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June 30, 2020
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Growing Mums Virtual Agritourism Workshop Now Available
NAFDMA
In NAFDMA’s first Virtual Agritourism Workshop, we visit Blooms & Berries Farm Market and Garden Center in Loveland, Ohio to discuss their very impressive Mum production process. Blooms and Berries grows 4,500 chrysanthemums each summer and typically sells out during their annual Fall on the Farm Festival.
In this workshop, whether you’re currently just thinking of getting into mums, or have already been producing them, you’ll receive a better understanding of the entire process through a variety of interviews, videos, photos and resources provided by co-owners Cathy and Jeff Probst. From information on suppliers and irrigation to planting and display, purchase the Virtual Agritourism Workshop below and gain access to become more successful in producing and selling mums.
There will be a live Q & A with Jeff Probst from Blooms & Berries on July 14 at 1 p.m. EST.
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We’ve all been there. You are working as hard as you can and it doesn’t seem like kids know how to work anymore?! Well, let’s face it, they don’t, and all your headaches from last year are going to continue to get worse until you CHOOSE to do something about it. We’ve developed a COMPLETE employee management system that over 135 farms have implemented. Tom U says, “Hugh, your system changed my LIFE!” Don’t go to work dreading your employees another day
-> CLICK NOW to watch our FREE series about why employees are CLUELESS, and what you can DO about it .
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Get Yourself Ready To Rock Your Fall 2020 Demands
Presented by Elaine Froese
July 7th – 2:00 p.m. Eastern/11:00 a.m. Pacific
Believe. Behave. Decide.
• Are you and your staff tired and overloaded with too many roles and too little time?
• Do you under-prioritize self-care?
• What do you believe to be true about burnout?
• How are you behaving towards yourself, and others?
• Do you ask "Where did the fun go?"
• How can you strengthen the glue of your business and keep energy levels high, as we gear up for a full fall season after a trying 2020 spring and summer?
• What decisions does your team need to make now in July, to create a culture of hard work, rest, and renewal as you serve your customers?
Webinar Solutions & Outcomes:
• Learn to identify your 6 core roles and the beliefs that drive you.
• Embrace simple ways to be intentionally self-renewing.
• Enlist family members to share the load, making tough decisions.
• Decrease your demands…what needs to be dropped or delegated.
• Adopt energy boosters…what things give you energy.
• Create a new storyboard for your life to remind you of the next steps.
• Take care of you, for you are your business’s most important asset.
Elaine Froese, Canada’s farm whisperer is an active farm partner with customer demands, just like you. She’s experienced a serious health issue which makes her passionate and practical about being intentional with managing her energy. As a certified coach from the Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara, Elaine has amazing strategies for mapping out a great way to live intentionally and make conscious choices. She removed “all hurriedness from her life” after a serious bout of postpartum depression. Her empathy for mental health is widely appreciated by her audiences as she confronts the true challenge of self-care, which is not selfish. As a depression survivor, she places a high priority on staying healthy. Elaine has been writing and speaking about balanced living in a complex world since l987.
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TODAY is the Final Day of the 2020 NAFDMA Membership Drive
NAFDMA
 The NAFDMA Membership Drive runs June 1- June 30, 2020. For each member you refer to NAFDMA (they must join), you will receive an entry to win a complimentary registration to an upcoming virtual event of your choice! The member you refer will receive an entry as well. The more members we have, the more ideas we have! Help us grow by sharing with your network how NAFDMA has helped your business thrive. Just email lisa@nafdma.com with who you are referring!
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TODAY is the Final Day to Receive Promotions With Your Leadership Academy Registration
NAFDMA
Promotions on promotions! Refer a new member to NAFDMA by June 30, 2020 and you will receive $100 off John Kennedy's Leadership Academy (Early Bird pricing extended through July 1, 2020). You will also be entered to win an upcoming free virtual event as part of our Membership Drive offering.
If you have already registered for the Leadership Academy and refer a new member, we will refund you $100.
Learn more about the Leadership Academy here.
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Family owned Valley Road Woodworks manufactures all
types of wagons and tricycles, even ones for adults! They are
heavy-duty and low maintenance, and will give your farm and
customers years of enjoyment. The wagons and trikes are
especially useful and popular at pick-your-own farms!
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We are heading to Georgia for the 2021 Agritourism Convention & Expo! Feb. 4-8, 2021
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Save the Date for
NAFDMA Agritourism UK Farm Tour — March 4-6, 2021
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Are you a member?
NAFDMA
Are you a member? Be sure you request to join our Members Only Facebook Group and NEW Members Only Marketplace.
The links can be found on nafdma.com when you are logged in and navigate to Member Connection and then Facebook Groups.
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Developing a waiver of liability for on-farm tours and other activities
AG NET West
Farmers are being encouraged to develop liability waivers for on-farm tours and other activities. Executive Director of the Sonoma County Farm Bureau, Tawny Tesconi recommends that growers meet with legal counsel to develop a waiver specific to their operation. Tesconi noted that as health officials begin allowing more on-farm tours, tastings, and other activities, growers would be best served by protecting themselves with a waiver.
