NEASDA 2007
June 3, 2007 thru June 5, 2007
Newport Harbor Hotel and Marina ~ Newport, Rhode Island

The Annual Northeast Association of the State Departments of Agriculture Meeting will be held in Newport, Rhode Island from June 3rd to June 5th, 2007. 

~ AGENDA ~ NEASDA BOARD AGENDA ~

NEASDA Board/Food Export USA Northeast
The NEASDA Board meeting will be Monday, June 4th morning from approximately 9am – 12pm.   Food Export USA Northeast will meet either at 11am on Monday, or 9am on Tuesday the 5th, depending on the Board Meeting agenda for Monday (being developed). 

Tour Information
Sunday evening will be a reception and dinner cruise of Newport Harbor beginning at 5pm.   Monday afternoon beginning at approximately 1pm will be a visit and tour of Swiss Village Farm, a historic farm rebuilt in 1998 by Mrs. Dorrance (Dodo) Hamilton, Heiress to the Campbell’s Soup fortune.   From there we will visit Newport Vineyards, one of Rhode Island’s premier vineyards and winery for a tour and wine tasting.  Afterwards we will travel to Historic Fort Adams to take in a bit of RI’s revolutionary war past and enjoy a sumptuous Rhode Island Clambake at the fort.  From there, we will return to the hotel between 8 – 9 pm, and if anybody is up to it, the hospitality room. 

Tuesday Morning’s tour will bring us to one of Newport’s famous mansions, “The Breakers”, which was the summer home to the Vanderbilt Family.  It is a great example of the “summer cottages” where the rich and famous of a bygone era entertained Newport society.   

HOST CONTACT INFORMATION—
Dennis Martin, Rhode Island Division of Agriculture, 401-222-2781 x4509 or 401-949-1770, riplantindustry@hotmail.com