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Diners drink in scenery, enjoy local food.

“We wanted to promote the abundance of local food in the region,” said Kevin Kisilevich.

The Dine Kalyna project piggybacks on the successful Kalyna Country tourism promotion of the region.

Using local food, chefs donate their time to create the one-day Dine Kalyna event held just before the fair in Vegreville, Alta.

“It’s a significant regional event.”

Key to the success of the Dine Kalyna project was the push from local producers, who wanted to show off their produce and attract visitors to their farms and communities.

The dining event has been so successful that most of the tickets have been pre-ordered months before the next event.

Bill Reynolds, with Alberta Agriculture’s Explore Local group, said the key to most successful events is one person.

“It always involves a champion,” Reynolds told the group.

Having that champion work with local counties, municipalities, towns or village office staff helps prevent volunteer burnout.

“You need to have partnerships.”

Kisilevich said since they’ve created the Dine Kalyna event, other communities have asked for help to co-ordinate similar local food festivals.