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
The next NET Agritourism Working Group Meeting is not yet scheduled. 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.
Calendar of Events
- NET Agritourism Working Group Meeting, April 30, 12-1pm EST, 11am-12pm, CST, 10-11am MST, 9-10am PST. Registration required, register here.
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Agritourism Business Planning with AgPlan
Every Tuesday from February 13 to March 26 at 1pm Eastern Standard Time. (Use World Time Buddy to convert meeting time to your local time)
For seven weeks, from February 13 through March 26, we will guide business owners and managers through the process of developing your business plan using AgPlan. Each week will cover a different section of the process. If you do the homework in between sessions, you’ll have a business plan drafted by the end of March.
- 2024 Agritourism Webinar Series: Cornell Cooperative Extension: Learn More and Register
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.
