NYS Regional Agritourism Networking Bus Tour & Education:

Assessing Your Agritourism Operation Through Hands-On Experience

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The Cornell Cooperative Extension Agritourism Program Work Team, in partnership with ​the Stanley Warren Teaching Endowment Fund at the Cornell University Dyson School of ​Applied Economics and Management, invites agritourism operations, agricultural ​service providers, and tourism promotion agencies to join them for an innovative, hands-​on, and educational opportunity to grow the agritourism industry across New York State.

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Two options will be offered, one in ​Western NY (Lockport, NY) and one in ​Central NY (Cazenovia & Jamesville, NY). ​Each session will feature a full day ​chauffeured bus to five agritourism ​destinations as we explore their success ​in four areas: farm facilities, visitor ​profile, natural resources, and personal ​qualities. The first day will be capped off ​with a networking session and dinner. ​The second day will be a half day of ​speakers and a blend of hands-on ​activities, discussions and guest ​speakers.

Western NY

The Western NY Bus Tour will take ​place on October 7th and 8th. Day ​one will follow the itinery listed ​here. Participants will board the ​bus at 9 am and will tour until ​approximately 4 pm followed by ​dinner and networking. Day two ​will start at 9 am and will be held ​at the Buffalo-Niagara Heritage ​Village. Educational sessions will ​conclude at 12 pm on October 8th.


  • Hop on bus @ CCE Niagara
  • Blackman Homestead Farm
  • Kin Loch Farmstead
  • McCollum Orchards
  • Arrowhead Springs Vineyard
  • Dinner: BinksBerry Hollow

Central NY

The Central NY Bus Tour will take ​place on October 28th and 29th. ​Day one will follow the itinery ​listed here. Participants will board ​the bus at 9 am and will tour until ​approximately 4 pm followed by ​dinner and networking. Day two ​will start at 9 am and will be held ​at the Rocking Horse Farm. ​Educational sessions will ​conclude at 12 pm on October ​29th.


  • Hop on bus @ Meier’s Creek ​Brewing
  • Local Roots Farm
  • Farmstead 1868
  • Albanese Longhorns
  • Our Farm
  • Critz Farms
  • Dinner: Hertitage Hill Brewing

Attendees will leave with a better understanding of the resources available at both the ​state and local level from Cornell Cooperative Extension and partners such as I LOVE ​NY and NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets to support their agritourism ​operation. And they will build a stronger local network within their agritourism ​community.


The cost to attend is $60/person for the day and a half training. This includes ​transportation on day one, as well as lunch, dinner and the networking session. ​Additionally, a light breakfast on day two will be provided. Pre-registration is required ​by the Thursday prior to the event. Financial support is provided by the Stanley Warren ​Teaching Endowment Fund to keep costs affordable. All questions can be directed to ​Laura Biasillo at lw257@cornell.edu.

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