SUMMER FIELD TRIP
An up close look at a commercial crabbing operation
FOOD & BEVERAGE PROFESSIONALS
6th Annual Summer Field Trip
June 7-9, 2026
This highly immersive experience pairs over 25 invited chefs and food writers with farmers, executives, local dignitaries, state leaders and state and national policy makers, to create a truly unique experience for all in attendance.
“If I’m going to sell a product in my restaurant, I have to have a direct connection to where that product came from.”
Tour North Carolina's only Carolina Gold Rice farm
“Back in Japan, I was always going to the rice farms. When I came over here and saw American people are doing same thing, then I was like: wow.”
SCHOOL NUTRITIONISTS, UNIVERSITIES, HOSPITALS, RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES
3rd Annual Summer Field Trip
June 11-12, 2026
Just before the school year begins, Tidewater Grain Company welcomes North Carolina’s school nutritionists, dietitians, and the NC Department of Agriculture’s school nutrition team for our School Nutrition Summer Field Trip. 🌾 It’s an inspiring, hands-on look at the farm-to-school connection in action.