Sunday, August 22, 2010

Agritainment: Fun on the farm - Boulder Daily Camera

Agritainment: Fun on the farm - Boulder Daily Camera Here's an article and video about agritourism in Boulder County, CO. Though it's specific to the area, the article gives a good overview of what diverse kinds of agritourism are all about.

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Lots of news!

Farm stays have been in the news a lot lately. Whoop! Here's a rundown:

The Oregonian's Terry Richard profiles Leaping Lamb Farm and Farm Stay U.S., calling the farm stay "just what the doctor ordered."

Photo: Joan Fleischer Tamen with her son, David, feeding a goat at Apple Pond Farm. FRANK TAMEN

Joan Fleischer Tamen visits Apple Pond Farm in upstate NY and writes about it for the Miami Herald. She also quotes me and Scottie Jones (creator of Farm Stay U.S. and owner of Leaping Lamb Farm).

The Rapid City Journal's Barbara Soderlin visits Sunrise Ranch in South Dakota, which serves up organic grass-fed meats and hosts visitors in a six-bedroom lodge.

Lili DeBarbieri of Tucson Green Times talks Arizona farm stays.

Redbook's Marisa Cohen and her plugged-in family visit Stony Creek Farm (a Feather Downs farm stay) in upstate New York.