Make Your Farm Part Of It!

To support and promote New York's number one industry, we arepleased to introduce the New York Agritourism & Education Program. This is a opportunity for farms to gain "Value added" income by hosting visitors who will learn about food production, raising animals, and all the daily and seasonal challenges of running a farm.

Farms can apply for grants in 3 categories:

Stop & Look
To attract sight-seeing tourists. Grants up to $10,000 for amenities such as: signs, parking areas, benches, and fences.

Stop & Visit
For more extensive visits and tours. Grants up to $25,000 for amenities such as: dining areas, rest rooms, school bus turnarounds, and liability insurance.

Stop & Stay
For overnight tourists. Grants up to $50,000 to build or improve: Bed & Breakfast operations, Elder/Youth Hostels, Inns, or other accommodations.

 

Interested in making your farm an educational tourist attraction?
Sorry No Grant Applications Available at This Time.

To learn how and when to apply call us: 1-866-AGTOURS (1-866-248-6877)

Pilot program now in 22 New York counties. Sponsored by: Senator Nancy Larraine Hoffmann, Chairwoman, Agriculture Committee; Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno, Senator John A. DeFrancisco, Senator Hugh T. Farley, Senator John R. Jr. Kuhl, Senator Elizabeth O'C. Little, Senator Raymond A. Meier, Senator Michael F. Nozzolio, Senator Stephen M. Saland, and Senator James L. Seward.