Sow the seeds of multiple income streams and community connection on your farm.
Opening your barn doors to the people is much more than sharing holiday hayrides, farm tours, and bottle-feeding lambs with friends. It is also a means of reconnecting people with their food and diversifying your farm income.
Packed with decades of sustainable tourism experiences, Agritourism: A Manual for Diversifying Your Farm Income is an experience-based guide to connecting with the public and developing multiple, sustainable income streams on your farm. Chock-full of case studies, Q&A's, pros and cons, solutions, priorities, and actionable items from agritourism farms that succeeded and failed. Coverage Includes:
Determining whether agritourism is right for you and your farm Types of agritourism operations, including off-farm and on-farm experiences Ideas for product and experience scenarios, including one-time, seasonal, and holiday events Making money, including how and what to charge, value-added products and services, and farm accommodation Business basics, including name, accounts, legalities, taxes, and more!If you dream of opening your farm to the public, engaging with people, and developing a diversified, sustainable income, then this A-to-Z tool kit for sustainable tourism is for you.
- ISBN10 1550927280
- ISBN13 9781550927283
- Publish Date 28 September 2021
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country CA
- Imprint New Society Publishers
- Format eBook
- Pages 224
- Language English