Food seminar in Breiðablikur in Snæfellsnes on Friday 16 November. at 14: 30-18: 00
Tourism is one of the industries that is considered to be Iceland's growth spur. Despite strong growth in the sector over the past decade, this has not resulted in increased economic growth in rural areas. One way to strengthen the tourism industry and its extra-economic impact in the country's rural areas is to strengthen ties and increase cooperation between tourism and local food production.
The aim of the seminar is to:
- Draw attention to the possibilities inherent in home food processing and sales directly from the farm.
- Highlight the development process - from idea to homework.
- Encourage dialogue and co-operation between local food producers and tourism operators.
Agenda:
Moderator: Halla Steinólfsdóttir, Ytri-Fagradal
14:30 Seminar set. Margrét Björk Björnsdóttir, SSV
14:40 Development of food-related tourism - the experiences of entrepreneurs
Arnheiður Hjörleifsdóttir, Bjarteyjarsandur
Þorgrímur E. Guðbjartsson, Erpsstaðir.
15:30 Coffee break
15:45 Development of a rural market store & food cluster in the State of Vatnajökull. Rósa Björk Halldórsdóttir, West Iceland Marketing Agency
16:00 Cooperation between food producers, tourism and the support system in the district. Þóra Valsdóttir, Matís
16:15 Food labels and regional foods. Margrét Björk Björnsdóttir, SSV
16:25 Vendor's view of handmade and home-made products. Eirný Sigurðardóttir, Búrið
16:45 What's straight from the farm? Hlédís Sveinsdóttir, Straight from the farm
16:55 Home industry kitchen - ideology, implementation and utilization. Margrét Björk Björnsdóttir, SSV
17:10 Summary and discussion. Halla Steinólfsdóttir, Ytri-Fagradalur
All interested are welcome - Admission free
For further information, please contact Margrét Björk Björnsdóttir, representative of "Sveitaverkefni" maggy@ssv.is.