Wednesday, March 6th
4:30 p.m. (EST) Participants Arrive at – Embassy Suites, Lexington, Kentucky
**Located at 1801 Newtown Pike, Lexington, KY 40511
5:00 p.m. (EST) Dinner and Futures Workshop @ Embassy Suites
• University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
8:30 p.m. (EST) Participants Depart to Hotel Rooms
**Local participants not needing a room for the evening will meet at the Embassy Suites Thursday morning**
Thursday, March 7th
7:30 a.m. (EST) Participants Depart Embassy Suites
• Participants will travel by motor coach to Asheville, NC
• Please limit baggage to one bag and one carry-on
10:15 a.m. (EST) Tour - TBD
11:30 a.m. (EST) Lunch
12:30 p.m. (EST) Depart for Warren Wilson College
• Located at 701 Warren Wilson Road, Swannanoa, NC 28778
2:00 p.m. (EST) Arrive at Warren Wilson College
• Participants will learn what the college is doing to market their agriculture products throughout the region.
3:30 p.m. (EST) Depart Warren Wilson College for Hotel
4:00 p.m. (EST) Arrive and Check-In at Hotel
6:30 p.m. (EST) Group Dinner
Friday, March 8th
6:45 a.m. (EST) Group Breakfast @ Hotel
7:45 a.m. (EST) Depart Hotel for – Cane Creek Valley Farm
• 1448 Cane Creek Road, Fletcher, NC 28732
8:30 a.m. (EST) Arrive for tour at Cane Creek Valley Farm
• Learn about the organic products Cane Creek Valley Farm produces and how they market them.
10:00 a.m. (EST) Depart Cane Creek for Stepp’s Hill Crest Orchard
• Located at 170 Stepp Orchard Drive, Hendersonville, NC 28792
10:30 a.m. (EST) Arrive at Stepp’s Hill Crest Orchard
• Learn how a 4th generation farm began and how they have grown and expanded their operation in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.
11:30 a.m. (EST) Depart Stepp’s Hill Crest Orchard for Lunch
12:00 p.m. (EST) Lunch
2:00 p.m. (EST) Depart Lunch for the Biltmore Estate & Farm
• Located at One Lodge Street, Asheville, NC 28803
2:30 p.m. (EST) Arrive at The Biltmore Estate for Tour
4:30 p.m. (EST) Depart Biltmore Estate for Hotel
6:30 p.m. (EST) Group Dinner
8:30 p.m. (EST) Evening Free
Saturday, March 9th
7:00 a.m. (EST) Breakfast on Your Own
8:00 a.m. (EST) Depart Hotel for Lunch
11:00 a.m. (EST) Lunch
12:00 p.m. (EST) Depart Lunch for Embassy Suites
• Located at 1801 Newtown Pike, Lexington, KY 40511
2:00 p.m. (EST) Arrive at Embassy Suites
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*All Tours and Times Subject to Change*
