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Vermont's farms seek to expand reach with agritourism

a group of teachers in a barn looking over a green metal fence at piglets suckling at their mother laying in hay
Mari Omland
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Green Mountain Girls Farm
Teachers tour the Green Mountain Girls Farm in Northfield, Vermont.

Live call-in discussion: Vermont has a long history of tourists coming for its agricultural offerings, from maple tastings to farm stands. And the state will host hundreds of people from around the globe next week at the International Workshop on Agritourism.

The three-day event is being held Aug. 30 to Sept. 1 in Burlington and at local farms. It will include farmers, ranchers, tourism professionals, researchers, educators, agricultural service providers and rural economy providers.

This hour, we鈥檒l hear how workshop organizers and farmers see agritourism as a crucial part of the future of Vermont鈥檚 farms.

Our guests are:

  • Lisa Chase, chair of the and director of the at UVM Extension 
  • Mari Omland, co-owner,
  • Beth Kennett, co-owner,

Broadcast live at noon on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

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Mikaela Lefrak is the host and senior producer of Vermont Edition. Her stories have aired nationally on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Marketplace, The World and Here & Now. A seasoned local reporter, Mikaela has won two regional Edward R. Murrow awards and a Public Media Journalists Association award for her work.
Tedra worked on Vermont Edition as a producer and editor from 2022 to 2024.