Julia Gilmore

As the product development coordinator at the Ontario Culinary Tourism Alliance, Julia Gilmore has spent two years creating culinary tourism strategies and consulting on product development across on Ontario and beyond. Coming from a family of dairy and poultry farmers, Julia has a strong appreciation for her local growers and producers and is fortunate to help increase on-farm revenues through agritourism development.

Articles by Julia Gilmore

• Ontario cranberry farm masters the art of agritourism

  Monday, October 27, 2014

  In the heart of Bala — the Cranberry Capital of Ontario — the Johnston family offers visitors a wide selection of experiences centered around the tart fruit. Johnston’s Cranberry Marsh has been in the family since the 1950s. The Johnstons are some of the province's agritourism pioneers, having made their first foray into the market with wagon rides around the farm in the 1980s.