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Flowers bring more than bees … they also attract workshops, photoshoots, and venues. If you’ve ever wondered how to make it in the flower industry, we highlighted three farms who are making it big. White Picket Farm (Elizabeth, West Virginia) This four-acre flower farm offers workshops, private picking experiences, pick-by-the-bucket and a farm stand. Founded in 2019 by Deb and Jeff Hartshorn, White Picket Farm was recently named best agritourism attraction by West Virginia

Listing your farm as a campsite may be simpler than you think. Here are three websites making it happen for farmers. FarmStay FarmStay’s website begins with one important prompt, “I want to _______.” with options ranging from milking a cow to taking a class. The site was founded in 2010 by two self-proclaimed “city folk” who had moved to the country and started a farm. The farm’s search engine features several hundred farms across the U.S. Their journey is chronicled in the b

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Researchers at Cambridge analyzed 2022 USDA data to identify top agritourism and direct-to-consumer sales trends. We put them into catchy infographics. Check out the full study here. Vegetable and melon farms most frequently offer agritourism or direct sales, compared to other farm categories. https://infogram.com/agritourism-by-farm-product-1h7v4pdxwkwzj4k?live While Texas, California and Pennsylvania have the largest total of farms offering agritourism or direct-to-consume

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“Two’s a crowd, three’s a party,” is a playful twist on the common saying. If you’d like to draw larger crowds to your region, begin talking now with nearby farms. Festivals Agritourism operations in both Kansas and South Carolina work with one another to host visitors on the same weekend. The Kaw Valley Farm Tour coordinates 40 agritourism operations in the Kansas City area. From Friday to Sunday during one October weekend, a $10 ticket provides an entire carload unlimited a

Ask 10 people the definition of agritourism, and you’ll likely get 12 different answers. This creates challenges for policy development, according to 2024 research published in the Food Systems Journal. Researchers Raise Concerns about USDA Census The USDA Census of Agriculture, held every five years, asks only two questions about agritourism. First, producers report the gross dollar amount “for agritourism and recreational services.” Second, producers report about “... prod

Indiana Farm Family of the Year runs agritourism business The 2025 Indiana Farm Family of the Year runs a flower and agritourism business with 5,000 visitors per year. The Frame family first had their vision for the flower farm 11 years ago, and it has grown to include workshops, music events and bouquets of the month. Check out The Barn at Helm’s Facebook page. Source: Inside Indiana Business New Virginia Farm Bureau president owns catering business Scott Sink, owner of Blac

PennState researchers analyzed 2022 Census data to find 1.5% of U.S. farms offered agritourism in 2022. While the number of farms remained similar to the 2017 results, agritourism income from those farms grew 33% to $1.26 billion. According to this USDA map, 57% of U.S. counties now offer agritourism. For each county offering agritourism, median income across the county was $161,000, according to the USDA. PennState researchers found agritourism operations received $44,000 i