From the quoted NYTimes article cited:
"Matthew Rembe, executive director of the Los Poblanos Inn and Cultural Center in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, N.M., learned these lessons long ago. Los Poblanos started as a small ranch, but over the years has grown to incorporate off-farm activities including an inn, an art gallery, a produce home-delivery service and a variety of seasonal celebrations throughout the year."
One has to watch that agritourism doesn't become a means to undermine AG Preserves, existing, properly restrictive AG zoning laws, Williamson Act uses, etc. In my region it is becoming a subterfuge for development minded farmers and property rights activists on their way to taking "the last crop". The word agritourism can become an effective euphemism for development of agriculturally-zoned land.
Agritourism - How Simple Language Becomes Important
From the quoted NYTimes article cited:
"Matthew Rembe, executive director of the Los Poblanos Inn and Cultural Center in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, N.M., learned these lessons long ago. Los Poblanos started as a small ranch, but over the years has grown to incorporate off-farm activities including an inn, an art gallery, a produce home-delivery service and a variety of seasonal celebrations throughout the year."
One has to watch that agritourism doesn't become a means to undermine AG Preserves, existing, properly restrictive AG zoning laws, Williamson Act uses, etc. In my region it is becoming a subterfuge for development minded farmers and property rights activists on their way to taking "the last crop". The word agritourism can become an effective euphemism for development of agriculturally-zoned land.