Vol. XIX, No. 6, July 2019

  1. Editor's corner
  2. Rising educational attainment
  3. Art-inspired mini-golf and eatertainment by Linda Beckring
  4. NAFDMA agritourism farm tour
  5. A different point of view. Can FECs be all things to all people? A response
  6. What are the implications of the low birth rate for entertainment centers?
  7. When more is not "More" by Frank Price
  8. Payment methods that consumers are using
  9. What's new with community leisure venues?
  10. Human contact Is becoming a luxury - The rise of participatory social eatertainment
  11. Suddenly the world (and out-of-home entertainment) is a different place

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NAFDMA agritourism farm tour

Our company's clients include a diverse group of out-of-home entertainment and leisure type businesses. This includes the agritourism/agritainment industry - different types of farm-based entertainment and edutainment experiences and retail, including Fall pumpkin patches/corn mazes, u-pick, farmers markets, farm festivals, children's discovery farms, vineyards and hard cider breweries.

We are members of the North American Farmers Direct Marketing Association (NAFDMA) that represents agritourism/agritainment farms. This month, our CEO, Randy White, took part in their two-day tour of 13 different agritourism/agritainment business in the greater Minneapolis area and heard presentation from the owners and toured the properties.


The 90 attendees on NAFDMA's two-day tour of 13 agritourism businesses

If you have a consumer-facing farm-type business, this is the organization to join where you can learn from existing farms and gain knowledge to improve and grow your business. In addition to their webinars, they have an upcoming two-day learning retreat Oct 30-Nov 1 at Vala's Pumpkin Patch, the “Disney World of agritainment,” in Nebraska and their annual business conference Jan 31-Feb 4, 2020 in Charleston, SC.

Vol. XIX, No. 6, July 2019

  1. Editor's corner
  2. Rising educational attainment
  3. Art-inspired mini-golf and eatertainment by Linda Beckring
  4. NAFDMA agritourism farm tour
  5. A different point of view. Can FECs be all things to all people? A response
  6. What are the implications of the low birth rate for entertainment centers?
  7. When more is not "More" by Frank Price
  8. Payment methods that consumers are using
  9. What's new with community leisure venues?
  10. Human contact Is becoming a luxury - The rise of participatory social eatertainment
  11. Suddenly the world (and out-of-home entertainment) is a different place

[ Index of Previous eNewsletters ]