tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56291542724461158202024-03-06T15:01:59.323-05:00The Farm Stay ProjectMichelle Nowakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01743498519580871049noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629154272446115820.post-63976934101703781862011-02-24T08:56:00.002-05:002011-03-27T22:11:33.041-04:00Aunt Em's Urban Inn+FarmAunt Em's Urban Inn+Farm was the first urban farm stay I'd ever heard of. Needless to say, I was very excited to talk with innkeeper/farmer Emme Levine about what she does.
It turns out that there are a couple of other urban farm stays around the country. Very neat! More about those later. Of course, these places are very different than rural farm stays, but urban farm stays offer their own kindMichelle Nowakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01743498519580871049noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629154272446115820.post-68882019261564649792011-01-08T17:54:00.001-05:002011-01-08T18:04:40.641-05:00Ecotourism and Agritourism: Possibilities for collaborationI met Irene Lane last September at the International Ecotourism Conference. She recently launched an ecotourism website called Greenloons, and she got in touch with me to ask if she might write a guest post for The Farm Stay Project. Here are her compelling suggestions for ways that agritourism and ecotourism might be better integrated.
Michelle asked me to provide some suggestions for how Michelle Nowakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01743498519580871049noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629154272446115820.post-30722835667545798202010-12-09T21:11:00.002-05:002011-02-11T14:34:32.359-05:00Stonehaven Family FarmStonehaven Farm is a gem of a farm stay in a gem of a spot. Westport, where Stonehaven is situated, is in the Southeastern corner of Massachusetts, 60 miles south of Boston, and 30 miles southeast of Providence, Rhode Island. Only minutes away from Stonehaven Farm, Horseneck Beach State Reservation is a beautiful, 2-mile long beach on Buzzards Bay with 600 acres of salt marsh and sand dunes. Michelle Nowakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01743498519580871049noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629154272446115820.post-24969335691040033812010-11-22T16:27:00.001-05:002010-11-23T15:16:01.427-05:00Berry Fields Farm: Our Family Farm VacationI had visited lots of farm stays on my own, so I wanted to see how my parents, sister, and her two cutie pie kids liked the experience. Last August, I planned a farm vacation to Berry Fields Farm in North Central PA for the five of us. I especially wanted to see how my nieces Skylar (5) and Ruby (2) took to gathering eggs and feeding the animals, and to snap a few adorable pictures of them Michelle Nowakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01743498519580871049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629154272446115820.post-74705717297350252922010-11-06T14:28:00.000-04:002010-11-06T14:28:04.107-04:00Your Questions, Answered: Part II"So, how expensive are these 'farm stays,' anyway?"
Lots of folks who approached our Farm Stay U.S. booth at the Mother Earth News Fair asked this question. For the answer to another common question, check out this post, which talks about farm stays v. WWOOFing v. B&Bs.
Back to the question at hand. Farm stays are a broad category of accommodations, ranging from a spot to pitch a tentMichelle Nowakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01743498519580871049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629154272446115820.post-53157425856066849942010-10-30T12:26:00.002-04:002010-10-30T15:18:13.302-04:00Walpole Valley Farms Tour
I've uploaded some photos from the October 1st farm tour at Walpole Valley Farms. Gorgeous red barn, lively chickens and turkeys, content cows, and my favorite, the pretty pigs. All of them are out on pasture, with movable shelters, and they hardly set foot in the big barn. After the tour with farmer Chris Caserta, his sister Jackie Caserta, the innkeeper, showed me around the lovely Inn at Michelle Nowakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01743498519580871049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629154272446115820.post-86229005265152492472010-10-20T19:39:00.000-04:002010-10-20T19:39:48.911-04:00New England Farm Stays!The first week of October, I was lucky enough to visit 11 farm stays in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts during fall colors in New England, one of the most beautiful displays of nature anywhere. A bold statement perhaps, though thousands of "leaf peepers" agree. Here's a roundup of the 11 farms I visited; I'll profile each of them in more detail later. Please excuse the lack of photos; IMichelle Nowakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01743498519580871049noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629154272446115820.post-7588691127692953962010-10-03T11:41:00.000-04:002010-10-03T11:41:24.493-04:00Your Questions, Answered: part 1Last weekend, my wonderful mom and I hosted a Farm Stay U.S./Farm Stay Project booth at the Mother Earth News Fair at Seven Springs Resort in PA. We talked with hundreds (thousands?) of people about farm stays, and they had lots of questions for us. I'm going to do a series of little posts in the next few weeks trying to answer some of these questions. Here's question number one.
