Did 20th century industrial-era farming forget a major crop?

Farmers worldwide are discovering Agritourism.

From small herb farms to large corn acreages, farmers are opening their enterprises to non-farming citizens, sometimes even for just one weekend a year, to greatly boost their revenue and generate citizen and government respect and support for local farms.

But how is it done correctly? How do farmers remain genuine farmers while benefiting from agritourism? What are the many ways agritourism farms actually contribute to the reduction of fuel use. What are other successful agritourism farmers doing to succeed… you may be surprised!

This title takes readers from the origins of new agritourism today, beyond general cookie cutter varieties, and on to agritourism that is unique and authentic to their own farms. It then shows how to focus and organize the plan, keep it safe and legal, promote the enterprise, network with the wider community, and continue to progress and stay prosperous in the years to come. The voices of many real agritourism farmers, from those who give tours to children, to farmers who add unique, rustic tent B&Bs, are heard here. Further, this title deeply profiles several very diverse agritourism working farms.

Photographed by the author and Kipp Davis, nationally acclaimed photographer

Foreword by Dan Sullivan, senior editor at Rodale Institute and formerly with Organic Gardening Magazine

Authored by Barbara Berst Adams: National feature writer, experienced eco-farmer, hostess of the Center for the Micro Eco-Farming Movement, and author of Micro Eco-Farming: Prospering from Backyard to Small Acreage in Partnership with the Earth, praised and recommended by the National Gardening Association, New Farm Magazine, Backhome Magazine, Anna Lappe, co-author of New Diet for a Small Planet, and William Dietrich, Pulitzer-prize winning environmental author.

Agritourism is joining other earth and community regenerative trends such as eco-travel and American Indian/First Nation/Native American culture revival.

From this site, you can also discover eco-travel to a jewel of the USA Pacific Northwest: The fertile valleys, sea, mountains and emerald islands of Northwest Washington State. Here you'll find models of restorative culture, community, healing, and the beginnings of homegrown food independence along with a rising Native American (American Indian) culture. The author's home bio-region is in Washington State's beautiful San Juan Islands surrounded by the Salish Sea, and Skagit Valley -- one of the most fertile valleys in the world. Here at home, we call our location the Cascadia bio-region, and out segment of Cascadia is called "Skagit River/Salish Sea."