Transcript Women Farmers: Managing Risk Through Agritourism

Women Farmers
Managing Risk through Agritourism
Jan Joannides, Renewing the Countryside
Lisa Kivirist, Inn Serendipity Farm
Planning and Development
 Self-Assessment – Is this for me?
 Personal Feasibility
 Regulatory Feasibility
 Business Feasibility
Element of an
Agritourism Enterprise
 Who will my guest be?
 What can they see and do?
 What can’t they see and do?
 How will I cater to my guests?
 How do I design my agritourism enterprise?
Donna Justin, Justin Trails (Sparta, WI)
www.justintrails.com
Donna Justin, Justin Trails (Sparta, WI)
www.justintrails.com
Setting up an
Agritourism Business
 Business Structure Options
 Employees
 Financial Considerations
 Insurance and Liability
Regulations
 Zoning
 Licensing
 Taxes
 Food Service
Audrey Arner, Moonstone Farm (Montevideo, MN)
www.moonstonefarm.net
Audrey Arner, Moonstone Farm (Montevideo, MN)
www.moonstonefarm.net
Marketing
 How to I market my enterprise?
 What do I charge my guests?
 How do I make reservations?
Lisa Kivirist, Inn Serendipity (Monroe, WI)
www.innserendipity.com
Lisa Kivirist, Inn Serendipity (Monroe, WI)
www.innserendipity.com
Lisa Kivirist, Inn Serendipity (Monroe, WI)
www.innserendipity.com
State with Agritourism Laws
National Agricultural Law
Centerhttp://nationalaglawcenter.org/assets/agritourism/index.html
For More Information:
Jan Joannides
www.renewingthecountryside.org
[email protected]
Lisa Kivirist
www.innserendipity.com
[email protected]