{"id":2717,"date":"2023-03-29T18:46:40","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T22:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/?p=2717"},"modified":"2023-03-29T18:49:15","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T22:49:15","slug":"chase-appointed-as-first-chair-of-global-agritourism-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/chase-appointed-as-first-chair-of-global-agritourism-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Chase Appointed as First Chair of Global Agritourism Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2719\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2023\/03\/farm-chickens.jpg?resize=525%2C275\" alt=\"Two brown chickens are scratching around in the hay on a barn floor.\" width=\"525\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2023\/03\/farm-chickens.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2023\/03\/farm-chickens.jpg?resize=768%2C402&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2023\/03\/farm-chickens.jpg?w=1050 1050w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Lisa Chase, a University of Vermont (UVM) Extension agritourism specialist, has been selected as the first chair of the Global Agritourism Network (GAN), a newly founded network of agritourism professionals from around the world.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/extension\/profiles\/lisa_chase\">Chase<\/a>, who is based in the UVM Extension Brattleboro office, also serves as the director of the Vermont Tourism Research Center, a role encompassing agricultural and culinary tourism, recreation on public and private woodlands, and sustainable food systems, among other areas. She was instrumental in bringing the International Workshop on Agritourism to Vermont in 2022, a global conference hosted by UVM Extension in collaboration with Eurac Research, a private research center in Italy.<\/p>\n<p>GAN developed as an outcome of that conference to enhance the capacity of agritourism worldwide. Stakeholders include:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 20px\">\n<li>Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural producers.<\/li>\n<li>Researchers.<\/li>\n<li>Educators.<\/li>\n<li>Community planners.<\/li>\n<li>Government entities.<\/li>\n<li>Agricultural service providers.<\/li>\n<li>Development organizations.<\/li>\n<li>Tour and hospitality operators.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The network will officially launch on April 11, 2023 with a free Zoom meeting, beginning at 10 a.m. EDT. Agritourism professionals interested in attending may register at <a href=\"https:\/\/go.uvm.edu\/gan\">https:\/\/go.uvm.edu\/gan<\/a>. If requiring a disability-related accommodation to participate, contact Lisa Flinn at (802) 656-7607 or lisa.flinn@uvm.edu by March 28.<\/p>\n<p>Chase will moderate the session, which will offer an overview of GAN followed by breakout sessions for committees on promotion and funds, research, definitions and standards for agritourism, sustainable and regenerative agritourism, policy and advocacy, conferences, webinars, communications and awards.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about GAN, visit https:\/\/agritourism.eurac.edu\/gan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Lisa Chase, a University of Vermont (UVM) Extension agritourism specialist, has been selected as the first chair of the Global Agritourism Network (GAN), a newly founded network of agritourism professionals from around the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7974,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,13,28,53,14],"tags":[35],"class_list":["post-2717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cals","category-ext","category-faculty","category-programs","category-research","tag-agritourism"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3248,"url":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/2022-agritourism-conference-proceedings-online\/","url_meta":{"origin":2717,"position":0},"title":"2022 Agritourism Conference Proceedings Available Online","author":"CALS Communications","date":"July 26, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The International Workshop on Agritourism (IWA) 2022 Conference Proceedings is now available online. The publication is intended to increase access to the scholarship that was shared during the three-day conference, which was hosted by UVM Extension in Burlington, VT, on August 30 to September 1, 2022. Click this link to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;CALS&quot;","block_context":{"text":"CALS","link":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/category\/cals\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Several adult sheep with lambs standing in a field.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2023\/06\/sheep.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2023\/06\/sheep.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2023\/06\/sheep.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2023\/06\/sheep.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2023\/06\/sheep.jpg?resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1813,"url":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/august-2022-cals-in-the-news\/","url_meta":{"origin":2717,"position":1},"title":"August 2022 CALS in the News","author":"CALS Communications","date":"August 31, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"CALS and Extension faculty, staff and students are making headlines for their commentaries, research findings, as subject matter experts, and for outreach collaborations. Below is a collection of recent stories. The question, So What Is Veganic Farming, Anyway? is the title of this article from Atlanta Business with an interview\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;CALS&quot;","block_context":{"text":"CALS","link":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/category\/cals\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Megaphone shouting news about agriculture.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2022\/01\/news4.