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Ag Tourism in Merced County

Merced County has great potential to increase its visitor-oriented business.  We have organized a committee to work on this task.

Contact us to get involved.

Maxwell V. Norton
Farm Advisor Merced County & Acting Co. Director Mariposa Co.

209-385-7403

Recent Ag Tourism Meeting Presentations Agritourism in Placer County: Lessons & Challenges Ag Tourism Efforts In Merced County Fresno County Fruit Trails Mariposa County: Zoning Amendment 2009-87 The Pick and Gather at Riverdance Farms Getting Started with Agritourism Making the connections – Adding agritourism to the visitor’s itinerary Making the Connections handout (pdf format)

 

 

Agritourism Links Country Ventures Ag, Arts, and Nature Tourism in Merced County Counties adapt permitting and regulations for agritourism California agritourism operations and their economic potential are growing Hwy 140 Audio Tour to Mariposa UC Small Farm Program Marketing Strategies for Agritourism Operations (a book by H.G.E. Rilla available from ANR catalog) Agritourism enterprises on your farm or ranch: Where to start. (A free .pdf publication from the ANR Catalog)

The publications below are in .pdf format and can be viewed using Adobe Acrobat.

Ag tourism

• Statewide California Agritourism from the UC Small Farm Program
• Agritourism reading list
• Ag Tourism Publications from Cooperative Extension
• California Agricultural Homestay Bill Summary
• New Farm Stand Regulations
• County Agritourism - Survey of California Agritourism Associations November 2009
• Ag Tourism Associations
• AGRI-TOURISM: Farm Visitors Can Be Your Key to Success

Ag Tourism Meeting Minutes

• 2012 March 6
• 2012 Jan 10
• 2011 Nov 10
• 2011 July 15
• 2011 March 14
• 2010 Nov 29
• 2010 Sept 27
• 2009 Nov 16

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Spring Blossoms Invite Tourism

 

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Pictorial Guide to Fruit and Nut Crops Grown in Merced County

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