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    11. Tips for selling with agritourism and “pick-your-own"

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Alcorta, Marisa (author), Dufour, Rex (author), and Hinman, Tammy (author)
    Format:
    Online article
    Publication Date:
    2012
    Published:
    United States: US Dept. of Agriculture
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12657
    Journal Title:
    National Center for Appropriate Technology
    Journal Title Details:
    Online
    Notes:
    2pgs, Agritourism combines agricultural sales with on-farm activities that involve the customers. These can include hayrides, mazes, pumpkin patches, farm tours, a bed and breakfast, or other endeavors. “Pick-your-own” or “you-pick” operations allow customers to wander out into the fields or orchards to pick their own apples, berries, pumpkins, or other crops. Customers check in at the farm stand when finished and pay by weight or volume. This can be a fun activity, especially for kids, and can sometimes allow customers to get larger volumes at lower prices.