They range in size, shape and costs. Your Own Bed and Breakfast Inn provides more information. The tiny community includes a school, general store, church, livery stable, and blacksmithy. The Carlsons hope to add a barber shop, telephone office, bandstand, and fire station in the future. There is an admission charge for viewing all the buildings, and the Carlsons cater to bus tour groups.
Groups can also arrange to have barbecues at the village.
Another option for recreational farming is leasing wooded land or marginal cropland for hunting, fishing, or hiking. When the public is allowed on farms, some costs are incurred in the form of soil compaction where fields are used for parking, damage to orchards and crops, trash collection, etc. Some farms recover this cost by charging an admission fee or requiring a minimum purchase. Direct Marketing of Farm Produce and Home Goods. Given at ASHS annual meeting, held January.