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A Week in the Country: Try an Agri-Tourism Adventure This Year

Updated on April 11, 2009
Peach trees in bloom on Orchard Mesa near Palisade.
Peach trees in bloom on Orchard Mesa near Palisade.

A Different Kind of Vacation

Airfares are high. Gas prices are soaring. Many people are cancelling their vacations and making plans to clean out their closets or watch two weeks of daytime TV.

Don't despair! You can still have a memorable vacation without breaking the bank. Consider an exciting new travel option called agri-tourism.

Cattle in a field by a country road near Delta, Colorado
Cattle in a field by a country road near Delta, Colorado
Western Colorado offers wine-tasting tours at wonderful vineyards, year-round
Western Colorado offers wine-tasting tours at wonderful vineyards, year-round
Country roads are great for walking, biking, or quiet drives.
Country roads are great for walking, biking, or quiet drives.
Late summer harvest on a ranch near Ridgway, Colorado provides fantastic photo opportunities.
Late summer harvest on a ranch near Ridgway, Colorado provides fantastic photo opportunities.

Things to Do in the Country

Agri-tourism opportunities are as varied as tourists. A few of the many activities offered include

  • Winery tours and wine tasting parties
  • Romantic B and Bs
  • bike rides on country roads
  • guided hikes on peaceful trails
  • horseback rides, hayrides, and carriage rides
  • rodeos
  • cattle drives
  • tours of working farms
  • seasonal photography expeditions led by famous pro-shooters
  • art studio tours and gallery openings
  • music festivals in the fields
  • farmers' markets
  • county fairs
  • agricultural museums and living history projects
  • restaurant jaunts featuring fresh local produce
  • local harvest festivals
  • small-town old-fashioned parades and Fourth of July Celebrations
  • folk art workshops
  • writing workshops with agricultural themes
  • ecology preservation tours
  • organic gardening workshops
  • regional cooking workshops
  • plein air painting by the side of the road
  • visiting a pick-it-yourself orchard and coming home with bagsful of fresh summer fruit (warning--unless you pay for this priviledge at a special farm, picking fruit from an orchard is theft, and will be prosecuted.)

 

Orchard and the snowy Grand Mesa (all photos by Linda Armstrong
Orchard and the snowy Grand Mesa (all photos by Linda Armstrong
Fruit Grower's Reservoir Bird Sanctuary near Eckert, Colorado. Sandhill Cranes stop here during their migrations.
Fruit Grower's Reservoir Bird Sanctuary near Eckert, Colorado. Sandhill Cranes stop here during their migrations.
Walk in the Country
Walk in the Country

Agritourism in New York State

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