Harvesting a Bumper Crop in Agritourism
1 min readGraph: Agritourism has been on the rise in the U.S. for the past 20 years. Graph source: U.S. Department of Agriculture. Article by Cami Koons. Flatland – July 21, 2021.
Picking Berries Is Good For You And Local Farmers
Just off U.S. 24 in Lexington, Missouri, sits Fahrmeier Farm. Visitors find an old truck with the Fahrmeier family name written on the side, and a bed full of flowers and succulents.
It offers the perfect photo opportunity for influencers in floppy hats, color-coordinated couples and families as they flock to the farm to pick berries in the summer or pumpkins in the fall.
The Instagramability of the farm is not by accident. It’s a common feature in the booming industry of agritourism. […]