventh annual Twilight Dinner was held at Clyde’s Willow Creek Farm in Ashburn. The event was a follow-up to the Forum for Rural Innovation, which was held in Winchester in March. The Forum is a cooperative educational effort by the Offices of Agricultural Economic Development and Cooperative Extension in Clarke, Fauquier and Loudoun Counties in Virginia; Jefferson and Berkeley Counties, West Virginia; the Town of Berryville; and the Small Business Development Center of the Eastern Panhandle.
This year’s dinner focused on Culinary Agri-Tourism. Agri-tourism is defined as any agriculturally-based operation or activity that brings visitors to a farm. The culinary portion of that helps define a region’s “sense of place.” The event, attended by 71 people, was emceed by Berryville Town Planner Christy Dunkle. The four-course meal featured a variety of local food and wines that showcased our area’s rich agricultural industry.