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International Workshop on Agritourism 2022

The International Workshop on Agritourism (IWA) is a global network of  farmers and ranchers, tourism experts, researchers, educators, agricultural service providers, and others interested in promoting agritourism.

IWA is a project of ; please join us May 16-18, 2024 in South Tyrol, Italy for the 2nd World Congress on Agritourism!

Vermont Welcomes the International Workshop on Agritourism

horses pulling a cart with tourists, in the snow at sunset

Agritourism: A Successful and Growing Example of Sustainable Tourism

​Agritourism offers farmers the possibility of diversifying and generating additional income through on-farm activities. This helps to maintain the viability of active farms and rural communities. Agritourism enterprises support and promote agricultural resources, traditions and culture. (Source: )

Thank you to the following groups for their generous support of the 2022 International Workshop on Agritourism!

Diamond Level Sponsor

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Platinum Level Sponsors

group of logos: vermontvacation.com, hello burlington vt, culinary tourism alliance, vermont agency of agriculture food & markets, farm credit, northeast extension directors, and cornell cooperative extension

Gold Level Sponsors

group of logos: origins of food, nafdma, philo ridge farm, bon jour quebec, kiss the ground, good egg marketing

Silver Level Sponsors

group of logos: farm credit east, finger lake farm country, national extension tourism network, hipcamp, farm to plate, taste ny, uvm cals, farmstay usa

Bronze Level Sponsors

Country Walkers
Farm-Based Education Network / Shelburne Farms
The Skinny Pancake
Vermont Economic Dev Authority (VEDA)
​Vermont Short Term Rental Alliance

Nonprofit Exhibitors

Center for an Agricultural Economy
Center for Agriculture and Food Systems at Vermont Law School​
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach​
​Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont​

Scholarship Donors

Cabot Creamery/Agri-Mark
Philo Ridge Farm
University of Vermont Office of Engagement
​Vermont Farms Association​
Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

Funding Acknowledgement
This material is based upon work supported by the United States Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under project #VTN34985 (Accession Number 1022090) and the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 2122374. Funding was also provided by the (AgMRC), located at Iowa State University. AgMRC is a national website dedicated to providing information to producers and service providers on value-added agriculture businesses.

Sleigh photo courtesy of Vermont Department of Tourism & Marketing.