Attend the Founding Meeting of a New Cuisine Trail Association for Essex County!

Vegetables (Credit: Pixabay) — Share your input and interest regarding a new Cuisine Trail Association for Essex County on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at 7:00 pm. (Credit: Pixabay)

Attend the founding meeting of a new Cuisine Trail Association for Essex County on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at 7:00 pm. The meeting will take place at the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex County located at 3 Sisco Street in Westport, NY. Light refreshments will be served.

All farmers, agricultural producers, processors, chefs, foodies and other interested parties are encouraged to attend this meeting which seeks to create and promote the first agri-tourism cuisine trail in Essex County.

Cuisine Trail Objectives

Cuisine Trail may include breweries — All farmers, agricultural producers, processors, chefs, foodies and other interested parties invited to attend! (Credit: Pixabay)

This trail will be used to promote local agricultural products and encourage tourism throughout Essex County to help build a stronger and more sustainable local economy.

Please contact cuisinetrail@gmail.com with questions, concerns or suggestions!

Read the latest article about the cuisine trail and learn more in The Sun Community News here: www.suncommunitynews.com/articles/one-trail-to-rule-them-all/.

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