The NET Agritourism Working Group consist of stakeholders that support agritourism operations across the country.
Co-Chairs: Lisa Chase (University of Vermont) and Lindsey Pashow (Cornell Cooperative Extension)
Join: NET Agritourism Working Group
This page is the online home for this group. On this page, you will find:
- A map of working group members, who have entered their programs into the online inventory
- A calendar of upcoming agritourism events
- A fact sheet on agritourism featuring NET programs
- A list of the partners of the NET Agritourism Working Group
Next Meeting
Thursday, March 6 at 12pm EST
Join the NET Agritourism Working Group for an interactive Zoom meeting on Thursday, March 6 at 12pm EST, 9am PST. This meeting is a chance to learn about agritourism resources and programming happening around the US – and to share your work with NET colleagues. Dee Singh-Knights from West Virgina University Extension and Lindsey Pashow from Cornell Cooperative Extension will give an update on the Nationwide Agritourism Curriculum under development and let you know how you can get involved in this three-year project funded by the USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP). All are welcome, whether you have decades of experience to share or are just getting started with agritourism programming.
Register at Meeting Registration – Zoom
Stay tuned, and be sure to join the working group mailing list for announcements!
Past Meetings
On January 10, 2024, the first 2024 NET Agritourism Working Group meeting was held. To learn more about the meeting, please feel free to watch the video and check out the supplemental materials.
The second meeting was held on April 30, 2024. Watch the video here and check out the supplemental materials.
Get on the agritourism networking map to connect with agritourism-support colleagues across the country!
The map below shows locations of webinar participants who already entered their programs. You can visit the map here, and fill out this survey to add your own program.
Agritourism Working Group Member Resources
Here’s a list of resources from members around the country:
- American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association – AIANTA: https://www.aianta.org/resources/agritourism/
- Colorado Agritourism Association: www.coloradoagritourismassociation.org
- Cornell Cooperative Extension: https://cals.cornell.edu/cornell-cooperative-extension/work-teams/agritourism
- Georgia Department of Agriculture – Georgia Grown: https://georgiagrown.com/find-georgia-grown/agritourism/
- Oregon State University Extension: https://smallfarms.oregonstate.edu/smallfarms/agricultural-tourism
- University of Vermont Extension and the Vermont Tourism Research Center: https://www.uvm.edu/vtrc/agritourism
Learn more about NET’s efforts in Agritourism!
Download “Agritourism is a Growing Sector” (PDF)
Written by NET Design Team member and Working Group Co-Chair Lisa Chase, University of Vermont Extension, with editorial support by Jason Entsminger, University of Maine. Designed by Aaron Weibe, Extension Foundation.
NET’s Agritourism Partners
Global Agritourism Network
The Global Agritourism Network (GAN) works closely with the NET Agritourism Working Group. This global network of all agritourism stakeholders includes farmers and agricultural producers, researchers, educators, community planners, government entities, agricultural service providers, tour operators, and more. GAN aims to enhance the capacity of agritourism stakeholders worldwide.
