Ethos
The Food Coast initiative has the goal and ambition of making Donegal famous for food, by growing the number of added values food producers, sharing the story of its producers and providers, to develop the food culture in the county, therefore building a stronger food economy.
Central to this is offering opportunities for the network members to offer experiences to customers; both local and visitors, to allow them build a new perspective of Donegal and its food offering.
2021 will be the fourth year of the Donegal Food Coast Experiences and will be illustrated by a calendar of unique experience led events which showcase Donegal food and drink. The series will involve the coming together of like minded people, who are passionate about food and keen to tell the story of their product and offering,
The Experiences calendar will offer producers and providers the opportunity to celebrate Donegal food and the personalities behind the product to engage and inspire a new train of thought for Donegal Food.
Guidelines:
Guideline Suggestions for Creating Events
Once your Event/Business has been accepted you are expected to;
Support for organising Food Experiences
The staff at the Local Enterprise Can provide support and guidance on how to organise and promote your event. For further information email hello@donegalfoodcoast.ie or call the office on 074 9160735.
To help businesses develop their food story and to organise food experiences, Failte Ireland have a developed a food story toolkit which can be downloaded from their website http://www.failteireland.ie/Supports/Food-Tourism-in-Ireland/Telling-Ireland-s-food-story/The-food-story.aspx
If you would like to propose an event to be part of the Food Coast Experiences 2021, fill in the Expression of Interest form below.