Cultivating an Agri-Tourism Enterprise

[Delaware County Cooperative Extension]

Exploring Ways to Bring People to the Farm; a 6 part micro-entersprise
program.
Fridays: September 11, 18, 25 and October 2, 9, 16, 2009
10 am to 2:30 pm
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County Education Center, NYS
Route 10, Hamden, NY.
From hosting a pancake breakfast to holding U-pick weekends, farm
tours, demonstrations, hunting and fishing vacations, farm workshops,
hayrides, or a farm store - this school will help you plan for a farm
enterprise that lets non-farmers enjoy a farm experience. We will
discuss: the basics of writing a farm plan, entrepreneurial thinking,
regulatory and liability issues, marketing strategies, how to hold
successful on-farm activities, how to create learning experiences, how
to feature wholesome local food, and much more. Agri-tourism
presenters: Phil Metzger, Cooper's Ark Farm, Chris and Jackie Kelder,
Kelder's Farm and U-Pick, Jay and Abby Wilson, Maple Shade Farm, Betty
Pillsbury, Green Spiral Herbs, Pete TenEyck, Indian Ladder Farms, and
Bryan and Betsy Babcock, Handsome Brook Farm. Featured presenters:
Cheryl A. Fabrizi, "Fab-Idea": Ginny L. Kuebler Robert, GLK Management
Consulting, and Owen Kennedy, Farm Family Insurance. Visit the
wesite: ccedelaware.org to download a registration form. Call
607-865-6531 is you would like more information or a registration from
mailed to you or email: dela...@cornell.edu.