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Arkansas Grown Conference & Expo 2025 Hot Springs, AR | January 30-February 1, 2025

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The 2025 Arkansas Grown Conference & Expo will be held January 30 to February 1, 2025 at the Hot Springs Convention Center.

Hosted by the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, the third annual conference focuses on the state’s largest industry, Agriculture, in partnership with the Arkansas Agritourism Association, Arkansas Blackberry Association, Arkansas Association of Conservation Districts, Arkansas Farmers Market Association, Arkansas Association of Grape Growers, Arkansas Horticulture Society, Arkansas Pecan Growers Association, and Mid America Strawberry Growers Association.

Lisa Chase

Keynotes provided by Lisa Chase, The University of Vermont, Extension Professor: Natural Resources Specialist and Director of the Vermont Tourism Research Center.

  • Working Together to Embrace the Natural State – Friday, January 31st at 11:00 am
  • The Most Interesting Things You’ve Learned – Saturday, February 1st at 11:00 am

Dr. Lisa Chase is the Director of the Vermont Tourism Research Center, and she is an Extension Professor at the University of Vermont. Her research and outreach focus on the intersection of food systems, community vitality, tourism, and working landscapes. With agritourism at the center of that intersection, Dr. Chase has worked with farmers, food entrepreneurs, and tourism businesses throughout Vermont and around the globe for more than 25 years. She is the founding chair of the Global Agritourism Network, which fosters collaboration and provides education, research, and training for agritourism practitioners and scholars worldwide. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, biking, and eating her way around Vermont and other world-class destinations.

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