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The Davis family had learned how much interest their sunflower fields could attract almost by accident.

Ontario growers bring ‘sun and fun’ to agri-tourism market

Could agri-tourism boost your farm income? The Davis family has some advice — “You gotta love, love, love people.”

By Helen Lammers-Helps December 9, 2024

Reading Time: 5 minutes Agri-tourism is trending. For farmers, agri-tourism is a way to diversify, to create new revenue streams and to capture more profit by selling direct to consumers without necessarily having to expand the land base. It can also be a way to make room for additional family members to join the farm business, easing the transition […] Read more

Tam and daughter Laurel in the farm’s storied pumpkin crop.

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An invitation for more guests

“Real farmers” may dismiss agri-tourism and U-pick farms, but with its helicopter packages, fine dining and revenue of $1,500 per customer in some of its ventures, this may be one farm you want to check out

By Helen Lammers-Helps April 10, 2023

Reading Time: 6 minutes At Prairie Gardens & Adventure Farm a half hour north of Edmonton, 80 per cent of the family’s farm revenue used to come from commodity sales and 20 per cent from agri-tourism. Now, those numbers have flipped with agri-tourism bringing in the bulk of the revenue for their northern Alberta farm. Owner Tam Andersen says […] Read more

Sophie Foster, owner of Rising Roots Farm.

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And even more on the way

Farmers have a valuable story to tell, but tourism pro Celes Davar says they rarely know what that value is

By Helen Lammers-Helps April 10, 2023

Reading Time: 5 minutes They’ve never thought about it from the visitor’s perspective,” says Wolfville, N.S. sustainable tourism operator, Celes Davar, who helps launch new experiential on-farm businesses across the country. “But when I turn it around and say, ‘If you were going to Costa Rica tomorrow, would you want to meet someone who grows the cacao bean?’ Well, […] Read more

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Ontario growers bring ‘sun and fun’ to agri-tourism market

An invitation for more guests

And even more on the way

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