Vol. XV, No. 4, May 2015

  1. Editor's corner
  2. Foundations Entertainment University 2.0 adds 12 new topics for July 14-16 Chicago seminar program
  3. My FEC is feasible since there's nothing in my town for families to do
  4. Moo Town, USA opens
  5. The trade show everyone should attend, but few do
  6. Trends with age of marriage, 1st births, childlessness & family size
  7. Dairy or no dairy: The various degrees of vegetarianism
  8. Harnessing the power of FoMO
  9. Chasing the next BIG Thing
  10. The next generation of credit card payment technology
  11. Trends found at the restaurant show
  12. Latest scoop on alcoholic drinks

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Moo Town, USA opens

When you talk about agritainment - an entertainment destination on a farm- most people think about corn mazes and pumpkin patches. Yes, those fall-Halloween destinations make up the majority of agritainment venues, but there are also other types. One is a children's discovery farm, a farm-based attraction open from Spring into the Fall that attracts young children with their parents and grandparents, predominately children in the 2 to 7 age range.

One such facility is Davis Farmland in Sterling, Massachusetts, located about one hour west of Boston. We have been working with Davis Farmland for over 20 years since its inception back in 1994. We conducted the original feasibility study and developed their original plan and have worked with them just about every year since on audits and evaluations and designing expansions and renovations.

The latest design work we did for them over the winter was in their Imagine Acres area where we worked with a supplier to design a new playground structure and designed a total renovation of their pretend play area that has been renamed Moo Town, USA.

Moo Town, USA, which had its grand opening May 14th, features 14 different pretend play buildings and tons of small parts for children plus ample seating for adults.

Vol. XV, No. 4, May 2015

  1. Editor's corner
  2. Foundations Entertainment University 2.0 adds 12 new topics for July 14-16 Chicago seminar program
  3. My FEC is feasible since there's nothing in my town for families to do
  4. Moo Town, USA opens
  5. The trade show everyone should attend, but few do
  6. Trends with age of marriage, 1st births, childlessness & family size
  7. Dairy or no dairy: The various degrees of vegetarianism
  8. Harnessing the power of FoMO
  9. Chasing the next BIG Thing
  10. The next generation of credit card payment technology
  11. Trends found at the restaurant show
  12. Latest scoop on alcoholic drinks

[ Index of Previous eNewsletters ]