Community Futures Wild Rose, along with the Government of Alberta, Wheatland County, Kneehill County and Rocky View County are undergoing the development of a Strategy to grow and develop Agritourism within the CF Wild Rose Region. Below are the five phases of the project initiative:
Phase I: Agri-tourism Research
The purpose of this phase of the project is to gather and understand the agri-tourism sector and how it can apply to the CF Wildrose Region.
- Identify trends, best practices in Agri-tourism
- Regional agri-tourism asset collection
- Visitor Feedback & Insights
- In-Depth Interviews with Selected Comparable Agri-tourism Operations
- Analysis and Synthesis of Findings and Reporting
Phase 1 Report Findings: /sites/default/files/wildrose.albertacf.com/cfwr_agritourism_phase_i_report_final_2019-03-12.pdf
Phase II: Stakeholder Engagement
The purpose of this phase of the project is to engage with the agri-tourism operators in the Wildrose region.
- Confidential Interviews with Select OFD Farms and Stakeholders
- Identification of Gaps and Challenges
- Identification of agri-tourism themes for the Region
Phase III: Agri-tourism Opportunity Identification
- Agri-tourism Opportunity Identification
Stakeholder Engagment Summary's (workshop 1 & 2): /sites/default/files/wildrose.albertacf.com/agritourism_workshop1_summary_report_2019-06-06.pdf /sites/default/files/wildrose.albertacf.com/agritourism_workshop2_summary_report_2019-10-11_final.pdf
Phase IV: Strategic Action Plan Development
- Stakeholder Presentation and Feedback
- Agri-tourism Action Plan Development
Phase V: Regional Strategy Development and Final Report
- Regional Strategy Development
- Draft Project Report Preparation
- Final Report
Communication Pieces
/sites/default/files/wildrose.albertacf.com/ag_expansion_poster_final.pdf