Q: How is a Michelle Nowakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01743498519580871049noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629154272446115820.post-58075955009481896142010-09-29T21:55:00.000-04:002010-09-29T21:55:55.019-04:00Agritainment? Agritourism? | UVM Extension New Farmer ProjectAgritainment? Agritourism? | UVM Extension New Farmer Project
Helpful article for farmers thinking about adding agritourism. Lots to consider!
Michelle Nowakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01743498519580871049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629154272446115820.post-76023135522695781552010-09-23T23:10:00.000-04:002010-09-23T23:10:57.924-04:00Mother Earth News Fair: this weekend!This weekend -- September 25th and 26th -- I'm heading to the first ever Mother Earth News Fair at Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Western Pennsylvania. I'll be hosting the official Farm Stay U.S. booth, demoing the website and getting people excited about farm stays! We'll also be selling t-shirts, guide booklets for farm stays in the Mid-Atlantic, and lovely lamb-themed goodies, like Michelle Nowakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01743498519580871049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629154272446115820.post-7758931286806036502010-09-13T11:45:00.000-04:002010-09-13T11:45:15.181-04:00Guest Post: Morgan Farm Stay, OHI just finished up the exciting Eco and Sustainable Tourism Conference in Portland, Ore., where I co-presented with Scottie Jones, owner of Farm Stay U.S. and also got a chance to stay at her lovely Leaping Lamb Farm for a night. Watch for a post about those soon. I also have to catch up on writing about my family vacation to Berry Fields Farm in PA and my visit to Pleasant Springs Farm, VA. Michelle Nowakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01743498519580871049noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629154272446115820.post-36184787757405103552010-09-01T13:24:00.000-04:002010-09-01T13:24:14.936-04:00The Ponderosa Lodge FarmThe Ponderosa Lodge Farm is scenically situated in the mountains above West Virginia’s New River Gorge, a great spot for hiking, rock climbing, and river rafting. In July, I drove the winding road up to the farm to meet with owner Ken Toney and take a tour of the farm. When I arrive, Ken generously takes a break from his work in the lodge’s kitchen to show me around.
A whole bin of apples sits Michelle Nowakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01743498519580871049noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629154272446115820.post-80398156968308292732010-08-22T22:27:00.001-04:002010-08-22T22:32:44.170-04:00Agritainment: Fun on the farm - Boulder Daily CameraAgritainment: 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. Michelle Nowakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01743498519580871049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629154272446115820.post-352051719663703032010-08-07T21:54:00.000-04:002010-08-07T21:54:24.046-04:00Lots 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 Michelle Nowakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01743498519580871049noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629154272446115820.post-79051325652865833742010-07-28T18:44:00.003-04:002010-08-04T12:17:48.845-04:00Brightwood Vineyard and FarmSitting on the wraparound deck of the Brightwood Farm cottage makes you feel like you’re up in the trees. The Robinson River winds through in the valley below, and the loudest sound you hear is the cicadas’ buzz. Inside of the cottage, large windows still let you enjoy the view and the vibrant green of the summer canopy. The cottage is a very cleverly planned 600 square feet, with every Michelle Nowakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01743498519580871049noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629154272446115820.post-1949443688273211262010-07-22T15:44:00.000-04:002010-07-22T15:44:14.130-04:00Mitchell Farms Agritourism
AGRITOURISM ON MITCHELL FARMS from Daryl Jones on Vimeo.
