Sunday, August 17, 2008

Uptick in agritourism, or haycations

The San Jose Mercury News reports on the growing trend of doing farm work for a vacation, agritourism.

Writer Leslie Harlib visited a farm in Marin County near the Bay Area, where she "reveled in the pastoral scene so timeless it's like being inside a Grant Wood painting."
"At Cow Track Ranch, owners Liz and Bruce Daniels love educating the folks who come to stay. 'Most people have no idea this kind of lifestyle still exists in Marin,' Liz Daniels says. 'If they're interested, we take them on a tour of our vegetable garden. I tell them about our production and where I sell my produce. They can find out about cattle ranching, and see the cattle up close.'"
Ecotravel News has previously reported on this trend in France, Peru, and closer to home agritourism.

Read the full story: Jump on agritourism wave and stay on a farm

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