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2022\/01\/news4.png?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2022\/01\/news4.png?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2022\/01\/news4.png?resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2022\/01\/news4.png?resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":937,"url":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/chase-travel-tourism-conference\/","url_meta":{"origin":2717,"position":2},"title":"Chase to Deliver Keynote at Travel and Tourism Conference","author":"CALS Communications","date":"January 19, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Lisa Chase, Extension natural resources specialist and director of the Vermont Tourism Research Center, will be a keynote speaker at the Northeast Travel and Tourism Research Association Conference on January 20, 2022. Chase's presentation is entitled, \"Trends and Future Directions for Rural Tourism, Outdoor Recreation, and Agritourism.\" She will share\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Events&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Events","link":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/category\/events\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"2022 NE Travel Tourism Research Conference","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2022\/01\/travel-tourism-conference.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2022\/01\/travel-tourism-conference.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2022\/01\/travel-tourism-conference.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2022\/01\/travel-tourism-conference.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2022\/01\/travel-tourism-conference.jpg?resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3458,"url":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/uvm-extension-hosts-free-webinars-for-agritourism-operators\/","url_meta":{"origin":2717,"position":3},"title":"UVM Extension Hosts Free Webinars for Agritourism Operators","author":"CALS Communications","date":"September 27, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"University of Vermont Extension is hosting two free webinars of interest to agritourism operators during October, 2023. Legislation to Support Agritourism in the United States will be held via Zoom on October 4, starting at 1:00 p.m. U.S. Congressional Representative Jennifer Wexton from Virginia and other legislative leaders will present\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;CALS&quot;","block_context":{"text":"CALS","link":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/category\/cals\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Three goats in a barn.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2021\/12\/three-goats.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2021\/12\/three-goats.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2021\/12\/three-goats.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2021\/12\/three-goats.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2021\/12\/three-goats.jpg?resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":761,"url":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/profitability-of-agritourism\/","url_meta":{"origin":2717,"position":4},"title":"Agritourism Research Published","author":"CALS Communications","date":"December 15, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Extension Professor and Director of the Vermont Tourism Research Center Lisa Chase, CDAE Professor David Conner, and CDAE alum Lindsay Quella recently published a paper in the journal Sustainability about factors related to the profitability of agritourism. The publication is one of several resulting from a multi-state integrated USDA AFRI\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;CALS&quot;","block_context":{"text":"CALS","link":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/category\/cals\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Three goats in a barn.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2021\/12\/three-goats.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2021\/12\/three-goats.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2021\/12\/three-goats.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2021\/12\/three-goats.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2021\/12\/three-goats.jpg?resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1826,"url":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/august-declared-agritourism-month\/","url_meta":{"origin":2717,"position":5},"title":"August Declared Agritourism Month in Vermont","author":"CALS Communications","date":"August 31, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Governor Phil Scott signed a proclamation that August 2022 is agritourism month in Vermont. The proclamation celebrates the International Workshop on Agritourism that was hosted by UVM Extension from August 30 to September 1 in Burlington, VT The news story was picked up widely by Vermont press as well as\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;CALS&quot;","block_context":{"text":"CALS","link":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/category\/cals\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Four cows eating grass in a field on a sunny day at Shelburne Farms.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2022\/08\/shelburne-farms-cows.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2022\/08\/shelburne-farms-cows.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2022\/08\/shelburne-farms-cows.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2022\/08\/shelburne-farms-cows.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/files\/2022\/08\/shelburne-farms-cows.jpg?resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7974"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2717"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2722,"href":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2717\/revisions\/2722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/cals-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}