Agritourism Resources: Hospitality Training

If your operation includes visitors, you are part of New Jersey's agritourism industry.

As the season begins, it's a good time to think about how your staff interacts with visitors. Happy customers are the key to a successful business. The Agritourism Team at Rutgers NJAES has put together information to help you and your staff learn how to exceed the expectations of your visitors. Check out Hospitality Training on the Agritourism in New Jersey website.

Leasing Farmland in New Jersey

To help address economic barriers to accessing land for farming in NJ, The State Ag Development Committee is holding three June information meetings on NJ farmland leasing to hear your feedback.

Finance Guide for Community Supported Farming

The University of Vermont Center for Sustainable Ag, with support from USDA Northeast SARE released a new guide on financing community supported farming arrangements.

While some finance advice is specific to Vermont law, there is good coverage of alternative finance tactics for small farm enterprises, as well as federal business finance laws.