Checklist: Types of Agritourism Activities

The following is a list of possible agritourism activities, to ❏ Horse stables

stimulate your thinking about what might best fit your skills, ❏ Horseback trail riding
interests and facilities. Check the ones that interest you. ❏ Mountain biking
❏ Off-road vehicle driving area
Clearly, some are more complex undertakings than others;
❏ Pack trips
as you continue planning, be sure to analyze liability issues
❏ Rock climbing
and the compatibility of your options with the character of
❏ Shooting range
your farm/ranch, as well as your values, goals and financial ❏ Swimming area
resources. You’ll refer back to this checklist as you proceed. ❏ Trap and skeet shooting
❏ Wilderness experiences
Also keep in mind that Oregon land-use codes and
❏ Wildlife viewing
regulations can limit the frequency and types of certain
❏ Equipment rentals associated with these activities
agritourism activities, as well as the percentage of farm or
ranch income derived from non-production uses on land Demonstrations and displays
zoned for exclusive farm use (EFU). See the “Policy and ❏ Animal husbandry
Regulations” section of the handbook for more specific ❏ Antique tools and equipment demonstrations
guidance. ❏ Barn raising
❏ Beekeeping, homeopathy
Direct sales of fresh or value-added products ❏ Bread-making, flour milling
❏ Roadside farm stand ❏ Cattle roundup and branding demonstration
❏ Farmers market ❏ Cider pressing
❏ Sale of handcrafted products ❏ Conservation technology
❏ Sale of value-added food products ❏ Demonstrations related to agricultural enterprise —
sheep shearing, pruning, etc.
❏ Sale of farm/ranch promotional items—shirts, aprons,
mugs, etc. ❏ Display gardens
❏ Food preparation — cheese-making, canning, etc.
Overnight accommodations ❏ Harvest demonstrations
❏ Bed and breakfast ❏ Historic museum or display
❏ Cabins ❏ Traditional crafts: wool spinning, quilting, wreath-
❏ Camping sites making, soap-making, weaving, etc.
❏ Farm stay/farm vacation Hands-on experiences
❏ “Glamping” in furnished yurts, fixed tents, etc.
❏ Animal birthing
❏ “Sleeping in the Straw” in a clean barn with fresh
straw to cushion sleeping bags ❏ Candle-making with local beeswax
❏ Caring for animals — helping with feeding, herding, etc.
❏ Full-service farm vacation with activities and meals
❏ Children’s camps
For-fee recreation ❏ Classes in farming or ranch skills, including cooking,
planting, harvesting
❏ Archery
❏ Classes in recreational activities (fishing, hunting,
❏ Bicycle trails and rentals wildlife viewing)
❏ Bird-watching ❏ Classes on crafts, especially traditional crafts
❏ Boating, canoeing, kayaking, tubing or rafting ❏ Classes on medicinal herbs and honey-based
❏ Fee fishing homeopathy
❏ Fee hunting ❏ Crafting herbal remedies
❏ Game preserve or guided hunts ❏ Cutting flowers, flower arranging
❏ Guiding and outfitting for recreation ❏ Cutting own Christmas tree
❏ Hiking trails ❏ Educational camps for adults
 ❏ Experience “a week in the life of” to learn and test a ❏ Presentations on local community history, culture
new occupation or customs
❏ Farm or ranch work experience ❏ Rodeo
❏ Fly fishing or tying clinics ❏ Seasonally themed festival (e.g., harvest, holiday)
❏ Habitat improvement activities (e.g. native planting, ❏ Specific crop- or product-themed festival
tree planting) ❏ Square dances or other similar events
❏ Hay-making — moving, raking, baling, stacking ❏ Stargazing parties
❏ Hay rides
❏ Make your own toys Pure entertainment
❏ Petting zoo ❏ Contests: apple bobbing, corn shucking, cherry-pit
❏ Photography/painting classes spitting, rooster crowing, etc.
❏ Pony rides ❏ Corn or tall-grass maze and related seasonal activities
❏ Pumpkin painting ❏ Farm-themed playground
❏ U-pick produce ❏ Gourd golf, pumpkin bowling
❏ Weed identification, seed saving ❏ Haunted barn or house
❏ Wine, beer, cider or other tasting ❏ Outdoor games
❏ Working farm stay ❏ Storytelling

Tours Facility rental and coordination

❏ Alternative crop tours ❏ Corporate or other retreats
❏ Elder hostels ❏ Family reunions
❏ Foraging for wild mushrooms, berries, plants, flowers, ❏ Weddings
rocks and gems
❏ Forest ecology Other hospitality services
❏ Guided crop tours ❏ Catering services
❏ Habitat improvement projects ❏ Food trucks
❏ Heritage buildings and heritage trails ❏ Picnic baskets for sale, picnic area
❏ Production process tours for agriculture professionals ❏ Refreshment sales
❏ Self-guided farm loops and specific farm product ❏ Shuttle service to nearby attractions
tours (e.g., honey trail, cheese trail)
❏ School tours or activities
❏ Vineyard, winery, brewery or cidery tour

Festivals and events

❏ Art shows
❏ Casual farm-to-table events (e.g., pancake breakfast)
❏ Craft fairs
❏ Crop art
❏ Gourmet farm-to-table events
❏ Historic or culturally themed festival (e.g., cowboy poets) This list has been compiled from Oregon’s experience and several other
❏ Hunting, cattle, sheep dog training and competition agritourism development manuals, including: Agritourism and Nature
Tourism in California, 2nd Edition – University of California Agriculture
❏ Ice cream social
and Natural Resources; The New Agritourism – Barbara Berst Adams;
❏ Living history events Agritourism: Cultivating Tourists on the Farm – Washington State
❏ Music events University Extension; Agritourism Master Plan for Clackamas County,
❏ Outdoor plays Clackamas County Tourism Development Council; Creating Successful
Agritourism Activities for your Farm – Community Involved in
Sustaining Agriculture;

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