From creating advertising campaigns and working more closely with the tourism industry, to developing farmers' markets, food festivals, bed and breakfasts and farm tours, such programs have great potential for increasing the incomes of family farmers. Family farmers in Vermont and throughout this country deserve more revenue from tourism than they are currently receiving.
Many tourists come to Vermont because of our beautiful agricultural landscape.
Unfortunately, however, our family farmers receive relatively little revenue from that tourism. This program will provide money for Vermont and other states to develop plans to put more tourists' dollars into the hands of our farmers.