Mississippi Agritourism Association Hosts Annual Meeting
Cathy & Mike May,Lazy Acres Plantation
Last weekend I was pleased to participate in the Mississippi Agritourism Association annual meeting at Lazy Acres Plantation in Chunky, MS. Jo Lynn Mitchell of Mitchell Farms and Stanley Wise helped to organize and put together the day.
We were hosted by Cathy and Michael May of Lazy Acres Plantation, and met in their new group rental building they named Plantation Hall. It was a perfect setting for the presentation, mini-trade show and lunch for the near 80 attendees.
I’m always pleased to speak to new audiences and this meeting attracted farmers from the four neighboring states of GA, AL, AR & LA. My talk featured steps to Growing & Marketing, and Agritourism Business. Based on the feedback and questions presented to me, this audience was eager for the information and ready to go home and implement new ideas.
Agritourism is still very much a growing industry in Mississippi but the founders and board members of the organization are ready to have it thrive. We even attracted the attention of WTOK TV from Meridian, MS which came to the meeting to film a segment for the Evening News. Getting publicity for our farms happened to be a topic of discussion and the fact that the local news station came to feature a story was truly a bonus for the day.
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