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
Tuesday, June 10 at 2:00pm EDT
Registration Link: https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/NgHVxyX5Tziwr1uKNTJEcA
On Tuesday, June 10 at 2:00pm EDT, we will have our quarterly agritourism working group meeting. During this meeting, we will give a brief overview of the working group and then focus on the topic of educational outreach support to agritourism operations. This will be an opportunity to share experiences and impacts in your state or region. Here are some questions to help you prepare for the meeting.
1. What types of educational outreach have you provided and are currently providing? (This may include webinars, networking events, workshops, etc.
2. What types of educational outreach worked well and why?
3. What types of educational outreach did not work well and needed improvement? Why?
4. How can NET help support your educational outreach?
Stay tuned, and be sure to join the working group mailing list for announcements!
Past Meeting Recordings
January 10, 2024 watch the video and check out the supplemental materials
April 30, 2024. Watch the video here and check out the supplemental materials
March 6, 2025 Watch the video here This recording talks about the national agritourism curriculum under development through the USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (BFRDP). Dee Singh-Knights, PI on the project, from West Virginia University Extension and Chadley Hollas from Cultivating Tourism gave an update on the project.
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.
