Agritourism Resources

These presentations have been offered by the Colorado Department of Agriculture and Colorado State University Extension at workshops around Colorado. If you are interested in bringing an agritourism workshop to your area, please contact Wendy White at (303) 239-4119. 

Introduction- What is Agritourism?

Planning for Agritourism: Agritourism Assessment

• What About Agritourism?
• The Time for Agritourism is Now! (From the 2010 San Luis Valley Tourism Conference) 
• Agritourism Resource Assessment

Engaging Your Family & Community

• Engaging Family & Community
• Community Resource Worksheet
• Family-Business Partner Worksheet
• Resources and References

Business Planning

• Business Plans
• Financial Management and Analysis
• Financial Statements
• Risk to Resilience Financial Analysis Worksheet

Marketing Agritourism

• Branding & Positioning Your Product
• Marketing Planning
• Niche Markets
• Enterprise Budgeting for Small Farms Fact Sheet
• Small Farm Enterprise Budget Tool
• Strategic Marketing Plan Worksheet

Evolving Your Business

• Positioning Your Enterprise

Risk Management

• Risk Management Overview
• Agritourism Business Structures
• Liability Issues 
• Top 10 Ways To Limit Your Liability
• Insurance for Agritourism Enterprises

Regulations

• Regulations Overview
• Do you need a Retail Food Establishment license for your agritourism operation?

Safety Considerations

• Agritourism Health and Safety Guidelines for Children
• Safety Considerations Overview
• Policies & Procedures
• Worksite Guide  

Resources 

List your agritourism activities on Colorado MarketMaker for FREE!

www.cofarmtomarket.com- This site was developed to familiarize Colorado food producers and food product manufacturers with federal, state and local food licensing regulations and to help ensure that the path food travels from farm to fork is safe.

Colorado Heritage and Agritourism Committee

Integrating Safety into Agritourism

Agritourism Resource Guide  

Birding Resources

County Health Departments

Operating a Wine Tasting Room 

Reports 

The 2006 Economic Contribution of Agritourism to Colorado  

Agritourism in Colorado: A Closer Look at Regional Trends

Who are Colorado agritourists?

Colorado's Agritourism Market Climbing 

Related Links  

Agricultural Marketing Resource Center

Agritourism World

Agri-Tour Solutions

ATTRA-Entertainment Farming and Agri-TourismColorado Revised Statutes

Eckert AgriMarketing

The Legacy of Cattle in Colorado Video

Oklahoma Agritourism

USDA-Farm-Based Recreation

Signage-Tourist Oriented Directional Sign (TODS) and LOGO program 

Newsroom 

Sunset Magazine--Colorado Wines

AAA Colorado Encompass Magazine--Agritourism

October 2007 Sunset Magazine "Front Range Foray"