August Declared Agritourism Month in Vermont

Four cows eating grass in a field on a sunny day at Shelburne Farms.
Photo credit: Shelburne Farms

Governor Phil Scott signed a proclamation that August 2022 is agritourism month in Vermont. The proclamation celebrates the International Workshop on Agritourism that was hosted by UVM Extension from August 30 to September 1 in Burlington, VT

The news story was picked up widely by Vermont press as well as press in several other states and Canada, India and other countries. UVM Extension Professor Lisa Chase is quoted in the press release from the Vermont Agency of Agriculture.