We're excited to host Marijke Dunselman, Founder and CEO of Agritourism NZ, at this year's Scottish Agritourism Conference. 👇
Marijke is a seasoned professional in (agri) tourism business and marketing consulting. Having worked with farmers for over 26 years, her profound understanding of the agritourism sector is truly impressive.
In 2019, Marijke took her passion for the field a step further by establishing Agritourism NZ. The organisation seeks to uplift farming communities by promoting agritourism opportunities, fostering income diversification, and enhancing resilience. Marijke achieves this through training programmes, networking, advocacy and research, and marketing.
Marijke is looking forward to visiting Scotland this November and sharing success stories from agritourism businesses in New Zealand.
You can book tickets for the 2024 Scottish Agritourism conference here:
https://tinyurl.com/bd2v494x
Hear from Pandurang Taware, one of our international speakers at this year’s Scottish Agritourism Conference, who is looking forward to visiting Scotland this November. 👇
Pandurang is known as ‘the father of agritourism in India.’ In 2003, he combined agriculture with tourism by launching the Agri Tourism Development Corporation (ATDC) in India. Pandurang offers training and skill development in agritourism for farmers and as of March 2020, he has expanded this agritourism model to 628 farms across more than 300 villages and 29 districts in the state of Maharashtra. Pandurang also founded World Agritourism Day which takes place every May.
You can book tickets for the 2024 Scottish Agritourism conference here: https://scottishagritourism.co.uk/homepage/scottish-agritourism-conference/
Scottish Agritourism is delighted to have the support of Burness Paull for our Trade & Leaders Business Breakfast next Tuesday 28th May at Loch Leven's Larder. This event will be a showcase of Scottish Agritourism Month and is an ideal opportunity to find out more about Scottish Agritourism, the work we do for the national sector, and the connection between our members and professional support services.
The Business Breakfast will also be a celebration of Scottish Agritourism’s winning bid to host the World Agritourism Conference in 2026, a chance to hear more about this and what this will mean for Scotland’s agritourism sector.
Please register to attend. Agritourism businesses can register here https://bit.ly/3UOm5UM and trade businesses/individuals should contact us by DM to confirm their place.
Thank you to Linda Tinson and Burness Paull for championing the growth of our sector and its leadership!
World Agritourism Day 2024
Today is #WorldAgritourismDay and we’re spending it at the 2nd World Agritourism Congress in Bolzano, Italy.
We met Agritourism farmers, professionals, leaders, researchers, marketers, sector bodies, government departments & more from all over the world who have come together over two days to share, learn and progress Agritourism on a global scale. We listened to presentations and had conversations on a range of topics and many of them led back to the definition of Agritourism and ensuring that globally, Agritourism is recognised as farms providing authentic, quality experiences that build relationships between farmers and consumers.
In Scotland we’re lucky to have a clear definition: Agritourism is tourism or leisure on a real working farm, croft or estate producing food or fleece and we are very lucky to have a national strategy, with multiple national agencies and organisations working together to make things happen for Agritourism in Scotland and of course, we are very, very lucky to have so many fabulous Agritourism businesses in our supportive, diverse and growing sector.
Happy World Agritourism Day to you all!
We love to see Scotland's tourism businesses celebrating success especially our Scottish Agritourism members.
Entries to the 2024 Scottish Thistle Awards close on 28 April - if you're thinking about it, be sure to get yours in!
The deadline is looming for agritourism businesses across Scotland to mark their spot on the Go Rural Map. Here are a few of our Scottish Agritourism Destination Leaders to tell you more.
The Go Rural map is a showcase of quality agritourism businesses in Scotland and a handy guide for locals and visitors to find real working farms where they can stay, eat, shop or play (including tours, venues, activities and more). There will be at least 50,000 maps printed & they'll be distributed through all Scottish Agritourism members and VisitScotland iCentres.
To put your agritourism business on the map, you must become a Scottish Agritourism member before 15th April 2024. The maps will be distributed in May during Scottish Agritourism month.
Thank you to our video stars Fiona Scott The Mill at Fearn Farm, Niall Bowser Argaty Red Kites & Balfour Stewart The Bus Stop 🎬
Scottish Agritourism is a brilliant network of tourism/leisure businesses, all based on real working farms, crofts or estates in Scotland and if you'd like to join us - now is the time!