Really well done agritourism video. I love this quote: "This beats the punk outta growing soybeans and peanuts that you have to give away over in Alabama!" Folks told this farmer that no one would come to his middle-of-nowhere farm, but come they do.Michelle Nowakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01743498519580871049noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629154272446115820.post-60770511758935864652010-07-07T14:43:00.001-04:002011-02-11T13:53:15.861-05:00Lant Hill FarmLant Hill Farm is a small organic farm on a scenic hilltop in Argyle, New York, not far from the Vermont border. On the farm, hosts Don Previtali and Sue Kowaleski raise and breed their own unique variety of beef cattle, along with chickens, vegetables like multicolored potatoes, and a diverse collection of fruits: there are blueberry, elderberry, black currant, and raspberry bushes, and plum, Michelle Nowakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01743498519580871049noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629154272446115820.post-36733734840177152392010-07-02T12:24:00.000-04:002010-07-02T12:24:06.951-04:00KZN MIDLANDS MEANDER AGRI-TOURISMSouth Africa agritourism + funny guy in knee socks = :-)
Watch for the scapegoat!
Michelle Nowakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01743498519580871049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629154272446115820.post-66016255307092017962010-06-26T11:34:00.000-04:002010-06-26T11:34:26.752-04:00Today Show features Berry Fields Farm
At Berry Fields Farm in Northeastern PA, Barbara and Charlie Gerlach raise Tamworth hogs, Boer goats, pastured poultry, and grass fed Hereford cattle. They offer a guest house that sleeps 2-10 and a farm to table dining room serving Saturday dinner and Sunday brunch. www.berryfieldsfarm.net Michelle Nowakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01743498519580871049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629154272446115820.post-19151956957037893792010-06-14T15:30:00.000-04:002010-06-14T15:30:01.788-04:00Canter Berry Tails Apple RanchCanter Berry Tails Apple Ranch is an 1820s, four-bedroom vacation home rental on a 51-acre apple and vegetable farm near Gettysburg, PA. The house is decorated with incredible care and detail, and owners Ted and Sandy take great pride in all they’ve done to restore the house. Each of the bedrooms has a theme: there is the garden room, the hunting and fishing room, the North room, and the South Michelle Nowakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01743498519580871049noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629154272446115820.post-10079215205847388212010-06-09T21:09:00.000-04:002010-06-09T21:09:10.792-04:00Farm Stay U.S. LaunchI'm excited to announce the launch of a beautiful new website called Farm Stay U.S. It's the brainchild of farm stay owner Scottie Jones of Leaping Lamb Farm Stay in Alsea, Oregon. The site is funded in part by a USDA SARE grant.
Scottie has loads of farm stays already on the map, but she's looking for more. If you know of any she should add, let her know.
Scottie and I will be collaborating inMichelle Nowakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01743498519580871049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629154272446115820.post-55513073820242430272010-05-28T23:20:00.000-04:002010-05-28T23:20:55.653-04:006 Family Friendly Farm Vacations in PA
When my sister and I were growing up in rural Western Pennsylvania, our best friends lived just down the hill and across the field from us. Their father had a great big garden that captured our imaginations and encouraged us to dream. We kids would feast on strawberries and scheme to get rich selling the extras from the end of their driveway. Nobody ever stopped to buy our strawberries, but we Michelle Nowakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01743498519580871049noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629154272446115820.post-42436739695848870992010-05-23T15:09:00.000-04:002010-05-23T15:09:36.880-04:00Farmstays in Europe - Agriturismo and farmhouses Farmstays in Europe - Agriturismo and farmhouses is an article by Anouk van den Eijnde of the Green Traveler UK blog highlighting the author's top five farm stay picks in Europe. How about a renewable energy-powered cattle and sheep farm in England, or an organic wheat, fruit, and vegetable farm on the Italian coast? They sound incredible.
The rustic Agriturismo La Cerra on the island ofMichelle Nowakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01743498519580871049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629154272446115820.post-85493452530295641312010-05-21T09:55:00.001-04:002010-05-21T10:02:25.223-04:00New England Business JournalsNew England Business Journals rounds up a bunch of Vermont farm stays. Ah Vermont, how I love you.
photo: that's my niece Skylar picking strawberries in the Green Mountain State.Michelle Nowakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01743498519580871049noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5629154272446115820.post-76684595950777403972010-05-12T18:02:00.000-04:002010-05-12T18:02:10.423-04:00Pennsylvania Horseback Riding Vacation | Writing HorsebackTwo horseback riding farm vacations in PA: Pennsylvania Horseback Riding Vacation | Writing Horseback
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