Promoting Virginia Seafood

When consumers think of agriculture, they don't always consider all of the food and fiber products that the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) works to promote. Since Virginia is the nation's third largest seafood producer and the largest on America's Atlantic coast, promoting Virginia's seafood is a top priority. On Tuesday, May 26, the Virginia Marine Products Board staff, along with other employees from the VDACS Marketing Division sponsored a buyers' tour for restaurant chefs interested in finding local suppliers of Virginia seafood. The chefs had the opportunity to meet with Virginia watermen and see how various marine products are harvested, processed, and prepared for sale. To learn more about Virginia seafood, please visit the Virginia Marine Products Board's excellent Web site http://www.virginiaseafood.org/ listing recipes, seafood festivals, and where to buy locally harvested Virginia seafood products.