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Ag Tourism & Education

Farm tours, roadside stands, school visits, 4-H, FFA, and efforts connecting the public to agriculture.

24 stories across the archive

Grade Three Day

PEI's farmers share their operation with the province's school children.

Class is in Session

Homestead cooking classes excite the mind, palate, and love of land.

Many tourists visit Thailand looking for a healthy lifestyle. Innovative Thai farmers deliver on that promise.

Passion for local farms spurs demonstration effort.

Teaching Through Tomatoes

4-H members learn to grow and give.

Cheese Pedestal

A new museum shines a light on the art of cheesemaking.

Bridging the Pacific

Reconstructed Japanese farmhouse in Oregon links two cultures.

As Fresh as It Gets

Luxury Charlevoix hotel establishes its own farm.

Off to the Pig Races!

Small-time event brings big action.

Another Roadside Attraction

Roadside stands are a window into local agriculture.

Down the Garden Path

Creating a whimsical roadmap through your garden.

Hatching a Shell Company

4-H chicken project turns into full-fledged farm family hatching business.

Sunflower Sojourn

Thousands come to this northeast Kansas farm each year.

FFA and John Deere

Cultivating tomorrow's agricultural leaders.

Llama Drama on the City Lawn

Story time comes to life.

Farm Tour Master Class

Don't call it tourism, these visitors get an ag education.

The Battleship Pumpkin

Grow the pumpkins. Row the pumpkins.

Shedding Ideas with the FFA SAE Program

SAE projects build careers and lifelong passions.

Fervor Feathers

Birding has never been more popular.

This lodge provides a glimpse of North Dakota prairie paradise.

Breakfast on the Farm

Start your day learning about farming.

Bright Farmers, Big City

Agriculture in the city that doesn't sleep.

Seed Libraries Take Root

Seed sharing is alive and thriving at your local library.

Eat. Shop. Stay.

Norfolk County, Ontario farms band together to build an ag tourism draw.

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