Agritourism
Agricultural tourism, or agritourism, is one alternative for improving the incomes and potential economic viability of small farms and rural communities. Some forms of agritourism enterprises are well developed in California, including fairs and festivals. Other possibilities still offer potential for development.
CalAgTour.org
The California Agritourism Database provides visitors and potential enterpreneurs with information about existing agritourism locations throughout the state.
Research briefs
These short papers from the Small Farm Center are based on a survey of residents in Yolo and Sacramento Counties, in an effort to examine consumer trends and agritourism.
More information
Obstacles in the Agritourism Regulatory Process
This brief from the UC Agricultural Issues Center examines the perspectives of operators and officials in 10 California counties (2003)
Fact Sheets: Managing
Agritourism Operations
This collection of fact sheets includes how-to tips for starting an agritourism operation.
Agricultural Tourism definition
Defines various types of agritourism operations
Small Farm News Agritourism Farm Profiles
Archived stories of individual agritourism operations in California and elsewhere.
Unique Niches: Agritourism
in Britain and New England
This publication examines the existing function of agritourism in Britain and New England, in order to examine opportunities for Sonoma and Marin farmers (1998)
Articles by the Statewide Agricultural Tourism Working Group
Various archived articles and presentations
UC Agricultural and Nature Tourism Workgroup
The workgroup brings together interested professionals from throughout the University of California to facilitate activites that add to the rural and agricultural sectors through the development of agricultural and nauture tourism.
Additional Agritourism links