Go Rural is our consumer brand & the map is a really popular piece of collateral.
The #ThistleAwards is a fabulous showcase and celebration of diversity and achievement in Scottish tourism and we love seeing agritourism businesses included in the shortlist and winners.
You can nominate your favourite businesses until the end of this week!
VisitScotland #visitscotland #scottishagritourism
On International Women's Day and every day, the women of agritourism in Scotland #InspireInclusion
The Scottish Agritourism network is 2/3 women who will often work full time (on or off farm) while being a driving force for their agritourism business.
There are a higher number of female directors of farm businesses which include agritourism or farm retail, than those that are solely agriculture.
They are playing a key role in ensuring the future of their family farm or crofting businesses, bolstering rural economies and finding ways to connect consumers with farming & food.
Scottish Agritourism would like to wish a happy #InternationalWomensDay2024 to all our sector, our supporters and to women everywhere!
Thanks to everyone who contributed to our video Kilmacolm Farm Tours Solsgirth Home Farm Ltd Grobdale of Girthon Thorabella Farm Marshalls Farm Shop Black Isle Berries Loch Leven's Larder Ernespie Farm Lennox of Lomond SnoutAbout Bowhouse Byres Farm Avva Scottish Gin Kinclune House and Estate Farm to Table Duffus Estate Edinvale Farm ASSC Scotland Incheoch Farms Cowden Farm Holidays Balnab Farm Charleton Fruit Farm Castleton Farm Cairns Farm Estate Down on the Farm Beirhope Alpacas Corrimony Farm 3 Little Huts Bellevue Farm - Holiday Cottages & Farm Tours THE HIDEAWAY Experience Sillyflatt Fare, Flowers and Gatherings
Scottish Agritourism #InspireInclusion
We hope all our #ScottishAgritourism members, supporters, collaborators and friends will get behind our campaign for International Women's Day 2024.
The #Agritourism sector in Scotland is very much led by women. The #ScottishAgritourism membership is made up of 2/3 women, many of whom are running tourism businesses on the family farm while playing other roles in the main farming business and/or working off farm.
Agritourism is addressing the gender imbalance in traditional farming businesses; there are more female directors than male in farms with #Agritourism & #FarmRetail businesses than there are in farms that are solely agricultural.
Join us in showing some support for the inspirational women of agritourism in Scotland, who are playing a key role in ensuring the future of their family farming and crofting businesses, bolstering rural economies and finding ways to connect consumers with farming and food. Instructions below 👇🏼🫶🏽
#InspireInclusion #IWD2024
Scottish Agritourism #InspireInclusion
We hope all our #ScottishAgritourism members, supporters, collaborators and friends will get behind our campaign for International Women's Day 2024.
The #Agritourism sector in Scotland is very much led by women. The #ScottishAgritourism membership is made up of 2/3 women, many of whom are running tourism businesses on the family farm while playing other roles in the main farming business and/or working off farm.
Agritourism is addressing the gender imbalance in traditional farming businesses; there are more female directors than male in farms with #Agritourism & #FarmRetail businesses than there are in farms that are solely agricultural.
Join us in showing some support for the inspirational women of agritourism in Scotland, who are playing a key role in ensuring the future of their family farming and crofting businesses, bolstering rural economies and finding ways to connect consumers with farming and food. Instructions below 👇🏼🫶🏽
#InspireInclusion #IWD2024
Scottish Agritourism #InspireInclusion
We hope all our #ScottishAgritourism members, supporters, collaborators and friends will get behind our campaign for International Women's Day 2024.
The #Agritourism sector in Scotland is very much led by women. The #ScottishAgritourism membership is made up of 2/3 women, many of whom are running tourism businesses on the family farm while playing other roles in the main farming business and/or working off farm.
Agritourism is addressing the gender imbalance in traditional farming businesses; there are more female directors than male in farms with #Agritourism & #FarmRetail businesses than there are in farms that are solely agricultural.
Join us in showing some support for the inspirational women of agritourism in Scotland, who are playing a key role in ensuring the future of their family farming and crofting businesses, bolstering rural economies and finding ways to connect consumers with farming and food. Instructions below 👇🏼🫶🏽
#InspireInclusion #IWD2024