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Times force agritourism owners into difficult decisions
Cap Journal
You-pick berry operations modified to observe social distancing measures are just one part of the fast-growing United States agritourism industry, which has been impacted greatly by the pandemic.
COVID-19 will not only impact the entire U.S. agritourism industry, but change the way most people like to pick berries each summer.
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Purdue University, Microsoft partner to create free online farmers market
WFIU-FM
Farmers around Indiana have faced challenges marketing their products to potential buyers, and the coronavirus pandemic made the problem worse. A joint effort between Purdue University and Microsoft will help connect local farmers directly to customers online.
The Hoosier Food Market is an online platform for Indiana farmers to list their produce for sale.
Rather than charging the farmers to participate in the online market, the website will act as a bridge connecting farmers to people and help compliment in-person farmers markets.
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Agritourism industry faces challenge in COVID-19 fallout, but opportunity also exists
Grand Forks Herald
COVID-19 will not only impact the entire U.S. agritourism industry, but change the way most people like to pick berries each summer.
For the Sanner family, the pandemic has made for a strange year to celebrate their 10th anniversary of being in business. Tonya and Dean Sanner, with their four children, operate Firefly Berries in northeast Rochester, where the crop for strawberries this year looks to be strong.
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Comeback trail: How a farm-to-table restaurant network is recovering from COVID-19
Capital Press
On a sleepy June morning in Garibaldi, Oregon, a fishing village on Tillamook Bay, fisherman Jeff Wong was preparing to take his small boat on the water.
"Hey, Grasshopper! Hi, Jimmy!" he called, waving to crabbers.
He swapped local gossip and talk about sea conditions as he readied the boat. Seagulls screeched. Sunlight glittered on blue-green water. The air smelled of fish and brine.
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The stalk's the limit: Pocono Organics sows seeds of agritourism
Pocono Record
The Poconos largest foray into organic farming opened its doors Thursday, June 18. Sprawled over 381 acres in Long Pond, Pocono Organics may be one of the largest public-facing regenerative organic farms in North America.
The operation, which is partnered with the Rodale Institute, was inspired by founder Ashley Walsh’s struggle with gastroparesis, a condition that impacts stomach muslces and prevents patients from digesting food properly. Walsh described her powerful results of using organic foods as medicine.
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West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, winery expects a 25% drop in visitors this summer
Kelowna Capital News
The tourism season's success will be measured differently this summer, says the president of the Mission Hill Family Estate Winery.
Darryl Brooker, president of the West Kelowna winery, said he already knows public gathering rules to combat the COVID-19 pandemic will mean a 25 per cent drop in wine tour visitors, the majority of which will be coming from B.C. and Alberta.
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Tours of local farms offer unique, educational experiences
Watauga Democrat
The High Country is home to sprawling mountains, rivers and hills along with an abundance of fresh air. Among the varying landscapes offered by the location of Northwestern North Carolina, is rich soil perfect for farming.
Agritourism, which is defined as any agriculturally based operation or activity that brings visitors to a farm or ranch, has become increasingly popular as part of the state's agricultural industry.
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Self-driving tour; new attraction at Palm Springs windmill tours
KMIR-TV
The Palm Springs Windmill Tours are trying something new, they have started self-driving tours designed for safe social distancing. This Father's Day they were booked through-out the day and families were able to enjoy a fun and safe outing.
At The Palm Springs Windmill farm, they are known for their guided tours, but they are now switching to self-driving mode.
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Glamping is a growing travel trend — from New York City to the Rockies
Forbes
In my previous article I explained why glamping is surging in popularity, and the perfect form of travel for these confusing, stressful, pandemic times. In short, it combines many of the top travel trends and things people are now looking for in a vacation into one neat and typically affordable package: private lodging with no lobby or elevator or shared hallway; the great outdoors, fresh air and lots of personal space; resort-like amenities and activities; an experience that lends itself to a flight-free driving road trip; all in a turnkey and romantic way that requires no camping gear or experience.
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Retreat Farm brings goats inside, virtually
Brattleboro Reformer
Watching baby goats cavorting on a screen is surely not as much fun as watching them right there in the barn.
But when you're holed up at home, waiting out a pandemic, it's the next best thing.
"We've been thinking about virtual visits and how to bring the farm to people," said Ashley Davenport, associate program director at the Retreat Farm in Brattleboro, Vermont.
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Dallas, North Carolina, couple open a farm devoted to lavender
Lincoln Times-News
Purple is the primary color at Dallas Lavender Lane, an agritourism-based farm located just over the Lincoln County border in Dallas, North Carolina. After they purchased 40 acres in Dallas, Mark Newton and Tiffany Greene started to think about what they wanted to do with the property that would be agricultural in nature.
"We weren't sure whether we wanted to grow tomatoes, corn, hay or what," Newton said.
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